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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 16, 2020 23:05:29 GMT 10
I've got to be honest, I have mixed feelings over this. I think the sooner a vaccine becomes available, the greater the likelihood we will slip back into our old habits and life will return as though nothing has happened. Social distancing isn't a bad thing on face value. We don't need to be packed into shops and restaurants like sardines. I know it won't, but I would really like to see the "1.5 metre rule" continue even after a vaccine has been released to the public. I don't want to sit shoulder to shoulder with someone who coughs without covering their mouth or sneezes without using a tissue. Complacency is already setting in, a vaccine will only make people care less about their hygiene practices. I don't want that.
Also, working from home has its advantages as well. Not only does it reduce the number of cars on the road and is better for the environment, but it provides greater job opportunities. It's the way of the future and we need to embrace it. I'm convinced it won't happen though.
So I definitely feel 50/50 on the whole idea of a COVID-19 vaccine. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see more people lose their lives to the pandemic, and I realise how much devastation it has caused over the course of this year. However, the pandemic has also brought about some positive attributes as well, and I don't want to see those go away for good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2020 23:45:17 GMT 10
I don't know about Australia since you guys handled this pandemic well from the start, but I think for Canada things like wearing masks when sick, sanitizing your hands when touching high-contact surfaces, work from home, food delivery, online shopping etc. will become permanent fixtures going forward, pandemic or no pandemic. There is a minority 20-30% who are unhygienic/anti-science but most people follow the rules and I think the lifestyle changes will be permanent. In June-September when we barely had cases people still followed the rules mostly.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 3:38:25 GMT 10
To be perfectly honest I doubt that americans will learn anything from this pandemic, we are reluctant to close even when cases are passed 100k, do you really think that Americans will follow basic safety measures when this is finshed? I just don't see it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 22:12:10 GMT 10
Yeah the U.S. has rising cases and it’s been so disappointing to see my countrymen continue to make the same mistakes, seemingly enthusiastically. I don’t want to live in this country anymore.
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Post by y2kbaby on Nov 18, 2020 2:29:58 GMT 10
Yeah the U.S. has rising cases and it’s been so disappointing to see my countrymen continue to make the same mistakes, seemingly enthusiastically. I don’t want to live in this country anymore. Well America is a "free" country. I think the U.S. as a whole is suffering a mental and physical breakdown. I know this is going to sound crazy but i think China will replace America as the main superpower country in a few years from now.
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Nov 18, 2020 8:11:09 GMT 10
I don't know about Australia since you guys handled this pandemic well from the start, but I think for Canada things like wearing masks when sick, sanitizing your hands when touching high-contact surfaces, work from home, food delivery, online shopping etc. will become permanent fixtures going forward, pandemic or no pandemic. There is a minority 20-30% who are unhygienic/anti-science but most people follow the rules and I think the lifestyle changes will be permanent. In June-September when we barely had cases people still followed the rules mostly. Ehh, I doubt working from home or online shopping will be permanent, I see a lot of people in my local stores and not social distancing for whatever reason, I just can't wait to take the vaccine.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 8:29:38 GMT 10
I don't know about Australia since you guys handled this pandemic well from the start, but I think for Canada things like wearing masks when sick, sanitizing your hands when touching high-contact surfaces, work from home, food delivery, online shopping etc. will become permanent fixtures going forward, pandemic or no pandemic. There is a minority 20-30% who are unhygienic/anti-science but most people follow the rules and I think the lifestyle changes will be permanent. In June-September when we barely had cases people still followed the rules mostly. Ehh, I doubt working from home or online shopping will be permanent, I see a lot of people in my local stores and not social distancing for whatever reason, I just can't wait to take the vaccine. Physical distancing is a flop lol, people think their Dollarama cloth masks make them invincible. By permanent I didn't mean absolute, just that WFH/online shopping will be a lot more pervasive/common.
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Nov 18, 2020 11:30:22 GMT 10
Ehh, I doubt working from home or online shopping will be permanent, I see a lot of people in my local stores and not social distancing for whatever reason, I just can't wait to take the vaccine. Physical distancing is a flop lol, people think their Dollarama cloth masks make them invincible. By permanent I didn't mean absolute, just that WFH/online shopping will be a lot more pervasive/common. Heyy, I work at Dollarama 😂
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 12:55:16 GMT 10
Yeah the U.S. has rising cases and it’s been so disappointing to see my countrymen continue to make the same mistakes, seemingly enthusiastically. I don’t want to live in this country anymore. Well America is a "free" country. I think the U.S. as a whole is suffering a mental and physical breakdown. I know this is going to sound crazy but i think China will replace America as the main superpower country in a few years from now. Ugh, I had just written a long post explaining why China replacing America is really not so simple and I lost all of it. For now, I'll just simply say that there are some major obstacles standing in the way of China becoming the global hegemon, the biggest being its own economic interdependence with the U.S.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 13:09:16 GMT 10
Well America is a "free" country. I think the U.S. as a whole is suffering a mental and physical breakdown. I know this is going to sound crazy but i think China will replace America as the main superpower country in a few years from now. Ugh, I had just written a long post explaining why China replacing America is really not so simple and I lost all of it. For now, I'll just simply say that there are some major obstacles standing in the way of China becoming the global hegemon, the biggest being its own economic interdependence with the U.S. China is already the superpower in Asia-Pacific and Africa (where most of humanity lives) tbh. The US is the superpower in the Americas and Europe (where most the money is) but perhaps not for long. A lot of countries especially the ones with human rights abuses feel safe in ignoring the West now since they do most their trade with China.
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Post by EyewitnessTV on Nov 18, 2020 15:46:03 GMT 10
I don't know about Australia since you guys handled this pandemic well from the start, but I think for Canada things like wearing masks when sick, sanitizing your hands when touching high-contact surfaces, work from home, food delivery, online shopping etc. will become permanent fixtures going forward, pandemic or no pandemic. There is a minority 20-30% who are unhygienic/anti-science but most people follow the rules and I think the lifestyle changes will be permanent. In June-September when we barely had cases people still followed the rules mostly. Besides one major screw-up right from the very beginning (that being the Ruby Princess cruise ship debacle in Sydney which basically kickstarted it here), the Governments slow reaction to closing our international borders and a few other issues within hotel quarantines in Melbourne (and now in Adelaide), Australia has handled it reasonably well unlike a lot of other countries I guess. I think New Zealand has handled it quite well from what I’ve seen. So far the likes of Vietnam have done exceptionally well to avoid a harsh second wave (Vietnam barely had a first one which is quite amazing to think).
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 18, 2020 18:31:47 GMT 10
Yeah the U.S. has rising cases and it’s been so disappointing to see my countrymen continue to make the same mistakes, seemingly enthusiastically. I don’t want to live in this country anymore. After seeing the United States' response to the pandemic and the divisive turmoil caused by the election, I really do feel sorry for the intelligent/sensible minority like yourself and the other American members of our forum. As an Australian, I think we, the UK, Canada and New Zealand need to launch a joint humanitarian effort to rescue all of you from the sh*tstorm that the US has become.  You can all move to our countries! It would also solve the under-population issue in Australia and New Zealand that longaotian and I spoke about in the "What do you like about your country" thread. 
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Post by daywatch on Nov 18, 2020 20:53:32 GMT 10
I don't trust the vaccine, it is mainly the older generation who are dying more from COVID than most younger people, things need to get back to normal before the economy suffers even more than it already is, they've tried hiding and look what happened to the economy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 21:04:12 GMT 10
Yeah the U.S. has rising cases and it’s been so disappointing to see my countrymen continue to make the same mistakes, seemingly enthusiastically. I don’t want to live in this country anymore. After seeing the United States' response to the pandemic and the divisive turmoil caused by the election, I really do feel sorry for the intelligent/sensible minority like yourself and the other American members of our forum. As an Australian, I think we, the UK, Canada and New Zealand need to launch a joint humanitarian effort to rescue all of you from the sh*tstorm that the US has become. You can all move to our countries! It would also solve the under-population issue in Australia and New Zealand that longaotian and I spoke about in the "What do you like about your country" thread. Thanks for the offer! Although if it's all the same to you, I'm going to favor NZ because it seems like there are less things there that want to kill you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 21:05:01 GMT 10
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You can all move to our countries!
