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New Habits from COVID-19 and the New Normal
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 6, 2020 | Replies (65)Comment receiving replies
The new norm? Face masks, like seat belts, putting a law into effect where it costs us $, and educating us by showing us the stark realities of covid-19, may be the only way people will incorporate masks into their daily lives. Disasters, pandemics, unlike personal tragedy, are remembered but not in way where we are unable to move forward. Although, I will say people not conforming will be opening themselves to peer pressure/criticism/ and calling out. Social media at it’s best and worst. Will this saves lives? Is this enough for people to follow daily? Not sure.
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@virgo1952.. I'm not sure we can go back to our "norm" anymore. Looking back, we've really taken for granted alot of things. I don't think I can go to any buffet or salad bars anymore. My friend and I used to love going to Whole Foods to get lunch. They have self serve counters, he's vegan and I'm not, so he gets what he wants and I get what I want. I don't think we'll be doing that anymore. I have no problem wearing masks, it's a courtesy and safety practice in Asia. I sadly canceled my membership to a massage spa, the only luxury I treat myself. I'm looking forward to going grocery shopping at my favorite store and sharing meals with my family and friends without worrying. My daughter said she thinks her life will never be the same again. This is what alot of us feel, the loss of control. At the same time, we may have to give up some of that control for the greater good of mankind. There has to be a balance, no?