Schmeichel's Cartwheel
Correctly predicted Italy to win Euro 2020
No masks, no social distancing, just normal the way it was pre-covid. When you saying?
I’m gonna go summer 2023.
I’m gonna go summer 2023.
That's not happening.No masks, no social distancing, just normal the way it was pre-covid. When you saying?
I’m gonna go summer 2023.
People have always been free to wear a face covering if they choose (although certain establishments would tell them to take it off) normality will be not being forced to wear one to get your groceries for example.That's not happening.
People use to question why Asians wore masks in London and the past year has shown why.
I suspect many will carry on wearing a mask.
They won't be mandatory, mind.
Just normal, being able to go out with crowds, without having to worry about “social distancing”, wearing a mask or having to go home by 10pm because of a curfew. Just freedom, the way things were.What qualifies as normal? Because there’s no way the current status quo can last even as long as this time next year.
I’d imagine you’d be allowed by this time next year at the latest. With some kind of vaccine passport for events etc. Some may still be reluctant mind you because people will still be getting sick. I just don’t see how the current restrictions could survive the other side of next summer.Just normal, being able to go out with crowds, without having to worry about “social distancing”, wearing a mask or having to go home by 10pm because of a curfew. Just freedom, the way things were.
That's not what you said though? No masks and not being forced to wear a mask are two different things.People have always been free to wear a face covering if they choose (although certain establishments would tell them to take it off) normality will be not being forced to wear one to get your groceries for example.
United top of the league and in the semi-finals of the CL. Basically, it's never going back to normal.What qualifies as normal? Because there’s no way the current status quo can last even as long as this time next year.
I dunno. I don’t think British people will take that much responsibility for themselves or others, especially not left to their own devices. Can imagine it quickly fading outI think masks are here to stay for a long time, in diminishing frequency of course but a cultural shift is under way. Asia has used masks for years now, its socially unacceptable to go into public spaces without a mask if you feel even slightly ill or have even the smallest of sniffles.
I've worked from home since March and I love it. I never want to go back but if I get the funding I'm requesting I'll probably have to. I'd still prefer to spend as little time in the office as necessary.What is the new normal that people anticipate? More remote working? I don’t see people wanting to give up social interaction too quickly. And when they face a long spell working from home they’ll see they’re missing a lot I think.
To some degree I agree. How long it is before we get back to more or less normal is going to largely depend on how widespread and quickly vaccinations are rolled out.It’ll never be the way it was before. The world has changed now
Everybody will feel differently of course. And I think a lot will depend on age and social situations. But I know I would miss the social side of interacting in work. And I would’ve missed it a lot more when I was younger.I've worked from home since March and I love it. I never want to go back but if I get the funding I'm requesting I'll probably have to. I'd still prefer to spend as little time in the office as necessary.
Totally agreed. I've never really depended on work for social stuff and less and less as I've got older, but others obviously do and the type of workplace makes a difference. I can see hot-desking becoming even more common with people working partly from home on a roster to save office space/expense. My place is hitting capacity on my floor so this is an obvious solution.Everybody will feel differently of course. And I think a lot will depend on age and social situations. But I know I would miss the social side of interacting in work. And I would’ve missed it a lot more when I was younger.
You've always been a glass half full type fella GB.It’ll never be the way it was before. The world has changed now
The issues are a) cost as flight are very expensive at the moment and most economy seats get cancelled in favor of business class passengers as the airlines can only fly with a fraction of the seats filled because, b) we have very limited quarantine capacity and currently 40,000 Australians are on the waitlist (plus far far more who haven't bothered registering because it is futile), c) if he returns getting back is both expensive and not guaranteed and finally d) unless coming back for a long time the 14 day quarantine makes it a bit of a waste of time.Wibs, you may be able to do that or even have him go home, maybe even in the summer of 2021 (July/august).
Though I notice it depends which news I read about the timelines.
That’s me, captain optimisticYou've always been a glass half full type fella GB.
YEah I agree, people are fed up with it now and getting pissed off and I guarentee more are breaking the rules currently than are letting on. No way the Tiers/household mixing/6 people stuff is here by back end of next year, I reckon all that stuff will be gone by the summer.There is no way current restrictions and the state dictating what people can do at the level it currently is will continue after the most vulnerable have been vaccinated. After May it’ll be up to personal choice whether you meet with friends, socially distance, wear masks, attend mass events et al. Normality will have resumed for those that want it by the summer. Obviously some sectors will be permanently damaged and the way people work will have changed forever but that’s a totally different question.
I’ve been thinking about this recently. Would younger me have enjoyed working from home? Hell yes, was my considered conclusion. I don’t think it’s about age, so much as how your perceive your job/colleagues. Other than a couple of years as a junior doc I’ve always kept my work and social life completely separate and found socialising with work a chore. Conversely, I know there are people at my current job (of all ages) who are finding life very hard without the social interactions they get at work. This “new normal” is fantastic for people like me, shit for people like them. No idea what the ratio is between these two types of people.Everybody will feel differently of course. And I think a lot will depend on age and social situations. But I know I would miss the social side of interacting in work. And I would’ve missed it a lot more when I was younger.
I think for a lot of semi-older people, the thing that allows them to work happily from home was built on the social life of the workplace in their mid 20s. Every single one of my friends met their partners through work or social events organised by work. It'll be pretty weird if that gets taken away.I’ve been thinking about this recently. Would younger me have enjoyed working from home? Hell yes, was my considered conclusion. I don’t think it’s about age, so much as how your perceive your job/colleagues. Other than a couple of years as a junior doc I’ve always kept my work and social life completely separate and found socialising with work a chore. Conversely, I know there are people at my current job (of all ages) who are finding life very hard without the social interactions they get at work. This “new normal” is fantastic for people like me, shit for people like them. No idea what the ratio is between these two types of people.