10-10-2021, 12:21 PM
(10-10-2021, 09:51 AM)baggy1 Wrote: This is one of the biggest concerns going into winter - we do appear to have the feeling that 'we're British, we'll be ok'. Masks in shops are probably being worn by less than 50% now, life is pretty much back to normal. Compare this with Spain where I was last weekend where it was virtually 100% and you see a marked difference for some unknown reason.
There are already worrying reports of the impact that having Flu and Covid at the same time will mean for those infected, there are 5k in hospital in England which is a large base number going to winter (there were 3k last year), and we seem to accept 100 deaths a day from covid as normal now again as we head into the worst period.
The whole 'meh' attitude is very surprising to me.
B1 I think your belief in the U.K. populace is far more positive than mine. Far from going through a period of enlightenment as a country we seem to be hurtling towards a new dark age. Experts derided, the science followed only when it fits in with the governments agenda, no rules in place anywhere and population that seemingly if polls are to be believed entirely comfortable with the trajectory of this country ffs!
We are the stroppy teenager of Europe… I won’t to do that, it’s not fair, I hate you (insert scapegoat of the day), I don’t care if my actions hurt anyone else, it’s not my problem, what you gonna do about it?!?