sirtim100
Well-Known Member
I had a bout of flu about three weeks ago, and after pretending that it didn't exist, I finally admitted defeat and went to the hospital, The first thing they gave me was a facemask and asked me if I had been in China recently. Then the doctor put me on antibiotics for the cough (I have COPD), paracetamol and lots of rest. The doctor didn't seem concerned about the issue, and the people in the waiting room saw me with the mask on and didn't stampede to the other end of the room, making the gesture of the evil eye at me and spraying themselves with industrial alcohol. They seemed more concerned for my wellbeing than anything.
Spain is wonderful because the people here take everything with a humungous pinch of salt. Centuries of barefaced robbery by their governments have made the Spanish very keen eyed and cynical about everything that happens on the media, and what they want are facts, facts, facts. They take nothing at face value, so all this concern about coronavirus leaves them a bit cold, they just make jokes about it
As for the social/economic ramifcations, there's a Chinese dollar store next door to me and they're not losing any business, in fact I make a point of going there and buying more. No masks on the streets, no people in orange biochemical warfare suits. And Spain's been in a major economic crisis since 2008, so life goes on...
The truth of the matter is that it's just another flu, perhaps a bit more savage than other strains, but a flu nonetheless. The lives it's taking are those that any flu takes; the elderly, people who are compromised with heart and pulmonary issues, the underfed, the poor.
Spain is wonderful because the people here take everything with a humungous pinch of salt. Centuries of barefaced robbery by their governments have made the Spanish very keen eyed and cynical about everything that happens on the media, and what they want are facts, facts, facts. They take nothing at face value, so all this concern about coronavirus leaves them a bit cold, they just make jokes about it
As for the social/economic ramifcations, there's a Chinese dollar store next door to me and they're not losing any business, in fact I make a point of going there and buying more. No masks on the streets, no people in orange biochemical warfare suits. And Spain's been in a major economic crisis since 2008, so life goes on...
The truth of the matter is that it's just another flu, perhaps a bit more savage than other strains, but a flu nonetheless. The lives it's taking are those that any flu takes; the elderly, people who are compromised with heart and pulmonary issues, the underfed, the poor.