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comment by goobster
goobster  ·  1464 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm back

It was like living two weeks in the past, honestly. We were walking around like time-travelers, seeing the Brits all being nonchalant about the virus, gathering in pubs, hugging, not doing the basic hand-washing/no-face-touching stuff.... all while back home, our families can't get toilet paper, can't go outside, and people are literally dying.

Then, by the time we left, the UK is fully two weeks ahead of the US. Everything is closed. No public gatherings. Our last hotel forced people to sanitize before touching the door handles or entering the the hotel.