Non chinese buffets. All the places around us just died for obvious reasons. They were great for the fuck it no one knows what they want for dinner and I am too tired to fucking cook. Now we have Hot Pot at 35 bucks a person. I pay someone so I can cook my own food.
I was a restaurant host at the time, and shortly after we reopened, I was cussed out by a Karen in front of her entire family because due to fire safety regulations, we weren’t allowed to push tables together on the outdoor patio. Her son literally had to grab her and pull her away.
We also had more people thrown out of the restaurant that summer for being disrespectful to staff than any other year that I worked there
Trust in science, medicine, evidence-based thinking and decision-making, and rational thinking in general.
Contrarian dipshits effectively leveraged social media and other outlets to exploit the fear and panic of the pandemic to push their chaotic nonsense, and we have not yet recovered from that. And we may never.
Normality, common sense, self respect.
However, the most terrible thing that happened during that period is deterioration of mental health of kids and young people. I’m not so young, I don’t have kids as well, but you can see it for example in social media. I feel sorry for those youngsters, they were separated from their friends, school life, everything. If I were their age, I would definitely freak out.
Before covid we had animators, zootherapy, a greenhouse, a cafe run by patients, volunteers, special guests, bbq, etc.
Now every unit has 1 TV. And that’s it. Covid saw the extras get cut due to social distancing, then they realized they could save money. And nothing came back.
It’s effectively a prison but some people don’t get out.
Hope. Not to sound bleak but if a pandemic wasn’t enough to unite people behind a single goal for the betterment of everyone, then I don’t know what would be.
Manners in general out in public. Talking on a mobile in public on speakerphone and talking during the movie at the cinema are the main ones that seem to have developed since covid
Safe staffing ratios in hospitals. We are literally told that critically unsafe staffing is now the “new normal”. And it’s not due to unavailability of nurses, our hospital changed the staffing grid to call for less nurses and never changed it back because…. why would they?
Affordability of essential products. Grocery prices keep fucking skyrocketing, same with housing (at least in Australia). Fuel prices keep fluctuating from reasonable-ish to borderline insane.
My belief that most people are basically good…. when all those people were willing to sacrifice the weak, elderly and infirm so they could get haircuts… screaming that being asked to wear a mask was some sort of oppression…im a live and let live, it is what it is kind of girl and the pandemic made me hate…loathe…abhor anyone in a red hat or maga merch.
i wish i were joking. where i live, it ran out like many other things, and simply never came back. i live in a town that has a publix on every corner, plus a couple winn dixie locations……no shredded pepperjack cheese of any brand. you can buy a block or slices, but no shredded.
Personal Trainers. Everyone gets their advice from the internet now and if you didn’t have the client base and influencer swagger, you’re basically out of a job.
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$2.05 per gallon gas ⛽️
My sanity
The pandemic disrupted people’s sense of time, making it difficult to keep track of days, weeks, and months.
The casual, spontaneous nature of pre-pandemic social gatherings.
My ability to communicate with other human beings
Watching new movies at home instead of theater
The loveliness of McDonald’s fries. For some reason they’ve tasted shite ever since.
Diet Orange Crush 😭
Non chinese buffets. All the places around us just died for obvious reasons. They were great for the fuck it no one knows what they want for dinner and I am too tired to fucking cook. Now we have Hot Pot at 35 bucks a person. I pay someone so I can cook my own food.
My best friend
Manners/etiquette.
The times when i used the internet less than 3 hours a day.
Civility among humans
Affordable housing / rentals.
Affordable goods and services.
Affordable foods.
Affordable shipping costs.
24 hour Walmart
Not acting like a completely entitled asshole in public.
Grandpa
Human decency and common sense.
I was a restaurant host at the time, and shortly after we reopened, I was cussed out by a Karen in front of her entire family because due to fire safety regulations, we weren’t allowed to push tables together on the outdoor patio. Her son literally had to grab her and pull her away.
We also had more people thrown out of the restaurant that summer for being disrespectful to staff than any other year that I worked there
Trust in science, medicine, evidence-based thinking and decision-making, and rational thinking in general.
Contrarian dipshits effectively leveraged social media and other outlets to exploit the fear and panic of the pandemic to push their chaotic nonsense, and we have not yet recovered from that. And we may never.
My sense of smell
Those few years that we spent in quarantine.
Lack of fear and trust in government
True kindness possibly…
Face masks
No one socializing quite the same anymore. Plus a lot of restaurants / bars never went back to their hours prior
Critical thinking.
Decent flight options. Connections everywhere now!
Previously, most people went outside, now they are at home, or at least they spend more time in virtual reality.
Irony
Hope for the future generations
24 hour Walmart
24hr Walmarts
Any of the roughly 15 million people that died from COVID in 2020-2021. (source – WHO website)
While I’m sure many will argue those numbers, fact is COVID killed a lot of people, and none of them are coming back.
My mental health
Normality, common sense, self respect.
However, the most terrible thing that happened during that period is deterioration of mental health of kids and young people. I’m not so young, I don’t have kids as well, but you can see it for example in social media. I feel sorry for those youngsters, they were separated from their friends, school life, everything. If I were their age, I would definitely freak out.
Probably not the case everywhere, but actual fun dance nights where you could dance with people you did not know.
My sense of time (when things happened and the distance from them)
my ability to go anywhere without a mask (chronically ill + ocd)
Rational decision making.
Jimmy Hoffa?
24 hour Walmarts and grocery stores
The drive in near me
My Job.
Sanity.
Stores close so much earlier now
Politics
US politics not super-polarized and hostile
Going to the cinema
My dim hope for humanity.
Activities for patients in psychiatric hospitals.
Before covid we had animators, zootherapy, a greenhouse, a cafe run by patients, volunteers, special guests, bbq, etc.
Now every unit has 1 TV. And that’s it. Covid saw the extras get cut due to social distancing, then they realized they could save money. And nothing came back.
It’s effectively a prison but some people don’t get out.
Cheap groceries
We’ve lost dancing
The ability to buy one fresh sandwich roll at the supermarket
Hope. Not to sound bleak but if a pandemic wasn’t enough to unite people behind a single goal for the betterment of everyone, then I don’t know what would be.
Happiness
Stability.
common sense
My fucks
I haven’t been in a movie theater since before the pandemic
My willingness to wear a bra.
Sanity. Everyone lost their goddamned minds and there’s no sign they are coming back. We’re a lost society.
Twitter
Driving ability.
The bar scene. It’s not the same
Sanity
The belief that we were all going to die from climate change.
My faith in humanity
Empathy.
Grandpa. 🙁
My social skills
Sanity for way too many people
Free samples in grocery stores
Finding a job
Sanity
Salad bars in grocery stores. At least the ones I go to.
The discussion about finally getting rid of summer time in the EU.
Just poof; gone.
Solid customer service
24 hr grocery shopping 🙁
Decency and humanity.
The movies. It’s just not the same so few released and so quick to streaming.
Common sense
Genuine socialization. Ppl don’t say ‘good morning/afternoon’ to strangers anymore.
Genuine socialization. Ppl don’t say ‘good morning/afternoon’ to strangers anymore.
Confidence Spirit and Some of dearest people of life
Sanity
In sacramento….. stopping at red lights
Excellent affordable available salad bars and buffets
Being safe welcome inside restaurants and stores
Excellent customer service
Local diners
My will to live. My financial stability. My sanity. My joy. I could go on
24 hour Diners
Manners in general out in public. Talking on a mobile in public on speakerphone and talking during the movie at the cinema are the main ones that seem to have developed since covid
24 hour diners. I miss them so!
My favorite ice cream shop.
My happiness and my social skills.
I worked throughout the pandemic in nursing homes, so im good when it comes to professional communication. But, my friendships haven’t recovered.
Education
Public toilets, appropriate behaviour in public settings
24/7 grocery stores
Common sense, not that there was much of that beforehand 😅
a sense of hope for the future
24 hour veterinary hospitals
My hope for life
unfortunately for us, trump came back.
Common sense
My ability to study for more than 10 minutes without touching my phone
Basic human decency.
People’s ability to drive
Manners, decency, respect, the list goes on…
My sanity
manners, courtesy, empathy, justice
Businesses sanitizing things to keep viruses at bay.
Grandma
A semblance of predictability (although what probably happened is that COVID disolved the illusion of predictability).
24 hour stores
24 hr grocery
All day breakfast
Soundset
Customer service
Safe staffing ratios in hospitals. We are literally told that critically unsafe staffing is now the “new normal”. And it’s not due to unavailability of nurses, our hospital changed the staffing grid to call for less nurses and never changed it back because…. why would they?
Driving etiquette.
Affordability of essential products. Grocery prices keep fucking skyrocketing, same with housing (at least in Australia). Fuel prices keep fluctuating from reasonable-ish to borderline insane.
Most likely Influenza B Yamagata. link
Critical thinking
Decent jobs, it seems
My ability to need or want to socialise
Near empty roads on a weekday 😭
Evening hours at restaurants.
Shame and guilt
Empathy
Intelligence
Grocery stores packing groceries. I guess you get paid to just scan. That’s why I use self check out.
Common sense
The ability to play video game demos in the store.
Sensible tipping expectations
Prices.
My belief that most people are basically good…. when all those people were willing to sacrifice the weak, elderly and infirm so they could get haircuts… screaming that being asked to wear a mask was some sort of oppression…im a live and let live, it is what it is kind of girl and the pandemic made me hate…loathe…abhor anyone in a red hat or maga merch.
Personal space
Humanity
shredded pepperjack cheese.
i wish i were joking. where i live, it ran out like many other things, and simply never came back. i live in a town that has a publix on every corner, plus a couple winn dixie locations……no shredded pepperjack cheese of any brand. you can buy a block or slices, but no shredded.
weirdest damn thing.
Critical thinking skills
My favourite Chinese place. Pre-covid, it was the best Chinese food in the city. It never reopened after the first lockdown.
My friends.
My marriage
I’m not sure it was there before but was made stark afterwards. Any semblance of unity or hardiness of the American people.
Hand hygiene
Personal Trainers. Everyone gets their advice from the internet now and if you didn’t have the client base and influencer swagger, you’re basically out of a job.
2 years of my life…
Costco combo pizza
My career
People caring about others is gone gone.