Thai Tails: Social Distancing

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Social Distancing

Today's song is: Times They, are a Changing ... Dylan 1964

I can't imagine social distancing working in the entertainment districts of Thailand. Look but not touch is more of a western notion whereas 'No money, no honey' is more Thai. It appears that most of the entertainment districts in Thailand have shut down due to the lack of customer's and the girls have left for their villages through fear of catching the virus and loss of income.

The prices in Bangkok and Phuket were getting out of hand and it was time for a correction.

Speaking of corrections, I believe the world as we knew it will be reshaped by the latest pandemic. It was good that the WHO (World Health Organization) finally got around to naming it a pandemic. I suppose they hung in as PC as long as possible. Another PC action was naming it Covid-19 rather than the Wuhan virus. We would not to point fingers would we.

If things were not bad enough, the Russians and Arabs decided to flood the market with cheap oil which certainly has not helped the Canadian dollar.

We Canadians seem to be good at testing whereas the US has taken the Ostrich approad of head in the sand. Better not to know I guess, as it would affect the stockmarket and the 401s that the American are counting on in their retirement.

Here in Canada Trudope is cocooning in isolation and coming out of his cottage on the Rideau to make announcements. Shades of 10 Downing Street in England. At least he is finally taking action. I imagine he has a lot invested in the stockmarket as well.

Pubs, restaurants, bars etc. are mostly closed. Even Tim Hortons and Starbucks has shut down their in store seating and are takeout only.

Cocconing and social distancing is turning out to be quite boring, but that is expected. Time to start exercising at home, getting ahead in programming and watching NetFlix and Prime Video.