NormanH Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/24/marseille-fury-at-paris-decree-to-shut-its-bars-as-coronavirus-soarsThis won't affect those of you who live in the country, but although we aren't in the list we already have quite a lot of these...though many seem half-ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Norman, how has your life in the barrel been concerned as you are neither shop nor bar (apart from the little glasses of home distilled péké you dish out to favoured givers)?You getting food alright either via your favourite restos or deliveries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes, hope you are okay Norman.Have read about the new restrictions. Considering the very basic masks and distance requirements are almost totally ignored in the town we live in, I have little faith.No one here enforces the rules. I even see many vendors and restaurant staff with masks off while working.It truly angers me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 I am fine...there is a grocer whom I can phone and he prepares my order, a traiteur who does the same, one restaurant who delivers and another who keeps a table for me apart from other people (remember we can eat outside here all year round)Bars are a forgotten memory of ill-spent youth...I do feel for the business people who are being so hard-hit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes, hard working people who have run their businesses successfully, making some success despite an overly hostile French system have Covid to cope with on top. It is enough to make one give up and become a fonctionnaire.Does the restauranteurs pretty daughter sit with you so you dont eat alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Glad it sounds like you've got it covered Norman. Crazy world.Yes, husband and I talked about how many bars and restaurants will not be able to survive this pandemic. Very sad really.Am I alone in being very angry with the Chinese government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes, just been watching the news on TV and the maires of Marseille and Paris and some restaurateurs are indeed fuming, steam coming out of their ears.Government just said they were introducing nothing that hadn't been discussed with the relevant persons beforehand.I just knew anything like new restrictions were bound to be angrily disputed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessie Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 quote - 'Am I alone in being very angry with the Chinese government?'No, you're definitely not alone, not at all. I'm trying to avoid any chinese 'stuff' where possible if I need now to buy anything new - but it's difficult.But definitely hate chinese gvt; and dislike chinese people for their love of eating anything with or without legs, and using the sick wet markets. Now they're destroying the marine life round the Galapagos. But that's another topic.Chessie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 [quote user="chessie"]quote - 'Am I alone in being very angry with the Chinese government?'No, you're definitely not alone, not at all. I'm trying to avoid any chinese 'stuff' where possible if I need now to buy anything new - but it's difficult.But definitely hate chinese gvt; and dislike chinese people for their love of eating anything with or without legs, and using the sick wet markets. Now they're destroying the marine life round the Galapagos. But that's another topic.Chessie [/quote]Yes, it is, isn't it. A bit late to start actually[:(]The big problem is that the Chinese make a lot of things everyone needs, whereas the UK makes very little and provides services a few people want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Yes, I try very hard to buy non-Chinese made goods. Sometimes going so far as spending hours of multiple days trying. Sadly, many times I am left with no other choice. Often times I will find another source, but the price will usually be 2 to 10 times the Chinese price.While I'm happy to pay twice the price for goods up to a certain price point and very willing to pay a lot more for appliances and certain other things to avoid goods from China. Sometimes I am stuck. I HATE that.This morning's walk in the parc saw the majority of adults with no mask anywhere on them. And it wasn't really even busy. None of them were jogging or biking (those folks never mask - even though the rules changed to include them in the parc). I counted 71 people with no mask at all. I didn't even start counting until around 15 minutes into the walk as by then I was just plain shocked !My frustration annoyed my husband as he said the walk was for pleasure and my griping about adults not wearing masked ruined it... Couldn't help it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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