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- Bennn3
From Google Trends :
United States : Most searched "What to stock up on for coronavirus"
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- Toilet paperApeRobot
- GunsBennn
- WhiskeyKrassy
- ^duckseason
- brains you morans********
- Bennn-2
@mort_
Exactly, and i think the USA is probably one of the most subject to have a civil collapse because people are crazy paranoid brain washed by the medias, the movies and the culture of violence is within their genes.
People would invades stores and break everything and people will kill each other for TP and water and of course, people will steal guns and TVs while they're there...
The USA is probably one of the first rich country that would collapse if a super deadly virus emerge Wold wide one day.
- Wait, do you now think this might be a situation worthy of some concern, bennnn?Nairn
- Yeah, the collectivist culture in China seems to have had a major role in their ability to fight the virus.mort_
- i did say anything close to it, Nairn :) This isn't the topic of what i wroteBennn
- *i didn't sayBennn
- Bennn = modern day NostradamusKrassy
- Bennn = 99% expert on USAKrassy
- Remember last time Mtl won the Stanley Cup? and you think the USA is the first one to collapse...zarkonite
- Quebec gov raises tuition, still the cheapest in the country.
Students: LET'S BREAK EVERYTHING.zarkonite - and so on... the usa is probably the last country to fall apart, their natural state is discord. They're used to it, they thrive in it. It's in the consitution!zarkonite
- lolBennn
- ;)zarkonite
- Bennn, have you ever lived in the US?Krassy
- the US culture is spreading all around the world since decades, dont need to live there to know about it i thinkBennn
- and to be fair to Bennn, the usa has a lot of different cultures. I don't get the same vibe when I visit dallas compared to being in chicago.zarkonite
- ^ well, to that point, it's ignorant and stereotypical of Bennn to generalize "the US ...people are crazy paranoid brain washed by the medias,..."Krassy
- "...the culture of violence is within their genes." WTF? LOLKrassy
- Bennn, I think your perception of the US is "brain washed by the media and movies" ;-)Krassy
- I think his thoughts are being lost in translation, that gene comment is a common expression in french and doesn't mean actually in your genes...zarkonite
- it's metaphorical meaning it's a core value shared by a large number kind of thing.zarkonite
- ^ but that's not correct either. Might be valid in select pockets of select states, but it's def an incorrect generalization when referring to all of the USKrassy
- mort_3
A grim view from the front lines in Italy:
- More on the situation in Italy https://news.sky.com…haga
- Thanks, I've just forwarded this to my partner, who i hope will send it to her brother, who is over there and being a bit laissez faire about the whole thing..Nairn
- ..which is shit, because he lives with their parents and is still going out, etc. They're not in the epicentre of the problem, but they're not far off eitherNairn
- Bennn-1
Seriously... WTF with the TP people??? Please someone explain to me the logic behind this craziness
https://twitter.com/CTVMarkVilla…
Whats the logical thinking behind this outside "I've seen on the Internet that people are buying all the TP!! We should buy as most as possible too"
This is stupidity LVL65
- Herd behavior.Gnash
- It's void of any Logic.section_014
- IdiocracyApeRobot
- Toilet paper for what??? This is not e-coli. If you have running water (necessary for flushing TP) then might as well take quick shower after dump.NBQ00
- Modern Humanity is not ready for serious stuff. internet, mass medias and the speed of wich informations is travelling is bad for stupid behaviors.Bennn
- was in the supermarket yesterday and heard one of the staff saying 'i've heard there's going to be a shortage of toilet paper due to this virus thing...' mostkingsteven
- jesus christ, people ... it's not rocket science! It's because people are planning to self-quarantine for weeks and don't want to run out of toilet paper.monospaced
- do we have to address this on every single page of this thread?monospaced
- folks are totally unaware of what it is, what the symptoms are. just "there's this thing", "buy toilet roll", "survive to breed again" idiots everywhere.kingsteven
- @mono its not that logical for these people, obviously... they only target TP and not food.Bennn
- you asked as if you didn't knowmonospaced
- you literally asked for an explanationmonospaced
- so clearly the logic escaped you as wellmonospaced
- if i ask for an explanation its because the logic escape me. Thank youBennn
- I am getting bored of this question now. It has nothing to do with people thinking the virus may ffect their bowels, it is 1. people are worried (maybe overly)fadein11
- about a long self quarantine. It is then amplified by herd mentality and the fear it may run out. it really isn't rocket science. Have you never experiencedfadein11
- a rush or shortage of anything in your life?fadein11
- sorry, I should've read previous comments. I was a little bit irritated.fadein11
- and it's not just toilet paper but of course a rush on toilet paper makes for better social media clicks.fadein11
- Well, I'm fairly certain that a large proportion of the cretins buying bog roll by the bale do think this virus is going to make them shit themselves sensless.Continuity
- All MAGA sheep.ben_
- i think they dont think much actuallyBennn
- dmay1
Wash your hands and face with soap.
"Why does soap work so well on the SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. A two part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry"
- vnamy1
Chinatown in San Francisco has taken an enormous hit to its businesses due to xenophobia and general nervousness over the Coronavirus. It’s exhibited a disproportionate 80% decrease in businesses since January around Chinese New Year, the busiest time of year. Imagine retailers losing 80% of their business around Christmas shopping. I live next to Chinatown and I am constantly there running errands and taking my meals there. It would mean so much to these businesses if you would come out and support them as a community. I will continue to take all of my meals from Chinatown as much as possible and meet my friends there. I would be so grateful if you will try and support these businesses. This is not a San Francisco problem, but a global one. Please go support your local Chinese businesses because they can all really use your help during this extremely difficult time.
Thank you so much and please share this far and wide! Feel free to tag friends and share this. And of course, stay calm and wash your hands.
Here is my blog post with all my Chinatown recommendations (updated) to give you ideas in case you needed any:
https://virtuallynonexistent.blo…....
Here are some of my recommendations for Chinatown San Francisco for you. I personally like randomly picking a place and checking it out. That is how I found most of these. Happy exploring and supporting Chinatown! Bring cash as some of these are cash only.
I frequent New Cafe Honolulu as my go to east/west cafe for noodles soups/congee/Hong Kong milk tea/lemon iced tea.
New Woey Loy Goey is my hole in the wall for rice plates and noodle dishes.
Z&Y for best Sichuan.
Great Eastern or Begoni for dim sum.
Golden Flower for Vietnamese.
New Lun Ting Cafe for rice plates: pork chop.
Chong Qing Xiao Mian is my go to for spicy beef brisket noodle soup and you can also get their soups non spicy. I like the non spicy wonton soup and you can add noodles.
Bund Shanghai for Shanghainese.
Michael Mina likes to sit at the bar for chicken wings at Capital.
Hong Kong Clay Pot if you are in the mood for clay pots.
Li Po, Red’s Place, Buddha for drinks.
Bow Bow for karaoke and drinks.
Great to take your kids down Grant for fun things to buy (including- my mother in law rejected ordering chinese food in long island this weekend because racism, but we managed to explain that there was nothing to fearmonospaced
- Yeah. It's really sad. So I am doing all I can do get the word out and to support these businesses. But thank you for righting that!vnamy
- I actually went and ate at china live last weekend! would love to see your list-looks like qbn broke your link.lvl_13
- found it https://virtuallynon…lvl_13
- In case this helps, I produce food stories for NY Times.vnamy
- neverscared7
university , schools, theater pretty much everfin gettin shut down here about now around me. austria.
- don’t be scared! it gets worse before it gets better.api
- ^hahaNairn
- i guess they go with that in all eu states soon.neverscared
- ayport2
State of Emergency declared in North Carolina.
- sarahfailin5
WOW flights are really, really cheap. $135 round trip to New Orleans...
- Krassy2
Cheapest flights from anywhere:
- neverscared0
Tensions have sparked on Sunday when detainees were informed that the new emergency decree banned visits from relatives to reduce infections.
Eight of the deaths stemmed from rioting at Modena’s prison, where all but one victim is thought to have died of overdoses after inmates raided the jail’s pharmacy.
- Nutter0
Here in Denmark we had the first confirmed case the 27th February and its been growing slowly, first 4, then 10, 56. This morning it was 156 confirmed cases, this evening its now 262 confirmed.
The Danish government says people didn't take it serious enough. People have used public transport, gone to work, a couple even broke their home quarantine 6 days early to go on a vacation to Madeira... I mean how how stupid do you have to be to go to the airport, sit on a flight and know you possibly are contaminated?
- to make it worse, the were quarantined as their son had gotten it, and he was in the hospital....Nutter
- Their son was in the hospital so they used the opportunity for a free babysitter and took a holiday trip? I am skeptical of this story********
- NBQ00-4
Italy: Less than 1000 new cases. So like 50% less than yesterday. It seems getting better.
- thats a lot of new cases in one day, way too early to say anything about it getting betterNutter
- 168 dead in a day.sted
- Yeah, 98 died in Italy yesterday and 168 today. I wouldn't say that's better. It's pretty crazy.haga
- It went from 9000 to 10000 cases in a day and you thinkthat's good?fadein11
- It’s good that it wasn’t 2000 new cases again but “only” 1000.NBQ00
- everything's finedopepope
- sted0
- Krassy-1
Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China's biowarfare program
"...coronavirus may have originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan linked to China’s covert biological weapons program .... . "
"...most advanced virus research laboratory, known the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The laboratory is the only declared site in China capable of working with deadly viruses."
- welcome to January :Dkingsteven
- hadn't seen this posted :)Krassy
- also, i'm not sure if you know the washington times' shtick? it's one of the trashiest neo-con rags going... they just pull this stuff from their arsekingsteven
- Biowarfare? Viruses like Ebola and heavy things like that would be more credible than a flu variantBennn
- fake effing news. "said an Israeli biological warfare analyst." dear god. Now israel is feeding the US fake news too.sarahfailin
- Bennn0
'Coronavirus: nine reasons to be reassured'
