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I think, just like some comments below mention, it's hard to grasp this when you are not affected by this. Most of the people here have savings or work in field

by mns 6y ago

I think, just like some comments below mention, it's hard to grasp this when you are not affected by this. Most of the people here have savings or work in fields that are still ok, but there is more to the world than this. I work in a company which now had its best quarter ever, thanks to this situation, as we're focused on things that became all of the sudden very important. I have colleagues that are working remotely, because they just decided that it's a better financial option for them to go back to their home countries, instead of working in a more expensive one, where we are based. They think that everything is fine, were joking that they don't care, while in the same time telling stories how in their home town (Eastern European legacy) the only 2 factories that employed most of the active population are closed and people have a very low income now for over 2 months and it appears that the social impact and the pressure of this might not have good results, so now all of the sudden, when crime rates go up and people are becoming more and more desperate, it's starting to creep on them.

andarleen 6y ago
That’s odd, which east european country is that? Most east EU nations have very low covid numbers, and people are still allowed to work. Some factories are indeed closed, but in countries like Romania for instance, where people living on the country still farm chicken and pigs, and those in the city have relatives doing it, food is not really an issue. Also there is a rent freeze, banks suspended mortgages and utilities are delayed. Kicking someone out for not paying rent is also illegal during the pandemic. From what I gather Italy, France and others already have social tensions due to the virus, but haven’t heard about similar issues in east europe.
- orwin 6y ago
  France had social tension prior to the virus (3 month prior healthcare workers were gassed during a protest). If anything we have less social tension now, but it might be starting to build up too and explode. And we are more than self-sufficient concerning agricultural product even with the reduced output caused by the pandemic. We could also reduce our meat intake by 10%, doing so would allow us to export as much food as we did in 2019.

by mns 6y ago

andarleen 6y ago

That’s odd, which east european country is that? Most east EU nations have very low covid numbers, and people are still allowed to work. Some factories are indeed closed, but in countries like Romania for instance, where people living on the country still farm chicken and pigs, and those in the city have relatives doing it, food is not really an issue. Also there is a rent freeze, banks suspended mortgages and utilities are delayed. Kicking someone out for not paying rent is also illegal during the pandemic. From what I gather Italy, France and others already have social tensions due to the virus, but haven’t heard about similar issues in east europe.

orwin 6y ago
France had social tension prior to the virus (3 month prior healthcare workers were gassed during a protest). If anything we have less social tension now, but it might be starting to build up too and explode. And we are more than self-sufficient concerning agricultural product even with the reduced output caused by the pandemic. We could also reduce our meat intake by 10%, doing so would allow us to export as much food as we did in 2019.