Southern softies are more hygienic & less ignorant?

Higher socioeconomic areas generally behave better or adhere to the scientific advice at least. I don’t buy that it’s just to do with your circumstances. You only need to compare behaviour in supermarkets in the spring. It’s more civilised in the higher socioeconomic areas. Unfortunately the mask compliance is too. If there wasn’t open doors in supermarkets masks wouldn’t be needed.

There will be reasons along these lines. Plus the Muslim culture. Up to them imo and Covid came back in London in Muslim areas again. See Tower Hamlets etc.

But there is also the reason of student cities up north and the virus being cut short by the lockdown compared to the south and south east. The south west seems to have avoided it so far due to space, age groups taking the precautions and more than likely a higher socioeconomic demographic.

COYP

I hope that people here listen to you and understand that you know what you are talking about as you have direct personal knowledge.

The uninformed cynicism from some, which isn't being helped by the muddled approach of the government, is sad to see. We all need to stay together so we can defeat this beast. The conspiracy theories are particularly regrettable. There is no reason why we cannot blend responsible behaviour with keeping the economy active until the vaccines become available. These are not just "more of the same" vaccines. They are entirely new approaches based on recent developments.

Everyone needs to take this seriously and stop imagining that governments, big business, the MSM, social media, the "new world order", the UN, WHO, China, George Soros or Bill Gates are in some kind of association designed to control your life.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Despite all the evidence that most of these are.

"Beast"? Nobody is dying.

Hi Guys,
yesterday the state of Victoria came out of 3 months lockdown.
No Pubs open, no restaurants open. No retail shops except food, All international flights prevented from arriving. Masks are madatory.
Results no new infections at all in past 2 days. The rest of Oz also have things under control with very efficient contact tracing.
Slow release of strict rules yesterday followed by further relaxation of rules Nov 8 if no further infections.
It can be done at a financial cost. But thats it. Your government chooses where you go is it a life or a dollar saved.
Stay safe mates, stay healthy.

Except Phil's mother-in-law. And my mother. Apart from that all is hunky dory.

I thought it was after lockdown they lifted it and also after we no longer had herds of people all trying to shop at once. Sainsburys Warlingham is now reasonable in terms of numbers during the majority of times I have been. It's reasonably easy to dodge people in there if you want to and all the distancing markings are still on the floor.