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"Mad dogs and Englishmen"
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2020-07-06 at 12:06 PM UTCIt's 2pm in Athens. There's an old saying that "only mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun". I got advised to stay inside during the hours around noon earlier. I was going around sweating like crazy. I sweat a lot, even back home, but I was pretty sure people were looking at me like I had The Flu, and that just made me sweat more.
Mediterranean people are super lazy, walk slow, spend all morning and night hanging out with friends, and don't really feel the need to achieve anything. There's no real tech sector to speak of here.
Athens is covered in gaffiti too. Like really bad problems. It reminds me a good bit of Nairobi or Mombasa, except in those cities there is less graffiti - people can't afford spraypaint. And unlike those cities Athens feels very safe.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-07-06 at 12:15 PM UTCWhat ya doin in Athens?
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2020-07-06 at 12:17 PM UTCOnly place that was cheap and open. I had to get swabbed at the airport.
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2020-07-06 at 12:32 PM UTC
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2020-07-06 at 12:34 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-07-06 at 12:45 PM UTC
Originally posted by Technologist You wanted to get away didn’t you? Swabbed on your way in? Do you have to quarantine till the results come back?
There is no mandatory quarantine period here. However I did have to fill out a form with an address I could be contacted at, but got away with just booking a hotel for a few days.
I'm not complaining about a free test. It was just a throat swab btw, is that not unusual?
I might try to get a test on my return to Ireland, and quarantine, but I was quarantining already, so there will be no difference. -
2020-07-06 at 1:08 PM UTC
Originally posted by Soy 2: Ten more posts: Soyposting matters I'm not complaining about a free test. It was just a throat swab btw, is that not unusual?
No, not really, they do nasal, oral, and sometimes both, when they’re super thorough. Testing is different in the different countries also. It seems many places have better testing that we do. -
2020-07-06 at 1:23 PM UTC
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2020-07-06 at 1:26 PM UTCHow is Ireland doing with the virus? I know the UK is pretty bad off. I doubt I'd even be let into Athens with my American passport
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2020-07-06 at 1:34 PM UTCI only wanted to hug you
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2020-07-06 at 1:37 PM UTC
Originally posted by MexicanMasterRace How is Ireland doing with the virus? I know the UK is pretty bad off. I doubt I'd even be let into Athens with my American passport
Well, the thing to remember about the virus is that the media is complete bullshit. In the white suburbs people are adhering to the lockdown, like idiots, but the urban proletariat in the towns and cities people aren't. As a result corona has a fertile home, especially since this virus has such a suspiciously high asymptomatic:symptomatic ratio. And corona will certainly be back next winter. Zero doubt about that. However, it will be in a much weaker form. Viruses tend to evolve to become less problematic to the host over time, as the result of obvious evolutionary pressures. -
2020-07-06 at 2:04 PM UTC
Originally posted by MORALLY SUPERIOR BEING: ManFlu2020 Well, the thing to remember about the virus is that the media is complete bullshit. In the white suburbs people are adhering to the lockdown, like idiots, but the urban proletariat in the towns and cities people aren't. As a result corona has a fertile home, especially since this virus has such a suspiciously high asymptomatic:symptomatic ratio. And corona will certainly be back next winter. Zero doubt about that. However, it will be in a much weaker form. Viruses tend to evolve to become less problematic to the host over time, as the result of obvious evolutionary pressures.
Ya let me just evolve reel quick -
2020-07-06 at 2:06 PM UTCYou're a mad faggot
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2020-07-06 at 3:21 PM UTC
Originally posted by MORALLY SUPERIOR BEING: The Soy Flu Matters #2020 It's 2pm in Athens. There's an old saying that "only mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun". I got advised to stay inside during the hours around noon earlier. I was going around sweating like crazy. I sweat a lot, even back home, but I was pretty sure people were looking at me like I had The Flu, and that just made me sweat more.
Mediterranean people are super lazy, walk slow, spend all morning and night hanging out with friends, and don't really feel the need to achieve anything. There's no real tech sector to speak of here.
Athens is covered in gaffiti too. Like really bad problems. It reminds me a good bit of Nairobi or Mombasa, except in those cities there is less graffiti - people can't afford spraypaint. And unlike those cities Athens feels very safe.
3rd world weather is real. -
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