Are the young people taking stay at home seriously?

[Lanolin]

i saw that on tv and thought thats just typical americans. If told they cant do something, they will go ahead and do it anyway. Rebellion is pretty much written in to their constitution.

with aussies the national pysche is a convict mentality since their entire country was basically originally a penal colony for the british some of their attitude is so what, lets eat and drink and be merry since we are all going to die anyway.

nzers are more conformist I find and generally law abiding, even if the laws dont make much sense.

 

[blueluna5]

I usually look at the Florida covid19 web site every morning and today, in the five counties surrounding my home county and including my home county, I noticed that more than half of the new cases are under 56 years old. In some of the counties, all of the cases are under 56 years old.

How many young adults do you see out and about?

Yes of course most cases are younger. We are the working generation.

People older are already retired and don't need to go out.

 

[JaumeJ]

i saw that on tv and thought thats just typical americans. If told they cant do something, they will go ahead and do it anyway. Rebellion is pretty much written in to their constitution.

with aussies the national pysche is a convict mentality since their entire country was basically originally a penal colony for the british some of their attitude is so what, lets eat and drink and be merry since we are all going to die anyway.

nzers are more conformist I find and generally law abiding, even if the laws dont make much sense.

Yoour have given many much insight.

 

[Lanolin]

in nz those under 14 whos parents need to go to work are being told they can go back to school if they need to which is a bit frustrating for schools not to mention early childcare providers, who cannot maintain 2 metre social distancing for children under 5.
what people are doing is making it so children can stay at home or be with extended family if they cant cos not many want to risk sending their children to school or early childcare where they can be exposed, even if the risk is minimal.

Not sure why my govt decided that rather than have high school go back first. I think parents with children under 14 would want to prioritise their children above their working even if they cannot work from home.
the logistics of that plus having to drop children off to school if they cannot walk or take a bus seems a bit complicated, wheras those over 14 legally can look after themelves.

 

[Lanolin]

hmm its easy to criticise govt policies but many teachers and parents feel that children are being used as guinea pigs and its somewhat unfair to working parents with young children...I dont know. I guess if you are in that situation you need to make the call...your work or your children.

I would think working parents would welcome the opportunity to spend MORE time with their children and actually get to teach them, if the govt wanted to support them in that. sometimes i think a lot of people in power dont know what its like to actually live in a working family. They might be all priveliged and middle class and can afford stuff, I dunno,

 

[Lanolin]

hmm in my school they contacted all the families, just 6 out of 310 children will be returning to school to tomorrow, so two teachers are assigned to them.

Looking at the names the students are some of the brightest and I can imagine really want to return, I dont think any child is being forced against their will. well I hope not.

 

[Whispered]

Are the young people taking stay at home seriously? In those States where Marijuana is legal, I have no doubt.