27 Mar 20
@wolfgang59 saidNo changes of the kind you describe.
I have noticed;
I'm kinder to everyone,
I'm more aware of what I say to my children,
I'm drinking more (wine not water),
I'm more emotional,
I'm more grateful.
Anyone else?
However, there has been more mourning than usual.
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27 Mar 20
@wolfgang59 saidI miss seeing my family and friends
I have noticed;
I'm kinder to everyone,
I'm more aware of what I say to my children,
I'm drinking more (wine not water),
I'm more emotional,
I'm more grateful.
Anyone else?
I miss the little things
like no potatoes
lack of fresh fruit
@fmf saidThat is sad.
However, there has been more mourning than usual.
I think I have succumbed to the NZ concept of whanau which means family
but in a wider sense. Voluntary organisations, charities and non-profit organisations
are prevalent here. We are one. After 9 years I'm feeling more All Black than English!
Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; e kore tō tātou waka e ū ki uta
‘Do not lift the paddle out of unison or our canoe will never reach the shore.’
27 Mar 20
@badradger saidYes.
I miss seeing my family and friends
Thank god for the internet.
(Actually thank Vint Cerf)
@wolfgang59 saidMourning is, by definition, sad. So no surprises there.
That is sad.
I think I have succumbed to the NZ concept of whanau which means family
but in a wider sense. Voluntary organisations, charities and non-profit organisations
are prevalent here. We are one. After 9 years I'm feeling more All Black than English!
As for your new or different feelings of nationalism or patriotism, or whatever you are trying to describe with your reference to a national sports team or feelings of being less of an ex-pat, I don't feel anything like that.
There is community spirit but nothing to do with nationality or citizenship or geographical location, aside from city and neighbourhood.
Family is always front and centre here in this culture, so I don't think there is any need for any additional "whanau".
There is already a deeply ingrained [Javanese] concept of "gotong royong" which means all pitching in, all pulling together.
27 Mar 20
@fmf saidI was saying that more mourning was sad, obviously.
Mourning is, by definition, sad. So no surprises there.
Astou say we all have to pull together, just wondering
what the incidental spin-offs were.
27 Mar 20
@drewnogal saidIt's at the back of the cupboard behind the dried red beans.
I’m still looking for that bag of basmati.
27 Mar 20
@divegeester saidIt’s a dilemma being there for others at this time. I run the risk of passing the virus onto my ex as I have to shop yet I must have him here to eat as he was slowly slipping into hypoglycaemia this week. Had noticed he was sleeping all of the time and had no energy to chat on the phone. He’s also prone to bouts of paranoid psychosis.
Concerned for a vulnerable family member and for several vulnerable neighbours, personally highly inconvenienced and temporarily out of work.
27 Mar 20
@drewnogal saidI presume you and he now have his blood sugar back up to normal?
It’s a dilemma being there for others at this time. I run the risk of passing the virus onto my ex as I have to shop yet I must have him here to eat as he was slowly slipping into hypoglycaemia this week. Had noticed he was sleeping all of the time and had no energy to chat on the phone. He’s also prone to bouts of paranoid psychosis.
We are shopping for some of our neighbours so we are having to queue and there is more risk. Not sure how practical this will be in the longer term, will see.
27 Mar 20
@wolfgang59 said30 years ago, or do I even have to go back that far?
Yes.
Thank god for the internet.
(Actually thank Vint Cerf)
-VR
27 Mar 20
@the-gravedigger saidIf your parrot is as sick as you, try some aquarium cleaner on him. See if that works. I've heard good things about it.
Sick as a parrot that the pubs are shut.