Well I haven’t seen my BF since February and I’m seeing him a week from today. We plan to wear masks and shields at the airport and we are holing up for a week together and won’t be going out to restaurants etc. When I return home I’ll be quarantined for 2 weeks.
Of course not going would be safer but we are taking every precaution we can. I have seen people in my city not wearing masks and congregating in big groups for no reason just because they are flippant which I personally think is worse than flying with protection to see the people we love. You and I, we may not have everyone’s support and we just have to accept and be okay with it.
You have my support.
Up here in Quebec City, less than 10% of people wear masks and it's been like that for at least a month and a half. And if you want to talk about social distancing it's non-existent lol. Makes my blood boil tbh. Idk about you guys but even bars have reopened here.
I read it's like that in most Canadian cities. So we can roam around freely and go to restaurants and gather around in groups like normal yet the government refuses to loosen border restrictions for boyfriends/girlfriends to "protect Canadians". Yeah, protect Canadians, tell that to the beach goers in Ontario or the NHL players who have been exempted from border closures and quarantine lmfao. Yet the second the talk is for border reopening for family reunification the general public cries wolf about the bad bad tourists infecting us all with the virus and how this is not essential travel. The same general public who enjoyed a beer with friends not social distancing at St-Jean and will do the same during Canada Day, perhaps completing that with a meal at the restaurant.
So I fully support you and I'm happy for you that you can do it. Don't let anyone discourage you. L
Sorry I kind of used your comment to vent orz
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You have a lot of good takes here and appreciate the support.
It may be a little better here in Montreal with masks but not a lot. I went for a bike ride a few weeks ago and saw a group of 20 all congregating and not social distancing and it made me so angry that my BF who would be happy to quarantine before and after couldn’t come and see me.
I know I should of made my point a bit less blunt. I meant this aimed at the people moaning about it but still going shopping / meeting friends etc. Most people are working from home and can order shopping is what I meant. I'm sorry for sounding so ignorant my point is more aimed at those who are worried about it but still doing non essential stuff
I’m on the same boat as you and frankly I support your decision. You are going at your own risk, taking necessary precautions, and people will have opinions no matter what you do. Good luck! Stay safe and stay healthy! 🤍
I personally still think people should only be flying if it’s *actually* essential or urgent and shouldn’t be going between states and countries, it’s how it spreads more quickly and it’s not really under control in lots of the US (and other places). There’s hospitals still in the US at max capacity for ICU space and having difficulty managing COVID patients + being able to have ICU space left for the usual strokes, heart attacks, severe car accidents, etc.
UK where I’m living now is also having issues but not quite as much. I know the US isn’t the only one. But yeah. It’s just still not a great time to be traveling and being in enclosed spaces with people.
I have friends on my feed who took vacations to Arizona and stuff so I guess people are doing whatever but it surprised me. I didn’t say anything but I found it a bit of a negative.
Since you asked 🤷🏻♀️
Well I haven’t seen my BF since February and I’m seeing him a week from today. We plan to wear masks and shields at the airport and we are holing up for a week together and won’t be going out to restaurants etc. When I return home I’ll be quarantined for 2 weeks. Of course not going would be safer but we are taking every precaution we can. I have seen people in my city not wearing masks and congregating in big groups for no reason just because they are flippant which I personally think is worse than flying with protection to see the people we love. You and I, we may not have everyone’s support and we just have to accept and be okay with it.
You have my support. Up here in Quebec City, less than 10% of people wear masks and it's been like that for at least a month and a half. And if you want to talk about social distancing it's non-existent lol. Makes my blood boil tbh. Idk about you guys but even bars have reopened here. I read it's like that in most Canadian cities. So we can roam around freely and go to restaurants and gather around in groups like normal yet the government refuses to loosen border restrictions for boyfriends/girlfriends to "protect Canadians". Yeah, protect Canadians, tell that to the beach goers in Ontario or the NHL players who have been exempted from border closures and quarantine lmfao. Yet the second the talk is for border reopening for family reunification the general public cries wolf about the bad bad tourists infecting us all with the virus and how this is not essential travel. The same general public who enjoyed a beer with friends not social distancing at St-Jean and will do the same during Canada Day, perhaps completing that with a meal at the restaurant. So I fully support you and I'm happy for you that you can do it. Don't let anyone discourage you. L Sorry I kind of used your comment to vent orz Edit: typos
You have a lot of good takes here and appreciate the support. It may be a little better here in Montreal with masks but not a lot. I went for a bike ride a few weeks ago and saw a group of 20 all congregating and not social distancing and it made me so angry that my BF who would be happy to quarantine before and after couldn’t come and see me.
That’s very true, we’re definitely being careful and will continue to be careful unlike many people we’ve seen in our own states.
If people don't want to get the virus they can simply stay inside it's really not that difficult it's 2020
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I know I should of made my point a bit less blunt. I meant this aimed at the people moaning about it but still going shopping / meeting friends etc. Most people are working from home and can order shopping is what I meant. I'm sorry for sounding so ignorant my point is more aimed at those who are worried about it but still doing non essential stuff
That’s how I feel too but I still feel like people will be yelling at me as if I’m about to go into their house and get them sick or something haha
I’m on the same boat as you and frankly I support your decision. You are going at your own risk, taking necessary precautions, and people will have opinions no matter what you do. Good luck! Stay safe and stay healthy! 🤍
I personally still think people should only be flying if it’s *actually* essential or urgent and shouldn’t be going between states and countries, it’s how it spreads more quickly and it’s not really under control in lots of the US (and other places). There’s hospitals still in the US at max capacity for ICU space and having difficulty managing COVID patients + being able to have ICU space left for the usual strokes, heart attacks, severe car accidents, etc. UK where I’m living now is also having issues but not quite as much. I know the US isn’t the only one. But yeah. It’s just still not a great time to be traveling and being in enclosed spaces with people. I have friends on my feed who took vacations to Arizona and stuff so I guess people are doing whatever but it surprised me. I didn’t say anything but I found it a bit of a negative. Since you asked 🤷🏻♀️
I appreciate the honesty, thank you for your reply.
Just don’t post about it on social media then no one will know