Jesus, it took you decades of living on this crazy rocks where parents sell their own kids into prostitution
To be fair this isn't something you see daily in Toronto or Ottawa. Most people are psychologically removed from all the horrific shit included.
Hell people HERE see news of refrigerated corpses in NYC and are so far removed and/or can't process it that they insist it must be fake. We as Westerners are so far incredibly removed from everything horrific and awful that many of us aren't able to really process it.
My parents have retired in Ottawa, and *they're* bitching there's nothing to do. Not allowed to go out (I wouldn't be surprised if they've been ordering groceries online) or visit anyone and all their travel plans cancelled. They texted me to say hi, nothing ever changes, I ask how they are, and they tell me they don't do anything because what is there to do? They're in their retirement home probably 24/7. I mean, after a while, you get cabin fever being in the same place over and OVER again.
Sure, it's for their safety and health, but they're allowed to be disappointed. I think just about everyone would LOVE to dine-in at a restaurant or hang out with their friends without worrying about a virus.
Anyways, I have no problem with people being disappointed or bitchy or complaining or upset. Like I said, I get disappointed and bitchy and complain all the goddamn time. Lord knows, I've done my share of bitching about the shit hole that is Ottawa. I understand complaining and being upset. I moan and bitch over immature, first world issues all the time.
For me, it's people who live in a bubble that are oblivious or who shut out that the world has evil that annoys me, the ones who are shocked real life isn't like romantic comedies. But I understand that that is because I'm a bitch with bitterness and jealousy issues. There's nothing wrong with other people. The problem is I'm a bitch, but hey, I'm owning up to being a bitch and I'm allowed to be one every now and then.
I take your point, seems that people don't really wake up to what the world is like until something bad directly affects them - and/or stops them going to theatres/concerts/raves/etc.
However, since this is a 1 in 100 year event, a lot of general chagrin about pandemics is probably fair enough and to be expected.
Like I said to iggy04, I do admit to being bitchy in the post ;D I do have a very judgemental, bitter side of me that flares up a lot. I actually have no problem with chargrin and whining and saying things are unfair - Lord knows, I whine and bitch and gripe about things being unfair and horrible all the time. But I come across people who think life is supposed to be like a romantic comedy and they can't comprehend that there is evil in the world. I think I'm jealous that I can't live in a bubble like that XDXDXDXDXD I grew up from a young age knowing evil exist and clearly it has made me a bitter, judgemental, and jealous bitch.
But lovely beings like you added light and colour and beauty to my world, dearest <3 Thank-you for existing xoxoxoxo
Oh, you're more than entitled to be bitchy. ;-) Honestly, there's a global pandemic and what does humanity do? Squabble over toilet paper rolls and gripe that events got cancelled.
Meanwhile I'm in the 'smug introvert' camp, LOLing about being told not to go to pubs, bars, nightclubs, concerts that I wouldn't go to anyhow. *griiiiin* Also positively shiny when lock-down happened: "No contact with other humans? YES MY TIME HAS COME!" *fist pump* XD
OK, so 2020 did make me realise how disinterested I am in socialising with human beings. YOU'RE the rare exception, of course, my dear...*blows kiss* <3
Squabble over toilet paper rolls and gripe that events got cancelled.
To be very fair, it felt like the end of the world. Major events WERE being cancelled, which was a huge, *huge* indicator that shit was about to go down. I mean, I understand *why* events are being cancelled - cancel everything to save the health of everyone - but that didn't make it feel any better to know we could never plan anything.
I'd love to dine-in at a restaurant or drop by a cinema. I'm not even sure out-door dining would be allowed now (with new restrictions and the winter weather - but if it was summer, would this have been allowed still, or would it have been shut down again?).
I know and explicitly understand why it would not be permitted - for the sake of the population's safety and health, but... that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to miss it and whine about it, you know? It'd be great to have a change of scenery other than home and work - it gets monotonous.
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To be fair this isn't something you see daily in Toronto or Ottawa. Most people are psychologically removed from all the horrific shit included.
Hell people HERE see news of refrigerated corpses in NYC and are so far removed and/or can't process it that they insist it must be fake. We as Westerners are so far incredibly removed from everything horrific and awful that many of us aren't able to really process it.
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Sure, it's for their safety and health, but they're allowed to be disappointed. I think just about everyone would LOVE to dine-in at a restaurant or hang out with their friends without worrying about a virus.
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Anyways, I have no problem with people being disappointed or bitchy or complaining or upset. Like I said, I get disappointed and bitchy and complain all the goddamn time. Lord knows, I've done my share of bitching about the shit hole that is Ottawa. I understand complaining and being upset. I moan and bitch over immature, first world issues all the time.
For me, it's people who live in a bubble that are oblivious or who shut out that the world has evil that annoys me, the ones who are shocked real life isn't like romantic comedies. But I understand that that is because I'm a bitch with bitterness and jealousy issues. There's nothing wrong with other people. The problem is I'm a bitch, but hey, I'm owning up to being a bitch and I'm allowed to be one every now and then.
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However, since this is a 1 in 100 year event, a lot of general chagrin about pandemics is probably fair enough and to be expected.
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But lovely beings like you added light and colour and beauty to my world, dearest <3 Thank-you for existing xoxoxoxo
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Meanwhile I'm in the 'smug introvert' camp, LOLing about being told not to go to pubs, bars, nightclubs, concerts that I wouldn't go to anyhow. *griiiiin* Also positively shiny when lock-down happened: "No contact with other humans? YES MY TIME HAS COME!" *fist pump* XD
OK, so 2020 did make me realise how disinterested I am in socialising with human beings. YOU'RE the rare exception, of course, my dear...*blows kiss* <3
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To be very fair, it felt like the end of the world. Major events WERE being cancelled, which was a huge, *huge* indicator that shit was about to go down. I mean, I understand *why* events are being cancelled - cancel everything to save the health of everyone - but that didn't make it feel any better to know we could never plan anything.
I'd love to dine-in at a restaurant or drop by a cinema. I'm not even sure out-door dining would be allowed now (with new restrictions and the winter weather - but if it was summer, would this have been allowed still, or would it have been shut down again?).
I know and explicitly understand why it would not be permitted - for the sake of the population's safety and health, but... that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to miss it and whine about it, you know? It'd be great to have a change of scenery other than home and work - it gets monotonous.
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