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March 16, 2020

Germany: Closed until further notice. Deutschland: Bis auf weiteres geschlossen.

In times of the Corona virus public life in Germany has been suspended until further notice in order to keep cases manageable for our health care system.  LINK 

In Zeiten des Corona Virus wurde nun das ganze öffentliche Leben in Deutschland bis auf Weiteres auf Sparflamme gesetzt, damit die steigenden Fallzahlen für unser Gesundheitssystem zu managen bleiben.  LINK

But no worries: convenience goods are constantly being restocked:

Aber keine Sorge: Es gibt derzeit wirklich keine Lebensmittelengpässe:


Meanwhile different countries have taken a different approach to panic-buying:
Italians have stocked up on espresso and grappa, the French on cheese and wine, the Dutch on weed and smokes, the Brits on mint sauce and tea. The Russians got their Vodka, the Scots their whiskey and the Americans hauled in ammunition. And what did we Germans roll in? Flour and toilet paper. So embarrassing.

Zwischenzeitlich haben verschiedene Länder verschiedene Hamsterkäufe getätigt: Die Italiener haben Espresso und Grappa eingekauft, die Franzosen Käse und Wein, die Niederländer Gras und was sich sonst so rauchen lässt und die Briten Minzsoße und Tee. Die Russen bunkern Wodka, die Schotten Whiskey und die Amerikaner Munition. Und was haben wir gehamstert? Mehl und Toilettenpapier. Irgendwie peinlich.



On a positive note: Spring has sprung. Though cafes remain fairly empty inside, people enjoy the outdoors as long as the venue doesn't get shut down as well.

Aber es gibt auch etwas Schönes zu berichten: Der Frühling naht. Auch wenn die Cafés drinnen leer bleiben, freuen sich die Leute, draußen in der Sonne zu sitzen, wenigstens solange das Lokal noch geöffnet ist.

18 comments:

  1. In my local Lidl this afternoon the shelves were empty of crisps (potato chips) but fresh fruit and vegetables were plentiful. Trust the Scots to avoid anything healthy.

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    1. And there I thought you'd turn to liquids of sorts, Stuart.

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  2. Ich würde es mit den Franzosen oder Italienern halten ;-). Die Schweizer bunkern dann bestimmt Schokolade und natürlich Käse, aber Mami berichtete, dass in ihrem Laden die Kartoffeln (vorübergehend) ausgegangen seien.
    Wir haben zum Glück momentan alles im Haus und unsere Farmerfreunde haben dank der frisch geborenen Kälber jetzt wieder mit dem (Nach-)Melken begonnen. Alles wird gut!
    Übrigens: Euer Frühling ist wunderschön! Bei uns ist wieder Schnee vorausgesagt...

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    1. Geht mir genauso, plus Schokolade! Wir haben ja das Glück, auf dem Land zu leben, hier gibt es keinen Mangel an frischem Obst und Gemüse.

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  3. Beautiful flowers. Hiking is still a great activity when trying to isolate yourself from others.

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    1. Totally, Richard. As long as you are not confined to quarters, it's the only option in order to get your head cleared up.

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  4. Ich vermute ja, dass Nudelsalate und Mehlspeisen aller Art *DER* Burner auf allen Grillparties dieses Jahr werden (so es denn kein erzwungenermaßen grillpartyfreier Sommer wird...). Das Klopapier verbraucht sich ja zwischenzeitlich auch so 😅

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    1. Am besten verdorbener Nudelsalat, damit die Klopapierrollen auch entsprechend zum Einsatz kommen ;-)
      Aber wer weiß, vielleicht wissen manche Prepper und Endzeitjünger auch, wie man etwas Schmackhaftes aus Toilettenpapier machen kann.

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  5. Idiot Australian also stocked up on toilet paper and pasta, rice and oil? WTF
    They should have been making a beeline for the local liquor stores....

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    1. Liquor might be the better idea in terms of future currency... in exchange for toilet paper?

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  6. In NZ, there doesn't seem to have been much panic buying and with only 12 cases of the virus, tourists who arrived before the tough entry rules seem happy to stay here! Not sure whether any airlines will be flying at the time Jennie is supposed to return from the UK but we'll worry about that later. We'll use her self-isolation period to go fishing together!

    Take care...

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    1. NZ is in a favourable position right now, Geoff. I hope you guys can keep it almost clear of the virus. Your home for sure isn't the worst place to be quarantined. Hope Jennie gets her flight and get out of there. Keep well!

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  7. Germans weren't the only ones buying up and hoarding TP, SonjaM, here in America we've got those idiots too.

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    1. As long as we have TP we are human, that's what's distinguishes us from animals, right? Let's hope that people don't turn to guns in a desperate move to obtain it...

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    2. So as to ease your embarrassment Sonja, Australians have been fighting over toilet paper and pasta in the supermarket aisles.....
      Stay safe. We will be through this and laughing about it soon. I hope! ;)

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    3. Well, people haven't been fighting here (yet) but there had been some discussions leading into (verbal) quarrels... I sure hope that will be something we may laugh about in a few weeks.

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  8. People are hoarding TP here too. And cleaning supplies. The scary part is hospitals are running low on protective gear. The US seems I’ll prepared for this pandemic.

    Fortunately hiking and biking away from other people is still ok.

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    1. Situation about hospital supplies is on edge here too, and even worse in Italy as people start stealing it. But our government seem to have found new sources. And China is on the mend and back in production. Let's hope all will be well.

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