It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since CV19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives

SBFNews · Jan 21, 2022

It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since COVID-19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives.

A nurse giving a male patient a Covid test

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It's safe to say that life feels totally different now. So when I stumbled upon a Reddit thread comparing life before COVID versus now, I was intrigued by the conversation going on in the comments. Redditor u/Outrageous-Collar-09 asked the question, "What normal thing pre-COVID feels weird now?" — and the responses ranged. Here are some of them.

1. "Wearing any makeup at this point, TBH."

A woman applying mascara while looking into a handheld mirror

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2. "Still going to work when you’re sick — because you’re not 'too sick' to work."

—u/ASaltyPorkchop

3. "Sharing drinks with people. I used to never think twice about drinking after someone."

A group of friends saying cheers with their drinks at dinner

4. "Blowing candles out on a cake — then serving that cake to other people."

—u/Lucky_Wolf_03

5. "Flying on an airplane. Flew for the first time this week since 2018. Shit was weird, man."

A view of the bottom of a plane flying into the sky

6. "Knowing what the lower half of faces look like. I imagine my own version and then I see them without a mask and I get a sort of dissonance."

—u/Bingo_is_my_name_o

7. "Coughing and sneezing in public."

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8. "Reading lips. I’m autistic with an auditory processing disorder. I sometimes hear syllables instead of actual words, so I lip read to make sure I’m hearing someone correctly. Masks have created so many awkward, embarrassing, confusing interactions for me because I can’t lip read anymore!"

—u/lunanightphoenix

9. "Anywhere with a crowd."

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10. "Going anywhere you want without thinking about it."

—u/Aruaz821

11. "Dating during COVID sucks. There are no social gatherings to meet new people."

—u/rideincircles

12. I really miss greeting strangers with a quick smile in public places or seeing that they're smiling at me."

13. "Vaccines not being political."

—u/CautiousMachine

14. "In-person work. Haven't been on site since March 2020 other than picking up an ergonomic chair once we knew we weren't coming back for a long time."

People sitting around a table in an enclosed conference room in an office

15. "Going to an empty drive-thru and quickly getting fast food."

—u/ulethpsn

16. "Going to browse around a store for no reason. I won’t go to stores anymore unless there’s something in particular I need."

A woman browsing a store holding a clothing item in her hands

17. "Going to a hospital without a mask. Super common before but unthinkable now."

18. "Salad bars were always kinda sketch — but I miss them."

People at a salad bar putting food onto their plate

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19. "Uber pools."

—u/FlyingPigs3210

20. "In the Southern US, a handshake used to be a given. Now everyone has to do this weird half attempt or ask if it's okay to shake hands. Most people have just stopped. It's so bizarre."

21. "Watching movies with scenes of crowded elevators and no masks. 'Yikes' is all I can think now."

—u/WilliamStonerock

People Are Sharing Specific Habits That Were "Normal" Pre-Pandemic, And Some Are Jarring To Remember

sweetiepie · Jan 21, 2022

KNN what cock are those people in reddit talking? As if its over? My uncle think some of them might die of covid soon :cool:

KNN

Leongsam · Jan 21, 2022

None of the measures taken were or are necessary because they have not made a scrap of difference as far as I can see.

In fact countries and jurisdictions that took harsh measures seem to have fared worse than those that imposed no restrictions.

blackmondy · Jan 21, 2022

It's equally wild to think no country dare go after tiongcock for this worldwide outbreak.

It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since CV19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives

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It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since COVID-19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives.

1. "Wearing any makeup at this point, TBH."

2. "Still going to work when you’re sick — because you’re not 'too sick' to work."

3. "Sharing drinks with people. I used to never think twice about drinking after someone."

4. "Blowing candles out on a cake — then serving that cake to other people."

5. "Flying on an airplane. Flew for the first time this week since 2018. Shit was weird, man."

6. "Knowing what the lower half of faces look like. I imagine my own version and then I see them without a mask and I get a sort of dissonance."

7. "Coughing and sneezing in public."

8. "Reading lips. I’m autistic with an auditory processing disorder. I sometimes hear syllables instead of actual words, so I lip read to make sure I’m hearing someone correctly. Masks have created so many awkward, embarrassing, confusing interactions for me because I can’t lip read anymore!"

9. "Anywhere with a crowd."

10. "Going anywhere you want without thinking about it."

11. "Dating during COVID sucks. There are no social gatherings to meet new people."

12. I really miss greeting strangers with a quick smile in public places or seeing that they're smiling at me."

13. "Vaccines not being political."

14. "In-person work. Haven't been on site since March 2020 other than picking up an ergonomic chair once we knew we weren't coming back for a long time."

15. "Going to an empty drive-thru and quickly getting fast food."

16. "Going to browse around a store for no reason. I won’t go to stores anymore unless there’s something in particular I need."

17. "Going to a hospital without a mask. Super common before but unthinkable now."

18. "Salad bars were always kinda sketch — but I miss them."

19. "Uber pools."

20. "In the Southern US, a handshake used to be a given. Now everyone has to do this weird half attempt or ask if it's okay to shake hands. Most people have just stopped. It's so bizarre."

21. "Watching movies with scenes of crowded elevators and no masks. 'Yikes' is all I can think now."

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It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since CV19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives

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Alfrescian

It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since COVID-19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives.​

1. "Wearing any makeup at this point, TBH."​

2. "Still going to work when you’re sick — because you’re not 'too sick' to work."​

3. "Sharing drinks with people. I used to never think twice about drinking after someone."​

4. "Blowing candles out on a cake — then serving that cake to other people."​

5. "Flying on an airplane. Flew for the first time this week since 2018. Shit was weird, man."​

6. "Knowing what the lower half of faces look like. I imagine my own version and then I see them without a mask and I get a sort of dissonance."​

7. "Coughing and sneezing in public."​

9. "Anywhere with a crowd."​

10. "Going anywhere you want without thinking about it."​

11. "Dating during COVID sucks. There are no social gatherings to meet new people."​

12. I really miss greeting strangers with a quick smile in public places or seeing that they're smiling at me."​

13. "Vaccines not being political."​

14. "In-person work. Haven't been on site since March 2020 other than picking up an ergonomic chair once we knew we weren't coming back for a long time."​

15. "Going to an empty drive-thru and quickly getting fast food."​

16. "Going to browse around a store for no reason. I won’t go to stores anymore unless there’s something in particular I need."​

17. "Going to a hospital without a mask. Super common before but unthinkable now."​

18. "Salad bars were always kinda sketch — but I miss them."​

19. "Uber pools."​

20. "In the Southern US, a handshake used to be a given. Now everyone has to do this weird half attempt or ask if it's okay to shake hands. Most people have just stopped. It's so bizarre."​

21. "Watching movies with scenes of crowded elevators and no masks. 'Yikes' is all I can think now."​

sweetiepie

Alfrescian

Leongsam

High Order Twit / Low SES subject

blackmondy

Alfrescian (Inf)

Similar threads

It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since COVID-19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives.

1. "Wearing any makeup at this point, TBH."

2. "Still going to work when you’re sick — because you’re not 'too sick' to work."

3. "Sharing drinks with people. I used to never think twice about drinking after someone."

4. "Blowing candles out on a cake — then serving that cake to other people."

5. "Flying on an airplane. Flew for the first time this week since 2018. Shit was weird, man."

6. "Knowing what the lower half of faces look like. I imagine my own version and then I see them without a mask and I get a sort of dissonance."

7. "Coughing and sneezing in public."

9. "Anywhere with a crowd."

10. "Going anywhere you want without thinking about it."

11. "Dating during COVID sucks. There are no social gatherings to meet new people."

12. I really miss greeting strangers with a quick smile in public places or seeing that they're smiling at me."

13. "Vaccines not being political."

14. "In-person work. Haven't been on site since March 2020 other than picking up an ergonomic chair once we knew we weren't coming back for a long time."

15. "Going to an empty drive-thru and quickly getting fast food."

16. "Going to browse around a store for no reason. I won’t go to stores anymore unless there’s something in particular I need."

17. "Going to a hospital without a mask. Super common before but unthinkable now."

18. "Salad bars were always kinda sketch — but I miss them."

19. "Uber pools."

20. "In the Southern US, a handshake used to be a given. Now everyone has to do this weird half attempt or ask if it's okay to shake hands. Most people have just stopped. It's so bizarre."

21. "Watching movies with scenes of crowded elevators and no masks. 'Yikes' is all I can think now."