Global ＂Epidemic Culture＂ in Isolation： From French Bread to British Bars
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) According to the BBC Chinese website, at present, in order to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, all countries in the world have adopted different isolation measures. Residents in different countries or regions have different coping methods, some of which are very creative and some are thought-provoking, and have developed a unique "epidemic culture".
In Italy, people who live in isolation at home sing opera on the balcony to express their emotions. In France, wine shops sell customers a special "essential package to resist the epidemic". In Germany, people who love nightlife begin to enjoy party at home.
According to the report, in many ways, the epidemic highlights the different unique personalities of countries around the world and shows the diversified life of countries around the world under the depressed isolation life.
France
Without the bakery, France is no longer France. Traditional berets may have gone out of fashion, but French baguettes will never, even during the global epidemic.
Immediately after Italy, the French government also implemented strict epidemic prevention measures. Anyone can go out only with a signed document explaining their reasons for going out, and all "non-essential" shops are closed. In addition to supermarkets and pharmacies, the official documents of the French Ministry of Health list in detail 40 exceptional industries that are "indispensable for maintaining French life", including bakeries, butcher shops, grape hotels, cheese shops and grocery stores.
Nowadays, from Paris to Provence, the empty and lonely streets of towns all over France are filled with the aroma of bread every morning, and about 33,000 bakeries in the country continue to operate at this time. As before, the French went to the bakery near his home early in the morning to buy a baguette, but they needed to keep a safe distance from each other.
Anlacote, president of the French Bread and Pastry Federation, said that baguette is a symbol of French culture and an important part of people’s lives. "The experience of many people going out for the first time in their lives is to go to the bakery with their parents to buy French baguettes. The only chance for many elderly people to get in touch with others in a day is to go to the bakery."
Allakot believes that it makes sense to keep the bakery open during the epidemic. "Bakery is a necessity for the French not to be hungry. Many people don’t necessarily have supermarkets near their homes, but there must be bakeries."
In Paris, wine seems as precious as hand sanitizer. The French drinks wine as naturally as bread. Many wine shops sell 6 or 12 bottles of "essential package for fighting epidemic" to customers.
According to the report, during the COVID-19 epidemic, the French’s social habit of kissing on the cheek may disappear temporarily, but his love for wine will not disappear.
Germany
Berlin’s nightlife is a legend. In the past few decades, Berlin has been shaped into the capital of European electronic dance music. However, with the spread of the epidemic, gatherings of more than two people have been banned. There is only one answer to where to go to the party this weekend: at home.
How to have a party in your own home? Don’t worry, hundreds of independent nightclubs have joined together with the support of the government and played DJ dance music to people’s homes by streaming media. You don’t have to wait in line for admission at two o’clock in the middle of the night to hold a party at home. The streaming party starts at seven o’clock in the evening, and people can also donate money to musicians and nightclubs.
For Berliner Berger, being able to sit on his sofa in pajamas and listen to famous DJ playing pop dance music is killing two birds with one stone. "I really enjoyed the party at home. I even jumped up in the living room by myself. Then at the end of the party at midnight, you can fall asleep and get up on the first day in the same good spirits."
For the organizers, combining people with music in the face of crisis also symbolizes a kind of community spirit, just as people from East and West flocked to the streets after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is a symbol of German unity. Hegeman, the founder of the famous Berlin ballroom Trezee, said, "Who knows what will happen in the future? But I believe that after the epidemic subsides, people will definitely come out again and the party will not stop. "
From 00: 00 on March 23rd, Berlin and other states began to implement the most stringent ban on foot since the outbreak of COVID-19, among which Berlin was the first to take severe measures such as prohibiting more than two people from gathering in public places and closing restaurants and cafes. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei photo
Britain
Under the attack of the epidemic, the bars that British people are proud of have closed their doors and suspended their business. However, through various online instant messaging software, such as WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom and HouseParty, people all over the UK can still meet and have a drink with online parties in their own homes.
Many bars announce the time of online activities through social media and hold bar question-and-answer activities online, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to express their interest. In Scotland, traditional bars hold online music parties and invite folk musicians to share folk music online.
Home isolation, how to spend this weekend night? Many British people have already made plans to meet their friends for chatting and drinking in online bars, just like before.
The crowded subway car of the mayor of London, England, is now empty. China News Service reporter Zhang Pingshe
India
India has announced a 21-day blockade to fight the spread of the epidemic, but India is the second most populous country in the world. It is not easy to make 1.3 billion people stay at home all at once, and many people can’t buy enough food or medicine.
After the blockade was announced, India’s well-known celebrity couple, captain of cricket team Vera Golly and Bollywood actor’s wife Shamma, appealed to 55 million Twitter fans to "follow the government’s advice and unite", but at this time, it is not difficult for Indians to "stay together", but it is difficult to "keep a safe distance".
It is reported that Indians usually queue in circles instead of straight lines. So during the epidemic, supermarkets began to teach people how to keep a safe distance in line. They drew circles with chalk on the ground, and local health officials personally went to crowded supermarkets to demonstrate the circle and taught people the importance of a safe distance.
Queuing is not the latest knowledge for Indians to learn. Anyone who calls and answers the phone must first listen to a recorded message on how to maintain personal hygiene, including covering his mouth when coughing and the correct way to wash his hands. The local police even choreographed a dance of washing hands correctly.
Australia
When it comes to Australia, many people think of outdoor activities, relaxed life attitude and unique wild animals, but only those who have lived in Australia will know that the annual Easter holiday is a popular time for Australians to go camping in the wild, because Australia in the southern hemisphere enters winter after Easter, so enjoy outdoor activities before winter comes, and camping and barbecue with the whole family becomes a national activity.
Usually, more than 300,000 Australians go camping during Easter. Now I am trapped by the epidemic and can’t go out, but creative Australians will still find a way.
The Australian camper industry calls on people to set up tents in their backyard or living room, and indoor campers can watch the wild and natural environment through streaming media. People can also play cricket and eat barbecue in the backyard.
This global epidemic of infectious diseases has trapped many Australians at home, but people know in their hearts that this is not a bad thing.