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THE NEW NORMAL.
Sushi harks back to a time when in Japan, as an entire
country, food was hard to find and you had to make the
most of limited resources. Centuries later the food is a
hidden clue as to how the world can change when times
are tough.
If you thought that the pandemic would last for a few weeks and that
lockdown would kill of spread of the infections then sadly you are in for
a rude awakening. Some experts are saying that a viable treatment could
easily take till 2021 to roll out across the globe. And that is not to say
this would be a cure, only a treatment.
Efforts in this department are more wide spread than ever though. There
has, in the past, never been a significant financial incentive to develop a
vaccine for any previous corona viruses (like SARS). This may be why one
was never found for any of the other corona viruses. Let’s hope they find
one soon.
Either way it is clear that the threat of Covid-19 is here to stay. So, get
used to wearing a mask and washing your hands like 2002’s hit TV show
character Monk. This is the new normal.
As we are forced to fear each other and avoid each other we are all
going to become more insular and isolated. This will change the way
WELCOME TO THE
NEW NORMAL
ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL?
we think. We should expect depression and loneliness to become more
rampant. And as people are becoming more insular, we too should
expect countries and political groups to follow suit.
The “new” normal may sadly resemble the old normal in many ways
except perhaps in a mask but changes are coming. They cannot be
avoided. Those who adapt the fastest will be the best equipped to earn
a living and cope with the coming stresses that a global pandemic
naturally creates.
Welcome to the new normal.

SOME STUFF WILL GET EXPENSIVE OTHERS CHEAPER.
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The restaurant trade too will have to adapt or die. While getting
something nice to eat that someone else has made will always be a
winner, reduced finances and increased risk of transmission will continue
to hit this industry even with deliveries and drive through being in
operation. Who wants to go sit in a room full of strangers who will cough
on you anyway?
To promote local trade and economic growth it is possible that worldwide
we may see increased tariffs on imported goods making them less
desirable in a move to promote buying locally. This can lead to short
term booms in some industries.
We may find that the rich quickly move to online schooling because they
have the means and the data and this becomes the preferred means
of study. This may push prices down due to demand. International
qualifications from international institutes may become the norm.
It is said that countries like the USA will now even allow online voting
to take place. So, expect to be forced to have an online presence in the
coming new normal. Finally Mark Zuckerberg and his friends will get
to spy on you (let’s pretend they weren’t). Hopefully, you are interesting
enough for him to care about.