Just like gyms, restaurants and coffee shops are reopening today but with social distancing rules in place as well as some new safety measures. For example, restaurants can only use disposable cutlery and are required to have a 2 meters gap between tables (amongst other rules).
I’m really curious to see how this plays out because unlike gyms where you’re meant to keep your mask on the whole time, you’re not expected to keep your mask on while eating.
But with all the concerns I have, I’ll probably be dining out, but maybe once the initial rush subsides since I’m expecting the first couple of weeks to be super busy.
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There should be see-thru plastic tents covering the tables/seating so people can eat without worrying about uncovering their mask in a public space.
Plastic tents is a horrible idea but Vigonovo for example has plexi glass between tables which I think is a good idea
It’s a great idea because there is growing evidence A/C and recycled air can carry virus particles contained in smaller droplets that don’t settle out within six feet and instead hang in the air and drift on currents.
Here’s a few sources so you don’t delete my comment:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/air-conditioning-may-be-factor-in-covid-19-spread-in-the-south/
https://msystems.asm.org/content/msys/5/2/e00245-20.full.pdf
As I heard, restaurants can use their usual plates and cutlery if they have dishwashers inside their kitchen, disposable is not mandatory.
From what we got everything has to be single use. That’s the wording they used, “single use” but if it’s anything like the airport mess then there will be an announcement in the afternoon with new rules 😅
Disposable cutlery and plates in all restaurants? Hopefully biodegradable ones. We dont need anymore plastic pollution.
The last thing on anyone right now is biodegrade forks
Many restaurant owners will keep their stores closed and continue serve togo or delivery
How about carrying your own cutlery. Maybe this pandemic can normalize this good for environment practice.
thats actually not a bad idea, like when u go to a barber u take your own kit with u, i’ll start taking my favorite cutlery with me
If you are afraid/vulnerable, stay home, forever. If others want to risk waking up in the morning and leaving their homes and living their lives, they should be allowed to, specifically because these stages of reopening are approved.
I don’t know, I think it’s still a safer choice to just use disposable cutlery. I’d love to use my own, but now, I don’t think I want to eat with something I have to carry around with me in public. I know it will be well covered, protected, hidden and so on, but still. But that’s just me and my newly developed paranoia.
Check out travel or camping cutlery sets there are some cute ones
I went to a popular mall today and saw so many people dining as if nothing is going on, as if they were completely oblivious of the fact that people are dying every single day around the world.
I was stumped. France is deathly worried of their rise in cases (3000 per day) but they’re a population of 67 million..
popular mall? do you work for Arab Times now? Just tell us what mall lol
lol. “I heard a rumor…”
I think what this pandemic has reinforced is the need for secrecy and hearsay. As long as we’re not telling each other anything, we all get out of this alive. One individual at a time.
You two clearly missed the point.
John – was that English you just wrote? It looks like a bunch of incoherent thoughts strung together.
Then you probably understand it completely.
Let me know if you need anymore assistance deciphering sarcasm, Ms. Went To A Popular Mall.
By the way, an ellipsis has three periods, not two. I’m sure that’s what you meant, Shakespeare. Let me know if you need any English lessons, as well. Good use of the em dash, though…
(See what i did there?)
Think you meant “any more assistance”^
Can you be any more annoying? Asking for a friend.
I don’t think you have any friends.
There’s no fail safe way of keeping eating out ‘a totally sanitized experience,’ so good luck to y’all on that.
As a rule of thumb senior citizens and those with co- comorbidities would do well to avoid indoor restaurants.
The popular mall was crowded before today. In fact more crowded than normal – because ppl have saved up a lot of money these past months (Billions according to the bank report today) and have nothing to do with it.
So the only difference in the popular mall now is, isn’t of doing take-outs, they’re sitting their behinds down and eating. Why risk their and maybe even others lives – thats another and a big discussion.
Yesterday I took my wife and kids to a popular Japanese fusion restaurant in a popular mall and we had many popular sushi dishes.
Today we woke up alive and kicking.
lol
That’s nice.
Some of us don’t want to get sued by popular Japanese fusion restaurants.
Loooolll
None of the gyms I’ve called up have said anything about wearing masks at all times though, only when entering and exiting the gym
Which gyms told you that you don’t need to wear a mask?
My gym is enforcing the mask rule. No entry or workout without a mask on, period.
I probably shouldn’t mention their names but they’re all popular and expensive gyms in and around kuwait city. And they’re only offering PT.
I’m not surprised though, it’s exhausting wearing a mask doing regular activities, I don’t see how anyone could workout with it on.
Sounds like you’re talking out of your ass since all gyms require you to wear a mask while working out. And wtf, how do you get exhausted wearing a mask?? Try working out with an altitude training mask that actually restricts the air flow. Regular masks don’t restrict shit https://www.trainingmask.com/training-masks/training-mask-2-0/
Not necessarily talking from his ass. Requiring it is one thing, following the requirements are another thing. Another example, shops are required to close changing rooms, but many discreetly allow customers to try on clothes.
He didn’t say oh some random gym down the corner, he specifically said popular and expensive gyms but doesn’t mention a single one either. Don’t believe everything you read online, people love to talk out of their ass.
I called every single popular and expensive gym myself and they all said you have to wear a mask.
See what i did there? It’s easy to say stuff without requiring proof.
Gyms, or anyplace really, will require you wearing a mask upon entering/exiting but I don’t think they will immediately kick you out once they see your mask hanging around your chin for a bit (while I can totally see that many will ONLY wear the mask on entering/exiting) hence what he meant by, and I rephrase, “none of the gyms requires wearing a mask at all times”. Maybe that’s what OP has meant.
And why are you shocked that someone would get exhausted wearing a mask and especially while working out? Many people have mild asthma which affect their breathing once they wear a mask and I am one of them, so working out with a mask on would immediately trigger my asthma.
Why are you defending a comment left by some anonymous person without any proof or details? Also do you really want to get into a discussion about medical masks and how unrestrictive they are? Cuz unless you’re using some QAnon website as a source you’re basically gonna lose that debate because it’s been proven that face masks won’t cause you to breathe in more carbon dioxide or reduce your oxygen levels…
Lol why would I come up with such a trivial lie and post it on a blog?
Don’t just assume that an anonymous comment means they’re talking out of their ass.
The others are defending me because it’s not really hard to believe that gyms won’t be enforcing the rule, whether it’s mandatory or not.
You want the names so bad?
Both have short names (5 & 6 letters) and end with “te”, go ahead and decipher.
One even said you can pull it down to your chin after you enter and workout, which was quite ridiculous.
If they go down for this it’s on you homie.
lol wtf are we playing charades here?
Yeah. You go there and they’ll probably ask you to put a fish bowl on instead! All gyms have been mandated to use masks
@Mark
My intention was to explore his point of view, something I tend to do, but not necessarily defending him cuz I have nothing for or against him for he’s an anonymous person. Proof is indeed required in such especially sensitive matters.
My opinion on wearing a mask and it’s effect comes from my personal experience and it’s not based on reading scientific papers on this certain subject or from trusted news outlets, so no I don’t want to get into a discussion or a debate I’m not competent at. I don’t know if you have payed attention to my comment but I have mild asthma which must have an effect on why I experience discomfort on breathing while wearing a mask.
Yeah I totally understand and I’m not criticizing you for wanting to explore someone’s point of view, I was just making you aware that I get loads of people who leave comments here just for the sake of trolling and nothing else.
Wonder when this above 60 no gym entry restriction will be lifted.
Mark i went to a specific area in a certain Middle Eastern country located on a specific planet and i heard they possibly weren’t wearing some protective clothing idk, that’s what I heard. It is like listening to 4 year olds, no wonder everything is going to shit if people have to lie to feel self important, you should enforce a rule where if people dont give proper evidence then they are talking out their asses.
big brother is always watching us