Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle...
by LeanderK on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @03:52AM
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yeah, i think the cultural aspect can not be ignored!
The stereotypes of some cultures being more cold and wanting to keep their distances is grounded in reality. In e.g. france or italy having very close contact for example when greeting is the norm. I can imagine that it helps to spread the virus.
Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle...
by taneq on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @04:10AM
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Good point about greetings. Places where people get all over each others' faces to say hello have had a worse time of it than places where people bow politely from a distance.
The stereotypes of some cultures being more cold and wanting to keep their distances is grounded in reality. In e.g. france or italy having very close contact for example when greeting is the norm. I can imagine that it helps to spread the virus.
Others don't have to adjust too much.