Alexander Boris de Pfeffle Johnson (to give him his full name) said yesterday that the reason why the daily number of new infections in Germany was so much lower than in the UK was that the British were, in contrast, 'freedom-loving' so they couldn't be expected to follow rules.
Yes, it seems the British love their freedom so much that the few freedoms they had are now being taken away from them on account of their irresponsible - but freedom-loving - behaviour.
When I compare my life here in Germany to the lives of my parents and sister back in Wales, then I must say that life here is practically back to normal.
I can sit in the German library and university library and read. In all libraries, borrowing books etc. is back to normal. We can go to the cinema. ZAKK is putting on cultural events again. Even the local concert hall is back in business (with fewer seats obviously).
The shops are all open. People can get medical and dental treatment. We can travel freely round the country. Evening classes are up and running again. We can go to cafes and restaurants. Gyms are back to normal.
We may have some rules such as the so-called AHA rules (Abstand [distance], Hygiene and Alltagsmaske [everyday mask]) and registering your presence in, say, libraries, cinemas, cafes and restaurants, but the fact that most people stick to these rules and wear a mask when asked to do so (and often even when not required) means that....we keep these freedoms.
What can one conclude from all this? Basically, the more we stick to the rules in these strange times, the greater our freedoms are. Here in Germany, we really love and appreciate our freedom.
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