(GER) M, from Germany gets to know her friends anew

Published: May 29, 2020, 7 a.m.

I am 64 years old, retired and live in Hildesheim. I have always been outdoors a lot and now I meet many more parents with their children there. This is certainly also due to the increased time they spend together. I find it a very positive aspect that they spend this time together outdoors in nature. I myself meet my friends much more often only outdoors in nature for walks or short hikes, and I have now noticed that completely different topics have come up, that we are also more intensively involved with each other and get to know each other anew and discover other sides of us. That is a very exciting thing.

Furthermore, I think that the shopping behaviour has changed, we rather think about what we need now, so that we don't have to walk into the shop a few more times. I make myself a note. It's different in the shops too. You can't rush into a shop like that, often you have to wait outside in a queue be patient until you are granted access. What is also nice is that there is no more jostling at the cash desks, since the distance must be kept. Thus, the hectic pace of everyday life is also taken away to a certain extent.