Corona-Virus, don't panic, personal experience in Pattaya

[galenjones]

I am  in Pattaya since about 5 months. I have more friends among the Thais than among foreigners. I have over 1500 friends on Facebook. I have a lot of Thai friends who worked in restaurants that only hosted Chinese groups. The sad thing is that these friends have all lost their jobs. The good thing is that I don't know anyone from any of these groups I've mentioned has got this virus. I have been watching the development of this global pandemic with great concern for weeks. My detailed information should only serve to ensure that no unfounded panic is spread. If someone has different experiences in this forum, we should inform each other. Thank you!

[metempsychotic]

What detailed information did you give other than the number of facebook freinds you have?

[galenjones]

1 minute ago, metempsychotic said:

What detailed information, and what do facebook freinds have to do with anything?

Detailed = Thai friends, Foreign friends, Facebook friends (99% Asian), 

[spiekerjozef]

So why did you start this topic?

Getting more facebook friends?

[galenjones]

2 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

So why did you start this topic?

Getting more facebook friends?

 

3 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

So why did you start this topic?

Getting more facebook friends?

I am still concerned, but we should inform each other about different experiences. None of the members of Thai-Visa is a Facebook friend of mine or wanted to become. My topic is seriously, no joke.

[madmen]

Ha ha 

 

This is TV forum a place loaded with fear mongers and panic merchant's! 

[4MyEgo]

No doubt you will know when one of them does get it, and perhaps pass it onto you, i.e. unless your communication is all done via the net, like no social contact.

 

I on the other hand mix it up with farangs who return from overseas whether returning from work, holidays, or whatever, they sneeze, cough and spit out phlegm, naturally I cringe each time one of them sneezes or coughs with me yelling out "Corona" with the bar girl always looking over to me, with me saying no, no, no.

[cmarshall]

"Don't panic" is one approach.  Better advice is, "If you are going to panic, panic first."

[Farangwithaplan]

1 hour ago, galenjones said:

I have been watching the development of this global pandemic

 

1 hour ago, galenjones said:

My detailed information should only serve to ensure that no unfounded panic is spread.

Then take your own advise. Stop referring to it as a global pandemic.

[86Tiger]

Why was it a clicked this thread??

[Happy Grumpy]

1 hour ago, galenjones said:

I have over 1500 friends on Facebook. The sad thing is that these friends have all lost their jobs.

Number of messages begging and crying for a loan: 3,000.

[galenjones]

2 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Number of messages begging and crying for a loan: 3,000.

I have a lot of Thai friends who worked in restaurants that only hosted Chinese groups. The sad thing is that these friends have all lost their jobs.

[URMySunshine]

3 hours ago, madmen said:

Ha ha 

 

This is TV forum a place loaded with fear mongers and panic merchant's! 

and "madmen"....

[UbonThani]

1500 facebook friends equals 5 real friends

[Scott]

Off-topic post reported and removed.

 

[Clive]

I have 60 Facebook friends.

I am only friends with people that I can either visit or phone.

Regarding Coronavirus let's put it into perspective. The common flu kills so many more than this annually but doesn't receive this media frenzy.

On a positive note the numbers in China appear to have platoed.

[tonray]

17 hours ago, madmen said:

and panic merchant's! 

But One Get One this week only

[hobobo]

18 hours ago, galenjones said:

I have been watching the development of this global pandemic

You should become an advisor to WHO; they are so far behind that they hadn't even declared it a global pandemic.

[Orac]

9 minutes ago, hobobo said:

You should become an advisor to WHO; they are so far behind that they hadn't even declared it a global pandemic.

 

I will have you know that WHO have 4.7m likes on their facebook page so are clearly well aware of the situation though sadly well behind Kim Kardashian on 29m who is must  a global expert on the subject.

[TheFishman1]

What a good Samaritan TIT

[rwill]

2 hours ago, Clive said:

Regarding Coronavirus let's put it into perspective. The common flu kills so many more than this annually but doesn't receive this media frenzy.

These are the numbers so far this year just in the USA,

"The agency estimates there have been at least 29 million flu illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths from flu so far this season."

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-season-what-to-know-this-year

 

Covid-19 is a needle in a haystack and way over hyped.

 

[1FinickyOne]

18 hours ago, galenjones said:

I have over 1500 friends on Facebook

how many would you recognize if you saw them in person? how many would tell you if they had the virus? 

 

I am not a FB user but how well can you know any of these people? - - who may or may not be in an incubation period? 

[tandor]

18 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

What detailed information did you give other than the number of facebook freinds you have?

...what!..no selfie attached!

[1FinickyOne]

2 hours ago, Clive said:

the numbers in China appear to have platoed.

are people drinking hemlock now to escape? 

 

I think w/corona the fear is a pandemic as it is deadlier than the flu and can spread easily w/a long incubation period... 

 

but don't go by me - I do not interface w/facebook... my only friends and acquaintances are not virtual but actual...

[Pravda]

Lol at 1500 Facebook friends.

 

I have a fake Facebook account with a profile picture of vegemite and have over 3000 "friends" which I use it to troll on Thai expat groups. 

 

Thank god we have OP with such an id-depth insider knowledge of coronavirus.

[Brunolem]

18 hours ago, galenjones said:

Detailed = Thai friends, Foreign friends, Facebook friends (99% Asian), 

And exactly how many of these "friends" have been TESTED for the coronavirus?

[URMySunshine]

23 minutes ago, rwill said:

These are the numbers so far this year just in the USA,

"The agency estimates there have been at least 29 million flu illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths from flu so far this season."

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-season-what-to-know-this-year

 

Covid-19 is a needle in a haystack and way over hyped.

 

Let's hope so President Trump can continue his shaking hands and big rallies as a test bed for infectivity. 

[Brunolem]

23 minutes ago, rwill said:

These are the numbers so far this year just in the USA,

"The agency estimates there have been at least 29 million flu illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths from flu so far this season."

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-season-what-to-know-this-year

 

Covid-19 is a needle in a haystack and way over hyped.

 

The Chinese leaders are all but stupid.

 

If the coronavirus was a milder version of the seasonal flu, they certainly wouldn't have shut down their economy, a decision that is going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars, with worldwide repercussions for months on end, or more...

 

On top of that, these leaders, of all people, are certainly not going to be concerned (and panicked) over a mere 2,500 deaths...

 

So, try to put two and two together...

 

[Skallywag]

5 hours ago, UbonThani said:

1500 facebook friends equals 5 real friends

I know on Instagram I have more "followers" by people I do not know at all than people I do.  Weird

[IAMHERE]

15 hours ago, galenjones said:

I have a lot of Thai friends who worked in restaurants that only hosted Chinese groups. The sad thing is that these friends have all lost their jobs.

Interesting, how does one go about getting mostly (a lot) of friends that work in Pattaya restaurants?  Not just restaurants but restaurants that cater to the Chinese. This could get good. ????