The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way that we live and interact... maybe even permanently. So Redditor u/sinosty asked, "What will never be the same again once the pandemic is over?" Here are some of the responses.
1. "Movie ticket prices. Paying $20 for a movie when even BEFORE the pandemic hit, most movies weren't even worth that money."
2. "The weird pride surrounding dragging yourself to work when you're sick."
"I think sick days, or WFH if you’re not feeling 100%, will be far more accepted." —u/strippersandcocaine
3. "Grocery shopping IRL."
4. "Our healthcare workforce. I'm afraid of a mass exodus of nurses in particular."
"This pandemic kicked everyone's ass, but none more so than healthcare workers." —u/BookishJuka
5. "Sitting in a doctor's office waiting room when you're sick."
6. "I really REALLY hope all this sets a new precedent in terms of public sanitation."
"The number of places that are now like, 'Look, we're doing full sanitation procedures to make sure you stay safe!' and it's like... 'You weren't before?!" —u/liliangoose
7. "Virtual doctor's appointments."
"I have doctors that make me show up for 15 minutes just to get them to sign a new prescription. Having these visits over video has been such a time saver." —u/SirensToGo
8. "Not that I ever did it much previously, but I highly doubt I’ll ever eat at a buffet again."
9. "My trust in the government."
10. "Snow days."
11. "I have plenty of friends I’ve lost all respect for."
12. "Boundaries between work or school and home."
13. "The blissful ignorance of sticking my fingers in a random bowling ball, then proceeding to eat food without a care in the world."
14. "Commuting. I’m sure I will work from home regularly."
15. "Hopefully pizza delivery. No contact-pizza delivery is the best thing to come out of this."
16. "On a personal level. I've learned about what I can and can't live with, what I need around me and what can just drift away with the wind."
17. "Wearing masks in public whenever we might be feeling under the weather."
18. "Many smaller businesses that are already heavily suffering will not able to recover even after the pandemic."
"It has become so normal for many to just use Amazon." —u/mikevseveryone
19. "Leaving space between people waiting in lines"
20. "Old school etiquette-type things like shaking hands, hugging, or holding a door for someone."
"I think now people will be less likely to do some of these things. It’s sad." —u/kitcatpaints
21. "I think cruise ships might be done for."
22. "It’s probably wishful thinking, but I really hope governments start taking a hard fucking look at how nursing homes are run."
23. "Movie theaters."
24. "Adults living with their family. I think it'll be more widely accepted in the Western world."
25. "I'm never wearing a bra again babyyyyyyyyy!"
