In Praise of the English Speaking Ex-Pats Who Continued to Reside in Spain Through Covid-19 To-Date - Page 3

Jenni wrote on Wed Jul 1, 2020 1:24pm:

At the risk of being shot down in flames. You say about wearing masks, ' when shopping and when unable to do social distancing' this is not correct Mask are mandatory, if you are out in public you have to wear a mask or face a 600 euros fine. Please wear one.

Regards  Jenni

Alicia 11 wrote on Fri Jul 3, 2020 9:29am:

here in Mojacar and in Garrucha the mainly Spanish tourists are not wearing or in some cases even carrying masks.  no police checks here some cafes do not even have the hand sanitiser to use as you enter the place and the tables are not cleaned between users.

Miket wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 3:24pm:

We have visited only a few cafe/bars on the Mojacar playa. However, the ones we have been to have had all staff wearing masks and cleaning tables in between customers. We are pleased to be able to patronize these businesses. If we came across any not complying we would not stay - and would tell t...

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...hem why !

Stu65 wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 6:55pm:

One of the things i cant quite understand here in UK (and probably most other countries too), is you can get and get your shopping trolley in the supermarket, THEN you can sanitise your hands. Surley you should be able to sanitise your trolley bar first , as this is going to be one of the first p...

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...laces to have the virus.

JaneSW wrote on Wed Jul 1, 2020 8:55am:

Hi....I could have written this myself.

Additionally, one thing I will certainly do is put some money safely in to the Spanish small business economy. I will visit my local market, cafes and restaurants, garden centres, puppy rescue shops etc and will not only respect the rules I will expect the rules to be in force or vote with my fee...

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...t. I will not be taking an "I'm all right Jack" approach.

Unfortunately, just as for other strains of flu etc,  Covid-19 is never going to disappear completely and if we dont embrace and adjust many people will suffer for reasons beyond it....we have social responsibility and must take a broader view  - one which supports our family, neighbours, friends, businesses and dare I say it 2nd home owners and tourists - castigating the latter two as a homogenous irresponsible entity wounds deep and reflects badly on the expat community. However, my commonsense tells me that the majority of expats will continue to act with the character that saw them embrace major change when they first moved to Spain...they had a broader, confident and more bold view of the world then and will do now. I look forward to meeting those on my return.

Kind Regards,  Jane

truenudist wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 7:11pm:

Hi

I don't disagree Stu

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Thats certainly not the case in any supermarket I have been in in the Mojacar, Turre, Garrucha, Vera district. I seem to remember that most places here place the trolleys and baskets after the sanitiser.

I do believe, as responsible adults, that we all have a duty to protect ourselves despite/irrespective/ in addition to what others may advise. Supermarkets seem to have it pretty right here. I do see your point but if the last person to touch the trolley had sanitised their hands there would be less risk. 

What is to stop you taking you own sanitiser to clean the trolley handle before you get to the sanitiser in the shop?

It just seems like common sense to me.

regards

Matthew wrote on Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:26pm:

TripAdvisor and Facebook and even few of this forum have people who have denigrated the expats who advised potential holidaymakers to remain in their own countries and not bring their version of Covid-19 to Spain. Most of the expats have obeyed all the restrictions and somehow continue to keep Co...

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...vid-19 from their lives.

Suddenly, we have the brain dead people come hell or high water are intent in inflicting themselves and whatever virus they can carry on Spain. They have ignored the advice of their own government, flocked to beaches, marched in parades and continue to ignore restrictions and recommendations from their medical advisors. And some of them have now arrived in Spain and the invasion hasn't really started yet.

They are name calling their fellow countrymen who are living safely in Spain with every insult you can think up. They are even condemning the Spanish police for doing their jobs. The supermarkets have additional self styled cretins who refuse to wear facemasks or even to maintain the required number per household who can shop or even fail in the suggested distancing. 

But the person who has kept their part of Spain safe is now under threat.

Fresh wrote on Mon Jul 6, 2020 9:15am:

Re supermarkets in the uk

The 2 at which I shop sanitise the trolleys between use and provide sanitiser on the way in

Alicia 11 wrote on Fri Jul 3, 2020 9:29am:

here in Mojacar and in Garrucha the mainly Spanish tourists are not wearing or in some cases even carrying masks.  no police checks here some cafes do not even have the hand sanitiser to use as you enter the place and the tables are not cleaned between users.