Comments by "annoyed aussie" (@annoyedaussie3942) on "Pandemic South Africa" video.

  1. Who is running the response in South Africa, is it the National government or Provincial governments? This makes a big difference, in Australia and US it's the responsibility of each state to manage the response and people say Australia this and that but they are talking about one state actually. Victoria has 95% or more of the current cases and 25% of the population. Border restrictions exist in all states now which is why the major problem is contained to one state. I think without travel restrictions if your province does well it won't help much because infections will continue to come in. Keep up the good work, it would be a hard time for you I expect.
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  2.  @mildredobrien517  The why can be many reasons, I know I don't want to wear a mask or cloth mask but I will if the government requires it. I am in Queensland Australia and we have had a total of 225 cases of close contact or community transmission officially in a population of about 5 million. I live in a small apartment and did get very crook in March I think and some backpackers from Europe were about 6 metres away on the balcony while I was on mine, I think I did get the virus but could have been another virus no certain way to know but only tested when it was open to anyone who wants a test and all symptoms gone by then and was negative. I did wear a mask when shopping when I was sick and never touched a product unless I am going to buy it because I knew I was sick with something. One aspect based on many comments I see is that people who haven't seen it personally seem to believe it won't affect them, especially people from the US and of course the president probably contributed to this. Also if you are in a rural area it can seem like it's somewhere else, however it can spread through a small town no problems but it will be slower. People who get it but not bad symptoms also might never tell anyone because they feel stupid for not listening. In Australia the people that have taken it the most seriously are remote indigenous communities so they wanted to be cut off from all but essential government workers from the outside and have been. Their fear is reasonable they might be 500 km from the nearest hospital and if things got out of control generally they would be extremely vulnerable. Of course they aren't wearing masks but about how seriously people take it. I live in the city I am 10 minutes drive to 3 different major public hospitals, if I was 500 km away I know for a heart attack or something probably I am a gonner because even the flying doctor will be an hour or so minimum if an airstrip is close. So people's perception of their own vulnerability would play a big part in behaviour I think.
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  3. I think banning those things was a terrible idea. I am Australian but I think people are people and I smoke and drink and if you took those off me if I have the means I will get it on the black market or alternatively if I am poor I am more likely to share cigarettes which is a perfect way to spread a disease.
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  4. In what way?
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  5.  @janinemitchell8210  I think having your province run the health response is good, but don't think having the National government doing the restrictions is a good idea. However it could be argued it's neutral because the system has succeeded in Australia and arguably completely failed in the US. So maybe having the national government do something could be preferable on average, also it depends on how the population views a province versus the national government, maybe people would ignore the provincial governments but listen more to the national in SA's case. So not going as far to say it's the wrong approach and I am biased because of my country's success so far excluding one state currently having problems and on lockdown. Best of luck to South Africa and I hope your country comes out of it not too bad.
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  6. The safer areas would be less dangerous than certain US inner cities. But the dangerous areas would be extremely dangerous.
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  7. You might be confusing quality take aways versus for example bakery products which are cheap with high energy and little nutrition. I am in Australia and I can say making a hamburger with plenty of salad is cheaper than buying one which is reasonably healthy, but I can buy some cheap cake or chips or something really cheap. Just my thoughts maybe I am wrong. Outdoor culture depends largely on socio economic group I would think along with rural versus city.
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  8. Depends on the country and culture. I noticed in Thailand under normal circumstances it's the opposite with poor farmers and street sellers etc. in Bangkok do and rich people never do.
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  9. But look at the SA homicide statistics, they remarkably make inner US cities seem not too bad. I am not South African and can accept it's probably not bad everywhere as in any country but overall SA issue really bad when it comes to violent crimes . I personally would love to visit South Africa one day but this would be a concern of mine also knowing my behaviour I like to explore and that might cause me big problems.
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