Topic- Life after lock down, will our social habits be changed forever?
-write an original composition
-non fictional
-life experience
-overall view
word limit (200-250)
Answers
PLEASE MARK BRAINLIEST.
100% CORRECT.
Firstly, in a recession they always do. Most people will have less money, or will at least be more concerned about what they spend their money on.
Discretionary spending in China is down 40 per cent from a year ago.
How much were you spending on takeaway coffee a couple of months ago? Will you keep paying €5 for your vanilla coconut milk cappuccino with no foam and whipped cream every day? Do we need to replace our cars quite so often?
Today the UK reported the lowest car sales in April in 74 years. And with restaurants, pubs and theatres likely to remain closed or partially closed for many months to come, we can’t help but spend less money. This is pretty obvious.
So what about when things return to what looks like the “old normal” and growth returns? Well, we have to remember that this isn’t like previous recessions. This one was brought on by a virus; a virus that forced us to stay indoors. It created fear.
One of the winners in recent weeks have been takeaway companies, delivering not just cheap pizza and burgers but actual three-course meals from some of our favourite restaurants. Why plod into town in the future, when you can enjoy the same tasty steak without the usual fuss at home? The same goes for our weekly shop. Millions of people are now having groceries delivered for the first time or buying other essential items online. It’s a new habit many will keep.
Cash was said to be king. In Germany and other parts of Europe, that was frustratingly true. But, shops are increasingly insisting on payment by card only. Personally, I haven’t used cash for weeks. I bet you most of those shops will now keep those “card only” signs in the window. These are only a few small examples, added to some bigger, perhaps more profound ones.
Will many more of us work from home? Germany and Finland have now enshrined in law that this should be an option for employees. Surely, lockdown arrangements have proven we don’t all need a desk in big, high rise office blocks? We can do our jobs effectively and efficiently from home. And what knock-on impact on our big metropolitan cities?
Also, it seems lots more people will take up cycling, walking or scooting to work, to avoid public transport. Cities like Brussels are now insisting on lower speed limits and more bicycle lanes being imposed this summer