Jalapeno comments

I hear Buddha was no saint.

Yubaru - MAYU WATANABE, MAYU WATANABE, MAYU WATANABE. That should help you remember her.

Ms. Pacman gobbled a lot of my money. Oh, how I wished I had invested in Microsoft, Apple, or anything at that time...

could be other reasons:

Asians in the U.S. have a mundane existence, so they need to "escape" with TV watching, and gaming.

Asians are too afraid in the corona era to go out and be harassed by people who think they are the cause of this mess.

In terms of cost saving, Asians see the value of streaming versus going to a theater or sports event.

Asians are more family-oriented, so watching streaming at home with the kids is considered quality time.

Money well spent. So many legit threats out there, like the Borg, Klingons, Cylons, First Order, Second Order...

Just suspend the economy for 2 years or however long it takes to get a vaccine ready. Universal Basic Income for 2 years. Look up the pros and cons.

Restaurants? Hah, I'd be surprised if 50% don't go under, what with people like me not so eager to go back to those places that have cramped seating. I'm lucky I am at that age where not going to a bar or some other nightlife thing leaves some void in my life.

2 years of UBI, and that's give everywhere enough time to 1) get their business ready for the new standards in society, OR 2) rethink their lives and maybe take up some other profession.

At least give these small business a partial monthly subsidy, and if they can't stay afloat even with that help, then they should just fade out, like the samurai.

I do miss ramen restaurants, that's for sure.

I, for one, am to going to push my employer to continue allowing us the option to work from home at least part of the week.

Sounds good - make people work for the money they are being given.

I wonder how Japan can do the same. Where does Japan's infrastructure need propping up or wetlands need whatever it is wetlands need?

Really, let's just stop this fantasy that the economy can ever return to normal. Just give everyone free money and let everyone be happy. No work. No socializing. No infections. If the whole world did this, we wouldn't have to worry about currency fluctuations, etc. etc.

CaptDingleheimer, while I see your point, the bigger point is that keeping a regular train schedule with far fewer people will make riding the trains a lot, lot, lot safer.

What exactly is that song about? Never actually bothered to pay attention to the lyrics. Is it right up there with IMAGINE in terms of a marginal relationship to what is going on right now?

By the way, I love sukiyaki, except for all of that sugar they put in it, and how it kind of stinks up your whole dining room.

So the next question is "How is the world going to punish China for this?"

One wonders why he's not the prime minister.

Yubaru (and anyone who thumbed up him/her):

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-darvish-asians-insult-20171029-story.html

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19353394/jeremy-lin-brooklyn-nets-says-heard-racist-remarks-more-frequently-college-nba

https://nypost.com/2017/10/03/i-became-a-priest-after-being-fired-for-racist-jeremy-lin-headline/

Might want to do some research before posting.

Actually, 2 cloth masks is all you need. Wear one, wash it, hang it up to dry. Wear the other one the next day. Be sure to stick a panty liner in the mask:

https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/lifestyle/hygiene-and-beauty/panty-liners

I've been doing that, and MAYBE it helps.

2 per household means you have to leave the rest of your family "out to dry".

NY stores have a 10-person limit allowed in their store at any one time.

"The shock postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics"...Shock to who? Not shocked at all.

And if there is no vaccine or treatment by next year, guess what...

And yet I still see people congregating outside. It's like people are brain dead.

OK to be outside (I ride my bicycle a lot in these times), but don't congregate, and wear a mask FFS if you are around a high concentration of people.

Nobody should be travelling...period. Shut the trains and airports down!

If they made it a requirement, or just outright banned flights from wherever, that would all but doom the Olympics from being held here.

All of you saying postponing it is a "no brainer"...Well, you're assuming the people in charge actually have one.

Volunteer? You mean no money? Nah.

Google translate. Done. Next.

What's worrying is that the rate of re-infections seems to be on the uptick. If that is the case, then quarantines will only work so long before hot spots flare up. The best thing is to move to Montana.

Should he be touching that area?

Just move it to next year. What's the big deal?

I wonder what those two items left on the shelf are.

He'll be a hero if this covid becomes super viral in Japan and the source was one of the released cruise ship passengers.

I don't even know why the MOJ bothered. Like they have any incentive to change anything. What, are countries going to withhold trade deals over this?

If I were the MOJ, I would be like, "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it?"

He rode the Shinkansen? I wonder how he was able to disguise himself. I'm thinking a beard, stache, mask, sunglasses, or a full on Mission Impossible level disguise.

Maria - that's nice of you. Now spread that logic and courage to elementary, JHS, and HS students, and oh, let's not forget the boys.

It's doomed. Hard to watch. A scrum always looks like a bunch of beefy guys laying a single egg.