The fence has gone.
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“I've been living like this for a long time - about twenty years. I'm forty now. I used to be in the civil service; I no longer am. I was a wicked official. I was rude, and took pleasure in it. After all, I didn't accept bribes, so I had to reward myself at least with that. (A bad witticism, but I won't cross it out. I wrote it thinking it would come out very witty; but now, seeing for myself that I simply had a vile wish to swagger - I purposely won't cross it out!) When petitioners would come for information to the desk where I sat - I'd gnash my teeth at them, and felt an inexhaustible delight when I managed to upset someone. I almost always managed. They were timid people for the most part: petitioners, you know. But among the fops there was one officer I especially could not stand. He simply refused to submit and kept rattling his sabre disgustingly. I was at war with him over that sabre for a year and a half. In the end, I prevailed. He stopped rattling. However, that was still in my youth. But do you know, gentlemen, what was the main point about my wickedness? The whole thing precisely was, the greatest nastiness precisely lay in my being shamefully conscious every moment, even in moments of the greatest bile, that I was not only not a wicked but was not even an embittered man, that I was simply frightening sparrows in vain, and pleasing myself with it. I’m foaming at the mouth, but bring me some little doll, give me some tea with a bit of suger, and maybe I’ll calm down. I’ll even wax tenderhearted, though afterwards I’ll certainly gnash my teeth at myself and suffer from insomnia for a few months out of shame. Such is my custom.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
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In May 2022, social distancing became the norm. Entering shops required pausing at taped lines two meters apart, as only a limited number of customers could enter at once. Initially, during the pandemic, some people wore masks and gloves, but most did not, partly because they were not readily available and government advice on their effectiveness, particularly outdoors, was ambiguous.
Many were eager to engage in conversation, and my camera served as a conversation starter.
In the UK, a notable immediate change involved Prime Minister Johnson urging those unable to work from home, such as construction workers, to return to their jobs from Monday, while avoiding public transport.
The prevailing message shifted from "Stay Home" to "Stay Alert."
Schools remained shut, with plans to reopen primary schools in June 2020.
Restaurants and cafes were expected to stay closed until at least July 2020.
The allowance of unlimited exercise, participation in some sports, and meeting one other person outdoors was introduced.
May 2020, Bury St Edmunds, England.
May 2020 Bury St Edmunds Suffolk England
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