Long before the coronavirus, South Koreans had begun reducing human contact in their lives. The pandemic might make that disassociation permanent.
But in Asia, time alone for some has come to be celebrated and cherished as a revolt against a collectivist tradition and something of a liberation for a generation of young adults.Jeong Dan-bi, 31, runs a start-up providing information and services for the— such as cocktail recipes to make at home, and where to get shabu shabu for one.
Since the coronavirus outbreak, there’s been a twofold surge in sign-ups for her app, Jeong said. She noted in South Korea, there had been negative views of the trend from the older generation casting it as youthful selfishness, but that may shift with the coronavirus outbreak. A newspaper op-ed last week credited South Korea’s legions of deliverymen and -women as the unsung heroes who had allowed life in the country to largely go on even as cities elsewhere went on lockdown. Amid a surge in orders, a deliveryman in his 40s with a heart condition collapsed and died on the job in the early hours of March 12.
“The world has changed. It could easily have been very depressing and anxiety-inducing, but even in self-quarantine we were connected through the mobile web,” said Koo, who is 54 and identifies as a product of a pre-digital world. “We were cut off but not cut off at the same time, connected all the more intimately.”
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Germany eyes long-term profits from selling stakes it buys in crisis: paperGermany aims to make long-term financial gains from selling stakes in companies ...
Read more »
The Long Run of American Job Growth Has EndedBreaking: A record 3.28 million workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the new coronavirus hit the economy, ending a decadelong job expansion
Read more »
How Long Can the Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?Is it safe to order packages online? Do you need to disinfect your groceries? Here’s what we know.
Read more »
Roasting Season Is Over. Long Live the SautéBetween roasting season and grilling season, there is: sauté season.
Read more »