About the chatty people: Sometimes I like to chat, but usually not so much at work. I have a colleague, who talks almost all the time. Either she talks about her travels, or her grandchild, or about politics (which I hate, because our opinions differ a lot, and I don't really like to discuss all the time). And if she doesn't talk about those things, she comments everything she does, wants to know if I think she did OK, if I had done the same, or what I think she should do... all the time. And now she is in my team and I have almost no opportunity to get out of her way. When she had to work the late shift last week, another colleague said to me: "Listen". " What?". "Nobody talks". So, I'm not the only one annoyed. And it was a nice day at work. Everybody just did their jobs and only saying something when necessary. I didn't notice before how exhausting a person can be who talks permanently.
At home I need at least half an hour of quiet alone time. Sometimes I don't get that, but I'm always trying. Nobody there but me. That's one of the reasons I always go to the river. I don't like phone calls either.
That's why I thought I didn't miss anyone.
Dina, I hope it won't get worse with the virus in your country in summer. Maybe the social distancing is enough. I hope so.
Here they are slowly reopening. Some students have class already, but so far only those who graduate this year.
They are thinking about letting the fourth grade of elementary school back into the classrooms, but it is still not clear how to do that. It would be my daughter in 4th grade. They finish elementary school in July and in September they all go to higher schools.
And smaller shops are allowed to open this week. Then we will see, how much the infection rate increases and if it is OK to reopen more or that's the theory.