Coping with Covid

ancientmariner said:
A group of men have been meeting in the empty Shopko parking lot near where I live. They bring their sack lunch (fast food), drink and their lawn chair. Sit in a circle spaced at least 6 feet apart and enjoy the camaraderie of their otherwise isolated friends.
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quite a few women do that here in the local parks..they've been really pedantic about having their chairs well apart, but they get to meet up and combat any loneliness they may be feeling
 
Just curious, if there's added difficulty in hearing each other, sitting at further distances,
with some becoming possibly hard of hearing, as we are aging?

Also ... I wonder,
if there's more added confusion than usual would be,
about who's turn to speak next, and talking over each other, or just to the one nearest you.....or 2 or 3 conversations at once.....etc.....
than there would be in a more usual setting, when we used to sit closer together, for a social interaction?

Or do people decide on a more organized manner of interaction to fit this situation, such as perhaps, one at a time, going around the circle?

And....do people need to be a bit more careful which subjects they are raising their voices louder than usual, to talk about? :ROFLMAO:

Just kidding on that last one....but just wondering overall, if people adjust differently....or not.
 
6 ft is the same distance as 6 ft of man. they're not that far from each other. you can still hold a normal conversation just louder. and it's just like any other group discussion. everybody gets a chance to jabber.
 
and depending on where you are and what the subject is then yeah you might wanna watch what you're saying cuz now everyone can hear you. LOL
 
Thanks for that input, Marci. I appreciate it.
I am not able to do that, myself, so I had been wondering about how much or little, the conversing might be influenced by the present virus concerns.

I did read that if someone sneezes , or talks loudly, or (obviously) coughs, then farther than 6 feet would be needed.
 
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