Re: Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:44 pm
I reflected upon this story with my buddy on Maui...and he said the same thing: He had never seen so many Chinese visitors in his life. I don't think this was something insidious...just ill-timed. As I look back on my experience, I still can't remember having ever encountered that many Chinese tourists at ANY time. Well, maybe I was hyper-alert due to the overt pandemic news.UnBiasFan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:47 amI think the virus went from Asia to Europe to mainland USA to Hawaii ...SundayJam wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:38 pmYes, but the ritual temperature test is an awareness measure. I am made aware of my own body on a daily basis and that I should be careful about the things I come into contact with. I live in an Asian hub that has regular contact with Hong Kong, Singapore, and China. A sure sign of a Chinese tourist is Thai elephant pants. During the outbreak, I couldn't tell you how many times I saw Chinese tourists in 'elephant pants' : at the mall, at my home gym, and even on the bus! I do not have any symptoms and am grateful.
Do you really think no Chinese tourists...or visitors from Asia...didn't bring the virus to America as well? Seriously?!!Irse wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:50 amThat really helped us since our leaders seem clueless. It would be more devastating if it was the other way around.UnBiasFan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:47 amI think the virus went from Asia to Europe to mainland USA to Hawaii ...SundayJam wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:38 pm
Yes, but the ritual temperature test is an awareness measure. I am made aware of my own body on a daily basis and that I should be careful about the things I come into contact with. I live in an Asian hub that has regular contact with Hong Kong, Singapore, and China. A sure sign of a Chinese tourist is Thai elephant pants. During the outbreak, I couldn't tell you how many times I saw Chinese tourists in 'elephant pants' : at the mall, at my home gym, and even on the bus! I do not have any symptoms and am grateful.
It makes sense, doesn't it? We know now that it was a tenacious bug that didn't promote obvious symptoms right away. All the while, the bug was being spread. Back in the day, Japanese used to be the number 1 visitor to Hawaii. I can only guess that Koreans and Chinese have increased as well. I can't remember so many Europeans visiting Hawaii. Americans...making a second trip to Hawaii after vacationing in Europe...I doubt it.
I would think that if it came directly from Asia, we would have seen it much earlier and much more severe than the east coast. Americans could have gotten if from friends or family that went to Europe or from Europeans that came to America for a vacation then the Americans came to visit Hawaii.SundayJam wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:13 pmIt makes sense, doesn't it? We know now that it was a tenacious bug that didn't promote obvious symptoms right away. All the while, the bug was being spread. Back in the day, Japanese used to be the number 1 visitor to Hawaii. I can only guess that Koreans and Chinese have increased as well. I can't remember so many Europeans visiting Hawaii. Americans...making a second trip to Hawaii after vacationing in Europe...I doubt it.
All I know is that Hawaii hosts an awful lot of Asian tourists. Asia was hit first and is the source of bug. Don't you remember that Japanese cruise ship early on? Those are typical Hawaiian tourists. Do the math. In Thailand, we diagnosed the first external spread of the virus, and yet we received very little damage. So, I think there are many factors as to why one place gets hit harder than another.Irse wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:30 amI would think that if it came directly from Asia, we would have seen it much earlier and much more severe than the east coast. Americans could have gotten if from friends or family that went to Europe or from Europeans that came to America for a vacation then the Americans came to visit Hawaii.SundayJam wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:13 pmIt makes sense, doesn't it? We know now that it was a tenacious bug that didn't promote obvious symptoms right away. All the while, the bug was being spread. Back in the day, Japanese used to be the number 1 visitor to Hawaii. I can only guess that Koreans and Chinese have increased as well. I can't remember so many Europeans visiting Hawaii. Americans...making a second trip to Hawaii after vacationing in Europe...I doubt it.