Morning/afternoon y'all! I am working a mid shift as a cashier. Today we will see how this virus situation has affected our business. Senior discount day is usually extremely busy. I wonder if our senior customers will be there in droves as usual. Things have changed dramatically over the weekend as to the recommendations to avoid social interactions.
On a more happy note, the weather is beautiful.
I didn't know what "in droves" meant... But now i'm enlightened: i saw humanoids IN DROVES yesterday when i went to "Merchant's court" shopping mall in order to get my pre-ordered B12 supplement. I can't say that there were crowds of people inside the mall in general (despite that it was Sunday), but when i entered "Gostinka-art" space, where many tiny offices are located (including that sports nutrition shop), i didn't recognize the place. There were loads of people (we call it "like herring in a barrel").
They were mostly buying jewellerry (made of semi-precious stones). It turned out it was a monthly exhibition/clearance of russian jewellery. There were so many of them in that small sealed space, and they were breathing at each other so intensively (and i noticed a couple foreigners!), that i put my top's collar on my face and ran quickly to the office (having pushed away a couple of humanoids, it seems to me).
I was a little stressed out about that (considering that i loathe crowds at any time). I got my order, but when the boy-cashier gave me my change (1 rouble, because my B12 jar cost 499 roubles), i said: "Thanks a lot, but i won't take this rouble, because i don't like it", lol. The boy gave me a conspiratorial glance, smiled, nodded and said: "Spasibo, vsego horoshego" ("Thank you, have a good day").
After that, i went to Moscowsky railway station by subway. Guess whom did i see in a subway train, a few meters away from me?? Right, Chinese girls! They were standing at the door, speaking loudly to each other. Some people were staring at them with wild eyes and quickly crawling away, to another door. I'm sure they were just students who study at (any) SPb institute, and who live here constantly, but this picture (of people freaking out) really showed that people are... freaked out (sorry, couldn't help).