Uk Covid Response - As Seen By Greece.

[diddlydo]

Please take a look and think that Boris and Co are still great:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/06/ve-day-heroes-patriotic-multicultural-britain
I hope the link takes you to the article re Greece as the headline is somewhat misleading!

[fiction-factory]

No mention of Greece as far as I can see

[fiction-factory]

I'll do it for you
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/10/greeks-marvel-at-britains-covid-chaos-as-their-lockdown-lifts-after-150-deaths

[diddlydo]

Thanks FF - that's the bit I meant to refer to.

[fiction-factory]

>Greece can now look forward to a summer tourist season beginning in July

I doubt they'll be letting Brits, Italians, Belgians, French, Spaniards or Americans fly in for a holiday

[TheWholeTruth]

Zzzzzz...who cares what you think , why do you bother, are you on some sort of crusade to convert people to your warped way of thinking ?...how many have you converted ?..let me guess a big fat zero

[KARL]

The sentiment/perception is not uniquely Greek, it is possibly quite widespread - the world's view of the UK is frequently quite different from the UK's view of itself. The man's observation that "It was clear they were about to really mess up" is the mark of a perceptive man. I know a couple who were to be travelling to the UK in March but, with no faith in the UK handling the situation well, changed their plans and went elsewhere - they are avoiding the UK for an indefinite period but have plans for other travel.

[dannyk13]

Usual claptrap from the anti -British left wing rag.

[fiction-factory]

There are examples that work both ways. I know someone with a holiday home is in Spain- they'd gone over for a few months but decided to come back here as they saw what was happening in Spain- they found the personal restrictions too much and decided on balance to take the chance here in their rural home

[jim360]

If the "anti-British left-wing rag" is merely describing what other people are saying, why is it claptrap? For example, here is the anti-British left-wing rag, the Telegraph, reporting much the same thing:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/06/britain-criticised-around-world-dither-delay-coronavirus-response/

Rightly or wrongly, other countries are looking askance at the British approach. It seems reasonable at least to listen to what they have to say.

[TheWholeTruth]

A rag it is...
im still waiting for an answer to a question i asked diddelydodo on another of her obeseesed posts i asked a while back as to how with her claimed superior intellect she would have dealt with this crisis ?....

shes very good at negativity and slating but short of everything else..im sure her hindsight is up to spec though

[dannyk13]

ZM, the Guardian follows a pattern of continually criticising all things that the Government do.

[KARL]

Jim 14.29, Wrong, nobody should listen to a word that is not what they want to hear, it sort of ruins the day - it's anti-British for a start.

[fiction-factory]

Well it's clear that Greece have been much more successful but they had some advantages- a population about 15% the size of ours but spread over a massive area including many islands so apart from Athens there isn't as much interaction of people. Greece is also less of an international hub than London or Madrid or New York. But yes they have done well. But they are not the norm- we are not massively out of line with Italy, Spain but compare less well with Germany.

[douglas9401]

It's difficult to hear what others are saying over the braying though.

The fag packet is getting very tattered.

[ynnafymmi]

Aye,diddlydo.I would no more trust the Greeks than i would the Chinese.Are you a member of the Chinese disinformation bureau,by the way?Your posts seem to suggest that you are either based in Shanghai or St.Petersburg.

[diddlydo]

The Whole Truth - when you learn the meaning of your pseudonym I might respond but not before.

[dannyk13]

Diddly, your pseudonym comprises diddle and do.Enough said.

[theshedman]

dannyk13, 14.26 so does diddly.

[tiggerblue10]

The UK's response may be being criticised but many other countries have not been using the 'all settings' counting approach. The MSM badgered and badgered the Gov. into recording all deaths as a result of Covid in care homes. So now our deaths include all Covid related deaths. Why are the media and public in other countries not baying for the same blood?

[jno]

other countries do, tiggs, though I don't know how many. 40% of the French death toll comes from care homes; similar in Belgium. In Ireland it's more than 50%. In New Zealand, half the toll comes from just one care home. I don't think we're out of step with the world on this.