{"id":10607,"date":"2020-05-24T11:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T03:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/?p=10607"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T06:31:45","slug":"post-covid19-4-guesses-on-what-social-norms-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/explore\/post-covid19-what-social-norms-will-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Covid19: 4 Guesses on What &#8216;Social Norms&#8217; Will Look Like"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-4-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fefeff&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;10px&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;-20%&#8221; width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"divider-wrap\"><div style=\"margin-top: 5px; width: 100px; height: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-width=\"100\" data-animate=\"yes\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"accent-color\" class=\"divider-small-border\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Post-Covid19: 4 Guesses on What &#8216;Social Norms&#8217; Will Look Like&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591079501479{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Besides social distancing, masks-on when outside and regularly washing\/sanitizing our hands, what\u2019s next for us moving ahead with life?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590292504176{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you remember the first time seeing..<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signs at the airport to dump liquids before boarding planes?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">infrared cameras pointing at you at checkpoints before entering a country?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people fighting at bubble tea shops?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Me neither.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, these didn\u2019t just \u2018appear\u2019 overnight. They are but scars and effects left by traumatic events, disasters..\u00a0 pandemics. We have gotten so used to them that they have now become a new normal in our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what will be the \u2018new normal\u2019 for this pandemic? The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/world\/covid19-coronavirus-who-go-away-12729420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WHO has recently announced that the coronavirus may \u2018never go away\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> but countries around the world have already begun preparations for their citizens to resume their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides social distancing, masks-on when outside, regularly washing\/sanitizing our hands, which have already become second nature to us; what\u2019s next for us, as social animals moving ahead with life?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s take a look at 4 different ways how socializing will change now and in the years to come as the circuit breaker\/quarantine measures are slowly eased.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290765161{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h4><b>Working from Home<\/b><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"853\" width=\"1280\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_3-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590292517661{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the lucky ones who can work from home, lines between work and home are blurred. However, this could possibly be the new norm as social distancing within office walls is almost impossible to enforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As tech giants like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/07\/facebook-to-allow-most-employees-to-work-from-home-through-end-of-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Google and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-52628119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have recently announced that their staff may work from home until 2021, you might (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or might not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) be happy that you occasionally need stay at home more in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More companies have come to realize that working remotely is completely feasible, would you be happier though, if traditional workspace looks something like this . .\u00a0 . ?<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"853\" width=\"1280\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_2-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290828148{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bosses and employers have realized the potential of cutting down on rent for large office spaces or co-working spaces and if a dedicated space is required for short term special projects, serviced apartments or serviced residences are next in line as perfect candidates for temporary work spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As for those who are in the essential services\/industries, it may be a norm to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">always<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> work in face coverings, gloves or other protective gear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may not be comfortable, but there are ways to make the experience a little better &#8211; like plastic bands to relieve pressure off the ear and face shields.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290845183{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h4>Socializing with Family and Friends<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290863065{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Probably because we\u2019re bored at home, we are connecting with our families and friends with technology. Could this be a new \u2018social norm\u2019?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What had used to be annual reunions with friends from college have now become a weekend thing and even gatherings with families &#8211; our traditional ways of social contact have changed to a more digital approach and arguably, more fitting in this 21st century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just a simple laptop or smartphone with video &amp; audio capabilities and you can have gatherings of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">any size<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in your apartment.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"962\" width=\"1280\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_4-e1590291921293.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290882355{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, the only bad thing about this is having Aunty Karen calling you anytime and asking when you\u2019re gonna get married.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590290909765{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h4><b>Essentials, Food and Groceries<\/b><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590291029529{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the past (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wow that sounds like a lifetime ago<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), we used to visit the supermarket or the grocery store twice or thrice a week, lugging heavy plastic bags home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, we\u2019re spoiled with online delivery services. From <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Redmart<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, (even from our familiar supermarkets who have gone online) to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NTUC Fairprice, Sheng Siong <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cold Storage!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not only do they provide the convenience of shopping without stepping out of the house, you can share the burden of shopping with your family members too! Simply share your login credentials, and anyone in your household is able to add items to your cart.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All you have to do next is tap on \u2018checkout\u2019 when your larder is running empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Dining out\u2019 has also a different meaning now. Previously, it meant stepping out of home, spending some time traveling and dining in the actual restaurant. No dish washing required! <\/span>However, in this middle of this pandemic, \u2018dining out\u2019 now means tapping images of food on your favourite delivery apps and having them delivered to your doorstep.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you miss dining out with your friends, perhaps you can order on their behalf and have food delivered to their homes. Set up your laptop and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voila<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! Dinner party!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590291622068{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h4>Keeping fit and looking good<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"853\" width=\"1280\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_5-e1590291954820.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590292534456{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If all the talk about gorging is making you hungry, let\u2019s now talk about making sure we\u2019re healthy while we\u2019re at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/coronavirus-public-swimming-pools-golf-country-clubs-gyms-fitness-studios-to-close-for-a-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gyms, swimming pools, country clubs across Singapore are now closed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ever since the start of the circuit breaker. However, being healthy and fit is something you can do both at home or in public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You could use your body weight to train and tone your body (Calisthenics), yoga to stretch, dance tutorials for cardio.. The possibilities are endless! Well, of course, you can\u2019t really swim at home but that\u2019s something we\u2019re still. . .\u00a0 er,\u00a0 figuring out.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, while you save on your gym membership fees, perhaps use that money to buy fresh ingredients and prepare healthy dishes, some home exercise equipment like yoga mats or donate it to charity!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staying confined at home can be stressful for the mind too. Take care of your mental health; draw the line between work and play, meditate if that has helped in the past, and always be open to seeking professional advice from mental health experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some say personal grooming is directly related to ensuring a healthy and happy mind. While you can forgo makeup (unless you have video calls very often for work meetings), remember to shower regularly, SHAVE and cut your hair. Beards and mustaches can get in the way of face masks, so it\u2019s still important to <i>mow the lawn.<\/i><br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-border-radius=\"none\"><div class=\"inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-shadow-direction=\"middle\" class=\"img-with-animation \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"853\" width=\"1280\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Covid19_social_norms_serviced_apartments_metroresidences_singapore_image_6-e1590292309565.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590291148706{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, these could stay with us for a while, and perhaps forever. As people around the world slowly realize what is essential and what isn\u2019t, our consumerist habits will definitely change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will we continue cooking at home after unleashing our inner Gordon Ramsay? Cancel our gym memberships and continue working at home? Stop visiting supermarkets and have our essentials delivered to us?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new normal should be welcomed with open arms as it will usher, us humans, into a new era. <\/span>A pandemic-free era, fingers crossed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar enable_sticky=&#8221;true&#8221; sidebar_id=&#8221;blog-sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-4-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fefeff&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;10px&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;-20%&#8221; width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Post-Covid19: 4 Guesses on What &#8216;Social Norms&#8217; Will Look Like&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":10610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explore"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10607"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10684,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10607\/revisions\/10684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}