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Posted on Jan 20, 2022

People Are Sharing Things They Don't Do Anymore Because Of COVID, And It's A Reminder How Much Our Lives Have Genuinely Changed These Past Two Years

"Super common before but unthinkable now."
by Fabiana Buontempo Staff
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It's pretty wild to think that it's been almost two whole years since COVID-19 became a global pandemic and disrupted just about every aspect of our lives.

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It's safe to say that life feels totally different now. So when I stumbled upon a Reddit thread comparing life before COVID versus now, I was intrigued by the conversation going on in the comments. Redditor u/Outrageous-Collar-09 asked the question, "What normal thing pre-COVID feels weird now?" — and the responses ranged. Here are some of them.

1. "Wearing any makeup at this point, TBH."

Maskot / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/Preachingsarcasm

2. "Still going to work when you’re sick — because you’re not 'too sick' to work."

—u/ASaltyPorkchop

3. "Sharing drinks with people. I used to never think twice about drinking after someone."

The Good Brigade / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/gas_turbine_mechanic

4. "Blowing candles out on a cake — then serving that cake to other people."

—u/Lucky_Wolf_03

5. "Flying on an airplane. Flew for the first time this week since 2018. Shit was weird, man."

Eduardo Ramos Castaneda / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/MonkeyDeltaFoxtrot

6. "Knowing what the lower half of faces look like. I imagine my own version and then I see them without a mask and I get a sort of dissonance."

—u/Bingo_is_my_name_o

7. "Coughing and sneezing in public."

Drazen Zigic / Getty Images/iStockphoto / Via Getty Images —u/ineedadownpayment

8. "Reading lips. I’m autistic with an auditory processing disorder. I sometimes hear syllables instead of actual words, so I lip read to make sure I’m hearing someone correctly. Masks have created so many awkward, embarrassing, confusing interactions for me because I can’t lip read anymore!"

—u/lunanightphoenix

9. "Anywhere with a crowd."

Drazen_ / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/eisernerfriedrich

10. "Going anywhere you want without thinking about it."

—u/Aruaz821

11. "Dating during COVID sucks. There are no social gatherings to meet new people."

—u/rideincircles

12. "I really miss greeting strangers with a quick smile in public places or seeing that they're smiling at me."

The CW / Via giphy.com —u/i_really_wanna_help

13. "Vaccines not being political."

—u/CautiousMachine

14. "In-person work. Haven't been on site since March 2020 other than picking up an ergonomic chair once we knew we weren't coming back for a long time."

Morsa Images / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/HappyHrHero

15. "Going to an empty drive-thru and quickly getting fast food."

—u/ulethpsn

16. "Going to browse around a store for no reason. I won’t go to stores anymore unless there’s something in particular I need."

Luis Alvarez / Getty Images / Via Getty Images —u/Deondebomon

17. "Going to a hospital without a mask. Super common before but unthinkable now."

—u/Guspsz

18. "Salad bars were always kinda sketch — but I miss them."

Webphotographeer / Getty Images/iStockphoto / Via Getty Images —u/krisfull

19. "Uber pools."

—u/FlyingPigs3210

20. "In the Southern US, a handshake used to be a given. Now everyone has to do this weird half attempt or ask if it's okay to shake hands. Most people have just stopped. It's so bizarre."

Seventyfour / Getty Images/iStockphoto / Via Getty Images —u/Blueberry_Mancakes

21. "Watching movies with scenes of crowded elevators and no masks. 'Yikes' is all I can think now."

—u/WilliamStonerock

What are some things that you considered normal pre-Covid but bizarre now? Tell me in the comments below!

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