TT, I have no desire to defend anything, and quite prepared to acknowledge difference, my "empirical observations" differ from yours at least when it comes to Australia. My main point is the difference between two severe crisis, in quick succession (Fire then Virus). Each which resulted in different community behaviours. Thus it is hard to explain it with cultural explanations, but the information availability appears to be the difference. We have had a very good fire awareness building for decades.
I did not notice this until recent reflections, because a personal interest of mine has being virus and disease management and them in history, you could say I am reasonably well informed on this matter (although we all learn more every day) and as a result I did not panic, and did not understand why others would. Now I realise the average person is not so well informed on this subject and its somewhat understandable. I don't doubt the circumstances are different across countries, lived experience, culture and location. Australia is after all an island continent, unlike Italy on the doorstep of many countries. Did you know we use the term "overseas" which is equivalent to "international" because there is no difference for us? I was Surprised when I saw my first international train station because we have no international trains, they are impossible here. I would add I think it is a failing in Australia that we have not had more disease awareness especially after international Ebola, SARS, MERS, Bird flu etc... But MRSA and the Hendra Virus locally should have triggered better public understanding. Regards Tony Hendra virus Hendra virus is a paramyxovirus first isolated in 1994 from an outbreak of respiratory and neurologic disease in horses and humans in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. This virus is thought to be carried by bats of the genus *Pteropus*. Horses become infected through contact with bats and their droppings or secretions. Hendra virus infection in horses produces an initial respiratory infection and can progress to neurologic signs and total systemic failure. These clinical signs are mirrored in human Hendra infection. The three cases reported in humans to date include two veterinarians and a trainer, two of which died. Humans caring for infected horses are exposed to body fluids and excretions and can easily become infected. Severe flu-like symptoms quickly develop. The globalization of the equine market makes disease transmission across continents, including the Hendra virus, a more serious threat. On Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 9:33:04 AM UTC+11, TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > Ciao TonyM > > It's an empirical matter. At the level of infection in OZ the panic buying > there in places is more than lack of info. Same as USA. It's an expression > of an attitude. Italy has over 17000 cases and has had no marked panic yet. > > Your point was "lack of information" sparked it. No different here with > lockdown. There was little info in advance and no extreme shopping. > > Of course I don't know definitely. But nothing wrong acknowledge > difference where it looks clear. > > This no way obviates OZ is great :-) > > TT, x > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/8957a3fa-c564-497b-9b84-20a7a618465c%40googlegroups.com.
