For all of you with kids, here in Italy we are now having online lessons, I’m talking about high school age children, the best part about the lessons is that they get to see their friends, no sure if the U.K. will do this but it’s sort of working here. If I could give one piece of advice that we here didn’t do, is keep your kids at home, it’s not a time for parks, days out etc... we were put on complete lock down 5 days after the schools went off, mind you we were already on amber lockdown which you guys aren’t, but the more photos came out of loads of people going out with there kids, to the beach, parks and McDonald’s the more it was like what’s the point of keeping them off!!!
I personal think that it’s too much this lockdown, we have enough money for another 6 weeks then I don’t know how I will cope, unless getting a loan from the bank ( which make me so angry ) I have a bar here and we are getting no help from the Italian government apart from not paying some taxes. We will go bust, like many small businesses here, my friends here are self employed teachers here and they have had no money coming in for over two weeks now and most live day to day!!! A lot of Italians have savings or family that will help them but most expats don’t, I know it seem like a hit the kids off or some will like it, but wait till it’s 3 weeks in complete lockdown we’re you need permission just to go to the supermarket or you get find 200 euros or 3 months in jail. It’s scary times. Also because I worked in a bar I have come in contact with hundreds of people from all over the world and I didn’t get it, I am so sorry for anyone who dies of this of course it’s not nice and my hearts go out to everyone’s families BUT life must go on!!! This is going to leave families completely broke, depression will be a killer and for what a virus? I know I may sound a bit angry about it, but it’s like we have been invaded but with no bullets, we have had our human rights taken without being told!!!! I wish I had packed up and came home to the U.K.!!!!