I don’t know about the rest of the world but the US has gone apeshit for swine flu. It’s the biggest news out there. We’re all dying of swine flu. Everywhere. It’s great.
A few days ago Google Maps had a swine flu icon on my school. It was awesome. It was on one of the dorms because supposedly some girl said she had it. The way I found out about was through a friend who said she had a friend who had a girl in her class who said that her roommate had swine flu. I think that’s the most reliable information I’ve ever received, don’t you?
I think that’s how the media’s doing its reporting too. They’re just pulling references out of their asses regarding someone who knows someone who knows someone. I’m not sure why it’s a level 5 pandemic or why NYC’s Cinco de Mayo is canceled. It’s also pretty exciting to be told by the VP of the US not to use the subway or public transportation. What the hell else am I supposed to use? I live in NYC. I have three choices: walk; subway; cab. That’s it. I have no other methods of transportation to consider. And walking seems to be out of the question because I have an inflamed tendon in my right foot and it hurts like hell when I walk. It sucks.
So what am I supposed to do? Not move anywhere and hope the swine flu disappears?
Oh and what’s with Egypt slaughtering all their pigs? That seems very medieval to me. Especially when, from what I hear, you can’t get it from a pig.
You can get it from other people, sure. In fact, this is how Swine Flu spread.
(Image is from Jer084′s Twitter.)
Nothing wrong with a little epidemic scare especially if it gets me out of work and other responsibilities.
oh, egypt.
i don’t even know what to think of egypt anymore. they say they didn’t take enough precautions when avian flu was over there, but no confirmed cases in country anyway!
oh, egypt…