The pandemic itself, together with the measures taken to slow down its course, can get really stressful. These are dire times, you feel it, we feel it, only our cats are just there – oblivious like always. Anyways, as an Italian in the Netherlands, quite worried about my country and stressed out like everybody else, I need a coping mechanism. Also, laughing is healthy and can actually help the immune system. So here are some funny memes to help you cope with all the COVID-19 craziness!
[Note that we are not taking the situation as a joke. Far from it. I know people are dying and I’ve cried myself sometimes too thinking how my beautiful Rome is a ghost town. But since it’s almost impossible to have a conversation about anything else, let’s try to stay a bit cheerful! If you don’t want to partake, best click away]
1. 2020 is challenging us.
2. Let’s be smarter than dinos!
3. Millennial virus
Today's @newframenews cartoon #Covid19 #CoronaVirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/Y20VvELDgX
— Carlos Amato (@CarlosCartoons) March 10, 2020
4. If you are in desperate need of toiletpaper, some Dutchies can hook you up
5. Look the letters are back in Amsterdam!
6. Social distancing rocks!
7. Metamorphosis
8. Ah the relaxed Dutch approach of a few days ago (seems ages now)
BREAKING (and sort of funny): right after officially advising the Dutch people that they shouldn't shake hand anymorein daily life because of the #coronavirus : Dutch Primeminister Rutte does this:pic.twitter.com/e0ZoLdyuSp
— DutchReview (@Dutchreviewing) March 9, 2020
9. How are those Skype lessons going?
10. Old but gold
Of course, there’s tons of other stuff as well. Here’s something from my home country:
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While Italy is on quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the #coronavirus, to meet other jets that stream the colors of the Italian flag while Pavoratti's Nessun Dorma that has the lyrics "we shall overcome" plays.
❤️ thispic.twitter.com/ab5nCsnC01
— Alexander Verbeek 🌍 (@Alex_Verbeek) March 15, 2020
Stay safe all! #flattenthecurve #washyourhands
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