Do we all just need to be more like the Cornish?

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Cornwall in tier 1 and have coped admirably with the pandemic.

There's the perception that they're just much better rule followers in Cornwall, but is it just a better sense of community and they look out for each other more.

Is it wrong to say other parts of the country could learn a lot from Cornwall and the way the leaders and the people there have handled this pandemic?

I would be grateful if other posters would note that OP is not Cornish and that not a single Cornish person on this thread has implied superiority in any way.

We know how lucky we are, and speaking for myself I feel like we’ve dodged a bullet somehow.

Also I vote Callestick for ice cream. The Jaffa cake flavour in particular.

@ThursdayLastWeek for what my opinion is worth I think the Cornish people on this thread have come across very lovely.

I haven't been to Cornwall for years but when covid has gone I'm going to come visit. You will see a small boom in your local economy due to my consumption of all these pasties and ice creams you speak of 😄

Someone unthread asked if we have production lines / manufacturing - yes we do and that’s where the majority of outbreaks begin here in Cornwall.

Especially in meat processing factories.

But yes - Cornwall is full of manufacturing.

www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-55073339 Here is our latest example. Before that, it was a meat factory in Pool.

I haven't been to Cornwall for years but when covid has gone I'm going to come visit. You will see a small boom in your local economy due to my consumption of all these pasties and ice creams you speak of 😄

Tis a bit chilly at the moment, so I'd wait till the weather warms up. Hope you enjoy it!!

To keep you going, I'll post an absolutely shocking pic of the local beach.

Re ice creams. I'd like to put in my four pennorth for Cone Zone in Polzeath. Their "Supermix" flavour is absolutely the bee's knees. It has bits of malteser in, and toffee sauce and nutty bits....

And here's our local beach this week

I know this is off topic but I went to the North East before coronavirus and the beaches up there were stunning.

I 100% recommended it to anyone looking for a beachy holiday (post pandemic) in the UK (if Cornwall is too expensive, busy, boring, too far!)

And of course - Cornish people need holidays too!

Thanks @Bezzi I use it a lot as it has implications for economic development, social policy etc. There's research about "the end of the line" places which resonates with my experience of Cornwall and produces a unique set of challenges.

E.g. I've met people who've moved to Cornwall purely because it was the furthest away they could get from their problems. Guess what, their problems often travel with them.

@FuzzyPuffling beautiful ☺️

PhilCornwall1 do I spot Gylly?

The hedgehog ice creams are at Chapel Porth

@Mummyratbag

PhilCornwall1 do I spot Gylly?

You certainly do

@RhymesWithOrange

One short border with a county with relatively low infection rates No cities No big towns Rural, dispersed population No massive employers/factories No indoor shopping malls No (open) airports No major rail or road infrastructure - end of the line only. Crap nightlife Hardly any public transport Warmer weather means people can be outdoors more

We're not doing anything differently, it's just a function of our geography and rurality.

That's all true - except "warmer weather".

Replace that with "Always bloody windy".

Beautiful

"Always bloody windy".

Yep. It's blown that pesky 'rona right into Devon!

I don't think that Cornwall has been especially cautious in general, but when we had an influx of tourists in the summer, we did get more careful. Most summers, many locals stick close to home to avoid traffic, tourists, queues etc. With no flights and packed beaches this year, I for one wasn't taking the family to the beach in August!

@PhilCornwall1 I'm just going by where my family live (Gorran and Mitchell way) apologies if I offended. Neither places can get to supermarkets and back within 30 mins .

Loads of places in the UK have lovely beaches, we just have shit weather. Tends to be hotter the further south you go.

I have MS and feel worse in the Summer - I think I’d be better off in the North East but DH says no

Cases rising again where I am. And that's in lockdown!

That’s what I didn’t understand. Bude had an outbreak last week, schools shut. Maybe it will be in tier 2 from the 16h Dec.

Agree we will be put in Tier 2. Cases also in Launceston, Callywith College in Bodmin and just over the border in Tavistock. Like most things, we are late to the party!
I've also heard a care home in Cornwall has had 20 staff with it!

I've just looked at the area I spend a lot of time in. My neighbours were very cautious, and wrote us emails saying that if they saw us there during lockdown, they would call the police. We wouldn't have gone anyway, but you know... twits. I've been there longer than all of them.

Right now, the rate per 100,000 is 176 there, and 34 where I am in Oxfordshire.

I’m wondering if Cornwall is in tier 1 for a political reason. Their rates are higher than where we live too.