In a curious kind of catharsis in the face of certain tragedies, humor seems to be the best medicine
Aperivirus in Milan, protective masks made from Nutella jars, ice cream in the shape of the coronavirus. Italy faces the epidemic spreading across the peninsula with humor.
Italy's economic capital, famous for launching the “happy hour” from the aperitivo with hundreds of suit-clad executives in sophisticated bars, Milan offers an “aperivirus” at a more affordable price and before the time established by the mandatory closing of bars from 18pm to dawn.
The Infinito confectionery and ice cream shop, in Cremona, Lombardy, the region most affected in terms of the number of infected people and deaths, invented an ice cream pie called “Corona Cake” with the shape and colors with which the scientific world illustrates the Covid virus crown. -19.
“We know the problem is serious, but we believe that sadness and fear do not help. The important thing is to follow the instructions and remain calm”, explained the confectionery owners, Andrea Schirali and his wife, Daniela, to the newspaper Republic.
“Eating good ice cream can’t hurt,” they commented.
On social media, jokes spread like an epidemic across social media and photos, memes and caricatures appear daily.
The Italians' sense of humor is fully expressed with countless entertaining videos.
One of the photos shows the city's mayor with this caption: “The subway is a safe place, the waiting time is longer than the incubation period” (14 days!).
A video filmed as if it were the TV series “Gomorrah”, in which Neapolitan mobsters appear apparently negotiating the purchase of a large quantity of drugs, shows them as they acquire nothing less than “Amuchina gel”, a famous disinfectant that has disappeared from shelves everywhere the country.
“Demand for Amuchina is skyrocketing. It’s transparent gold, my colleagues in Honduras are transforming their laboratories to produce Amuchina”, says one of them, excitedly, after arranging the sale.
Many ads mock unusual exchanges. “I exchange five liters of Amuchina for a 5 Audi RS2019”, a vehicle that costs around one hundred thousand euros.
“If, after a week of being locked at home with my children due to government measures, they don’t die from the coronavirus, I’ll kill them myself!”, jokes a mother.
“I rent a Chinese person and get fifteen days of vacation (that is, quarantine)”, proposes a Neapolitan in a recording.
By AFP
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