Chronicle of atmosphere - The Opinion of Murcia

At a nearby bar, a group of five couples sit at a table, indoors. None of them is wearing a mask because they are drinking beer and tapas. There is no safety distance. They chat lively and laugh and raise their voices. The waitresses who serve them wear masks. One of them has just passed the covid and she looks somewhat deteriorated. “How are you feeling?” asks a customer. "Still fair," she replies. "I've already been discharged and I'm back at work, but I'm still tired and I feel very lazy," she adds as she walks towards the table of ten people with two plates of nachos with guacamole.

A young boy walks down the street. He wears a sweatshirt and black shorts. It must be fashion, but the truth is that, whether it's hot or cold, many young people and not so young people have decided that they will continue to wear shorts, always black, yes, on the street, like in August. It is curious to see some passersby with their jackets and scarves and others with their legs in the air. And it could be that they come from a gym because many carry a backpack, but now, since everyone carries backpacks, even if they wear a suit and tie, it is not possible to know exactly where they come from. As a friend of mine says, I think they do it to mock, to make those of us with a complexion complex.

It is the morning of Three Kings' Day. Along the speck of the river, as it passes through the city of Murcia, you can see a good number of people doing sports. There are approximately the same number of women as men, that is, in this matter of taking care of oneself, there is equality. There are those who walk or run at a normal pace and there are also those who make everyone else feel complex because they go much faster and also without flinching, while others, and others, slower, seem like they are going to throw the blows. There are also cyclists, all dressed as cyclists, complete helmet equipment, tight mesh and corresponding footwear. No one rides a bike without those clothing sets, which draws the attention of those of us who are older, who used to go cycling with an old swimsuit, at most. Some of those who go out for a walk also wear tights, marking everything that can be marked and feeling obviously happy about it.