Brian Lear on WNYC and for our last 12 minutes or so we'll end with a call in as we often do.

Do you remember that four years ago this week was when the very first COVID case was diagnosed in New York and what happened people began

canceling plans.

So as we marked this anniversary, it was March 1st. We're going to open up the phones for our last minutes and ask

what ways has the pandemic permanently changed or at least changed for four years the way you hang out.

Give us a call or text us.

212 433 WNYC 212 433 9692 and the answer seems to be that at least for some significant

number of people they're hanging out a lot less than before.

There's a new article in the Atlantic,

which is what prompted this call in,

titled, Why Americans Suddenly Stopped hanging out.

And it says Americans across all age groups, ethnicities and income levels are hanging

out less than ever.

So listeners, does that sound like you?

212 433, WNYC.

Call up and tell us a story about yourself, 212 433 9692.

Are certain activities like outdoor ones more appealing when COVID cases surge.

Maybe we've been getting together for dinner,

less lately at all, specifically for indoor dining.

The author of that piece, Derek Thomas,

Thompson, notes that American man in particular

reduced their average hours of face to face socializing by 30%.

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