What changed or never came back after the pandemic?

Working from home is now a permanent thing at many companies.

Parking spaces reserved for “curbside pickup” have not gone away. I still see them in many parking lots.

Grocery prices are higher than ever and will likely never come down (that is, they will only rise more slowly).

The time when we thought “reaching across the aisle” could solve anything is over. It is effectively every man for himself. The pandemic didn’t make us come together, it had the opposite effect of making everyone more isolated and self-interested. I’m not all pessimistic about the future but I do think the effects of the pandemic were mostly negative, and it did so much damage to society.

Common courtesy, politeness, and looking out for your neighbour. There were positive advances in social empathy when we were "all in this together" which sadly dissipated the moment "things got back to normal".

Systemic balances and harmonies in many areas of the economy. Retail, medicine, repair systems, airports, etc etc.

Many are sub opitimal in my observation.

Long wait times to get into a restaurant on a weekend. I still see so many people that place to-go or delivery orders instead of eating in the restaurant…

Babysitting. I babysat and now all the kids are in school. Not needed anymore or should I say used anymore.🤔

Kissing

Customer service!!!!

Civility

Common sense

Low interest rates

Common sense

handshakes

tolerance

Civility and empathy.

Faith in humanity

Common sense

Parking spots.

Too many are now for online carry out orders.

reasonable prices

Around here, inflation of food prices. Everything else settled back to normal. Even gas.

Strip clubs

A lot of broken friendships.

Authorities were no longer scared of water bottles.

John Olinger