Humans Exhaust Me

Did you really expect college students not to party and 'mingle'? That's the whole point of fresher's week. And anyway, young people are meant to break the rules.

The question is: is there a sense of camaraderie by being in it all together? Are students really loving the attention?

Maybe they should come back and infect grandma.

That's if you know where the Rona is. Apparently, in the US, campuses are testing sewage samples to identify where the virus is. Ew.

After Paul moans a bit about tuition fees in the UK, Phylecia drops the bombshell that a college education costs more than a kidney.

What you need is a tax break.

Which leads us on to a quick discussion about money, and what it takes to run a business. It would all be easier if we were all rich.

Pay your taxes.

You may be being encouraged to spend money. Where are you spending it?

If you're buying clothes, where are you going exactly?

Despite Phylecia living in the land of the free, remember from the episode on restaurants, she's not leaving her basement until this time next year.

In this conversation, Paul discovers people put their fancy handbags inside other bags to store them.

Anyway, the key info you need is that this fall's trends are loose and comfy.

Hooking up doesn't stop just because of Coronavirus. In this episode we talk about some of the unwritten conventions of dating in these weird times.

Do you tell someone if you have the virus? What about if you had it, but don't anymore?

Pay particular attention to Phylecia's shock that UK citizens have government issued advice on how to reduce infection while getting down to business.

I know, I know, you were just getting used to Tiers, but that's old news. This week England is going into lockdown once again so, obviously, everyone is buying toilet paper because people really needed it in March.

Have people learned anything from the first wave? In this episode, Paul and Phylecia delve deep into why we're all now preppers and how foolish we have been to ridicule those who were planning for end of days.

Here's a question though: does goats cheese and figs count as middle class eating?

You'll be amazed at how long we can have a conversation about milk storage.

In the event of mass disruption, rationing is important - discover Paul's Pringle rationing system.

In the US, they are rationing guns. Liquor sales are up. It's 2020 remember.

What will the aliens make of all this?

BREAKING NEWS: UK issues a further set of rules to follow. Paul tries to explain them, when he doesn't really understand them.

What is all this isolation doing for the friendships formed in the office? Are these people your real friends anyway? What if they are your only friends?

How about just advertising for them on Craigslist?

In this episode, Paul and Phylecia ponder how people will form new friendships when you can't actually meet anyone and Paul gives his tips on how to make friends in 2020.