30 x statements made by twenty-somethings over the past year

Man man man, what another year was full of corona. For a moment we thought we were rid of it, but alas: there came another lockdown. 2021 was supposed to be our year, but this turned out to be just a repeat of 2020. This virus impressed so many people, both physically and mentally. As a result, I myself complained quite often over the past year. Living in a pandemic as a twenty-something is really no fun at all. Of course, I am not saying that twenty-somethings have it harder than the rest, but I am 26 myself. Let me first say that health is the most important thing, so I am happy that myself and the people around me are healthy. But aside from that, this grim time is just hell on earth, isn't it? And complaining about this is therefore sorely needed, which is why I am hereby sharing 30 quotes from the past year, from myself and the 20-somethings around me. Hopefully, we won't have to shout this too often in 2022.

1. ‘We really are 30 when we come out of this lockdown.’
2. ‘There go our wild hair.’
3. ‘These are supposed to be the best years, but we can't do anything at all.’
4. ‘When this is all over I'm really going away for six months, you know.’
5. ‘Let's just book a trip and see if it goes ahead.’
6. ‘I wouldn't even know how to dance anymore.’
7. ‘Boozy brunch at my place Saturday?’
8. ‘There goes our hot girl summer.’
9. ‘Lunch is really better than early dinner, though.’
10. ‘I hope we can actually do something fun on New Year's Eve.’
11. ‘2021 was just literally 2020.’
12. ‘We are going for a walk in the Vondelpark with mulled wine.’
13. ‘I've really run out of motivation for everything.’
14. ‘Why should I exercise if I'm indoors anyway?’
15. ‘Did you see the press conference?’
16. ‘I just turned 25 AND 26 in a lockdown. There's really no way.’
17. ‘Shall we rent a cottage in the countryside or something then?’
18. ‘Being single in this day and age is a disaster.’
19. ‘I'm only on Tinder and Raya.’
20. ‘Just taking lots of vitamin D.’
21. ‘I really do go to every festival as soon as I can again.’
22. ‘When we finally get to go to the club again, everyone around us is really 18.’
23. ‘I've already seen everything on Videoland.’
24. ‘I really am so wasting my precious time.’
25. ‘I'll just use this time then to think about what I want in my life.’
26. ‘I really need stimuli.’
27. ‘I'm really glad I'm not living at home now, though.’
28. ‘Older people really don't understand how bad this is for us mentally.’
29. ‘Just let the young people go out again.’
30. ‘Would there ever be a world without corona?’