Many citizens visit the weekly market in Wolfratshausen on Fridays. But also here in Corona times: keep your distance.
Wolfratshausen - The snake is the longest at the fruit stand: eight people are waiting to buy apples, asparagus or mushrooms. The main reason the queue is so long is because the waiting people meticulously keep the minimum distance of 1.5 meters. Several signs indicate this. The volunteer security guard also roams the Loisachhallen car park to check.
More time to stroll
The mood on the weekly market is still exuberant. "Such a market is one of the last nice things that can be done at the moment," says Benedikt Reeh. As every week, the 31-year-old sells fish and delicacies from the display of his car. Some of his customers would now have more time than usual to shop and stroll. This is also reported by a Wolfratshauser who has a smoked fish packed at Reeh's stand. "People want to get out and do something," says Reeh.
Despite the Corona crisis, some Wolfratshausers stroll between the ten stalls. The market is well attended. "There is so much freedom here that you can shop without fear," says Ingrid Barth. The Wolfratshauser suspects that there is a lot going on at the weekly market, which opens every Friday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. "You come out of the house in the morning, move in the fresh air, and it is not as crowded and crowded as in the supermarket."
Group formation is taboo
Andreas Thomas and Gunther Perschon have also observed this. The two security guards watch the Wolfratshauser's shopping behavior. "There are no groups, everyone adheres to the gaps," says Thomas. Some traders would have put markings on the floor for those waiting, others warned with a sign to keep their distance. "The customers are all insightful and behave responsibly," added Perschon. So far, the two Siwa people have not had to break up a group.
In front of the Mehmet Aliritza delicatessen, which sells pickled olives, flatbread and various pastes, among other things, customers make sure not to get too close to anyone. “You can see very well here that almost everyone accepts the rules of conduct.” Only very rarely does he observe a small group formation from his stand. Most customers come alone or with their partner.
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"The business is going well to normal," says Aliritza. What he did notice, however, is that some visitors tend to make large purchases. "Some people shop more than at Christmas."
Dominik Stallein
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