Anecdotally

Anecdotally, I remember my mom driving around with an "impeach Bush" bumper sticker for years during the Bush administration. Then, when Obama was elected and she saw an "impeach Obama" bumper sticker, she was beside herself with disgust and said that Republicans are so disrespectful. That was the moment when I realized that politics is just a team sport for a lot of people.

As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally.

Yes, cockroaches wallow in filth, but a case of food poisoning is probably about as bad as it gets if one of those pests skitters across your slice of pizza – a stroll through the park compared to malaria, yellow fever or dengue fever. Still, anecdotally, many people suffer from katsaridaphobia, or cockroach phobia.

Anecdotally, demand has held up - rather than cancelling, people are asking when they might be able to travel. There is a sense of some pent-up demand.