If you don’t want to observe two minute silence- don’t be out

Two minutes out of anyone’s life isn’t going to hurt anyone

@BakedAlaska12

Here the the British values.

democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

Given your posts , doesn't look like your views align with British values either.

Thinking the same as the British always used to.
Chuck out, enslave or kill the locals and take what they want

Blimey and I thought we’d moved on.
It’s disgusting.

When you're in a hole, put the shovel down.

I genuinely think it's odd to live in a country you hate when you have other options.

So you think the Irish should leave Northern Ireland?

You're really not making any kind of decent argument here. You seem completely ignorant of the decades of bloodshed from statements like this, not to mention the groundbreaking peace process that means our children are not growing up in conflict.

Genuinely horrified that someone could type these things.

What happened to "Lest we forget"?

Lots of posts like this. I'm only skimming at this stage, but I don't think anyone has said they would disrupt anyone else's observance of the silence, just that they would quietly carry on with their own business. Which is surely fair enough in the supermarket. At a service, different story.

In which case she has a passport which entitles her to live anywhere in the EU if she hates the UK so much.

If someone feels that strongly about actions of the British Army, their values probably don’t align with that of the British culture

British Army has nothing whatsoever to do with British culture, you'd have to be extremely narrow of view to think that. British culture has so many other international cultures interwoven and is so much richer for that.

How about everybody lets everybody else think and do what they like when it comes to observing the 2 minute silence or not? Neither 'side' to disrupt the other. Let us shop, we'll let you stand there (but not in our way).

Dear sweet zombie jesus are you that ill informed? She's from Derry. The part of the UK where the British Army opened fire on its own citizens. Innocent people in the streets, not terrorists.

I don't think the OP is in Ireland.

I personally don’t hate or even dislike the British Armed Forces. Your argument is ridiculous though. Those who are so deeply affected and need total silence from others for 2 minutes have various options including annual leave or asking your manager to step outside.

That said, I wonder how many retail workers actually feel strongly about everyone being quiet and observing the 2 minute silence. The people on here whinging about the general public going about their business whilst also doing general chores don’t count. I’m talking about people who work in places and serve the public.

I know, but people in ROI aren’t living in the UK anymore.

Haha. Every year someone spectacularly fails to grasp that the soldiers commemorated on 11th November died to ensure that British people were able to remain free to make their own decisions about who to admire, who to celebrate, who to worship, who to ignore etc etc.

Every year.

Don’t forget the South too.
The entire island of Ireland was colonised by the British and there are many barracks still across the country as evidence of that.

Well for some people it’s because their home was colonised by the British, wasn’t it?
(Does Northern Ireland ring any bells?)

I don’t think there’s a one size fits all culture in the UK.

Where I live in Scotland I’m very happy, there’s plenty of people with similar values in my area (and further).

To an extent I agree.

If someone feels that strongly about actions of the British Army, their values probably don’t align with that of the British culture and I can’t see how they would be happy here.

If someone doesn’t agree with the British Army and therefore won’t do the two minute silence but still respect others rights to do so, that is different and a more balanced way to look at something you dislike, but put up with.

Obviously you should leave
how dare you stay 🤣

I don’t like the weather in Scotland, wonder if I can leave…

😂

🤣
Do we all love everyone in the country we live in…did all the Tory haters leave, have all the Labour haters left

Thats such a weird thing to stay

( As an aside, given that the English took everything from our family many were forced to leave with nothing. …… Thanks Trevalyan!
Others starved or were killed before, then and more recently
My family had nothing left, all confiscated )

Wow! You’ll be saying “if you don’t like Brexit, leave the country” next! 🙄

Not to mention the (at least) hundreds of British Soldiers who having gone to pieces, were shot for cowardice by other British Soldiers under orders. There are many hypocrisies hidden in the jumped-up patriotism of all this.

Wonder if anyone will start looking at suitable places for reflection, like our local area do.
So they are never disturbed again…. Think it will come to it soon

This thread at least clearly shows the need.

If you hate the "British Armed Forces" so much, why do you live in the UK?