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Men pushing in in queues and not social distancing.

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HeIenaDove · 03/04/2020 20:32

I know in the scheme of things this is only small but its the bloody entitlement that gets to me.

When the new Coronavirus Bill came in last Thursday two men used the 2 m gap to try to push in front while i was queuing outside Tesco.

Re, social distancing , i try i really try to stay 2m from people at all times on the rare occasions but the amount of men who walk right next to me or towards me KNOWING that i will move.

This afternoon was the final straw Queuing outside Sainsburys observing the 2 m rule i had to wait until the queue moved to where the trolleys were . There was no way i could get to them BEFORE queuing and observe the 2m rule so i had to wait in the queue before i got to them. I leant across to put my pound in the slot and the FOUR men queuing behind me jumped the queue by moving along in front.

Im so fed up with the entitlement Every time its been a man EVERY TIME. Ive not seen this from women at all .

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Somelady · 03/04/2020 23:43

(we have a right to bitch)

Somelady · 03/04/2020 23:40

And men have oppressed and discriminated against women forever.

Goosefoot · 03/04/2020 23:34

In your experience

In helenas experience its only been men

The problem I have is someone is someone linking a negative behaviour to the sex of the people doing it when there are only two whole examples.

You can bet if I came on here and started a thread saying women are rude in their grocery store etiquette, because I'd seen two women leaving their carts in random places in the lot, people would be pretty quick to object to the link I was making. And they'd be right to do it.

OccasionalKite · 03/04/2020 23:23

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RufustheLanglovingreindeer · 03/04/2020 23:11

I think this is just people. Not men in particular.

In your experience

In helenas experience its only been men

Branster · 03/04/2020 23:00

I haven’t had to queue much and in fact only been to supermarket twice since before the lockdown so don’t have personal experience of people pushing ahead of me. But in the actual shop it was women that were not maintains the distance or even attempting to. There were a few men also but by and large men of ages followed the rules, most women didn't at all and it was very irritating and, actually, scary. Also more men were wearing masks than women did. The split was fairly equal about the same number of men and women.

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HeIenaDove · 03/04/2020 23:00

Pushed in, turns round and says ‘2 metre gap!’, I tell him he’s just stood directly in front of my trolley and he flat out denies it. Git Angry

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Somelady · 03/04/2020 22:51

Yeah ove had two men stand right next to me where we were the only ones there and start a conversation about the virus when I'm in mask and gloves. And a young one a tually approached me in the street and I ran away

PaddingtonStation · 03/04/2020 21:02

Ugh, I had this yesterday in Sainsbury’s. I was stood in the queue with my trolley and man comes and stands directly in front of me. The man in front of him then moves forward and I push my trolley forward which then bumps pushing in man. Pushed in, turns round and says ‘2 metre gap!’, I tell him he’s just stood directly in front of my trolley and he flat out denies it. Git.

EasyTarget · 03/04/2020 21:00

Well seeing as they're more likely to die from it more fool them.

I0NA · 03/04/2020 20:57

Yup, it’s the new manspreading

Sarcelle · 03/04/2020 20:52

Any time I have had to queue it has been very orderly and well mannered. The only time there was a hint of bad order it was the Sunday after pubs closed. Just as it was my turn to enter the doors, two men reeking of booze went around the barrier and got into the store without queuing. They were swiftly ejected by the store stuff. I think they were after booze - they would have been out of luck anyway, the alcohol section was decimated.

youkiddingme · 03/04/2020 20:50

Only happened to me once, before we totally hibernated, and it was a woman.

FlockofGulls · 03/04/2020 20:50

I agree OP - I've found it's always men who don't observe the 2metres of physical distancing. They have zero spatial awareness. And hey don't see women unless the women in their faces rate on the fuckability scale.

Goosefoot · 03/04/2020 20:44

I think this is just people. Not men in particular.

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HeIenaDove · 03/04/2020 20:33
  • on the rare occasions i do go out to shop for food.
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