I agree with the poster who said it’s fine as long as it doesn’t involve saucepans. However, I’m not the type of person who enjoys communal “organised fun” type things, so I’m not going to sit here and say how lovely it all is.
But similarly I can’t see why anyone will be upset or pushed over the edge at children ringing bells on Christmas Eve either. Can anyone explain why that might be the case? I don’t really understand.
People bashing saucepans, setting off fireworks and leaning on their car horns every week during the first lockdown was incredibly bloody annoying but I felt like a pariah for getting upset by it and not participating. But then, my neighbours were getting on my last nerve as it was, with everyone embracing the novelty of being at home and making slight nuisances of themselves in general during that period. People making a constant racket, combined with the long days and hot weather made me feel more miserable and trapped than I already was. This Christmas bell thing just feels a bit different from that.