Clapping for the NHS

[Moomin8]

This makes me cringe. The U.K. shrugged its shoulders and voted for a government which they knew decimated the NHS a few months ago.

And now people are standing on their doorsteps clapping. I think it's beyond insulting. I know we didn't all vote conservative but how patronising when NHS staff are putting their lives at risk.

I do think we British can be our own worst enemies sometimes at being professionally miserable and sour-faced.

It doesn’t bother me in the slightest with the noise. It’s just a load of virtue signalling by people who no doubt are not isolating as well as they could be

That would help the nhs

Last week everyone out in our street, this week just one. (And us, I was walking back from my exercise so felt pressured to do it).

My family on late shift.
All the neighbours out giving the thumbs up.
And in the morning they'll have their hedge cutters and lawnmowers going about 9 am.
Just when my lot are trying to sleep.
#TooKnackeredToNotice

I completely agree with you OP.
It’s empty gestures.

I think it's nice to show everyone that's working in it we care and are thinking of them, we appreciate them especially when most of them are taken away from family incase they spread the virus, weve got nurses and paramedics living in our village and some of them said it was nice they didn't realise how much others cared. Its cringe but it costs nothing. I'd happily donate money to help the staff .

I completely agree with you OP. It makes me cringe. Its fucking ridiculous, especially when the majority of the people in my village voted tory. Total lack of self awareness.

I do think we British can be our own worst enemies sometimes at being professionally miserable and sour-faced.

Or maybe some people prefer to show their appreciation in a different way? Something less public and more practical perhaps?

Dry your eyes op

I live in an area that inexplicably votes in a useless Tory MP, then wonders why services are cut etc.

Who knows how many of the Tory voters here were clapping earlier, but any that were should take a long hard look at themselves.

It doesn’t bother me in the slightest with the noise. It’s just a load of virtue signalling by people who no doubt are not isolating as well as they could be

oh bog off. I'm isolating just great thanks.

All the virtue signaling or 'I'm -different and better signaling" is on here with people explaining at great length all they do for others but how god, no they don't clap. like it's sort of inferior. As if they're sort of 'above it' all. Well done you. As if anybody cares.

The NHS is a political football. You can't blame one government or the other it's always shafted.

The hypocrisy of the clapping gives me the rage but then I've spent all day desperately trying to secure reliable sources of PPE for a hospice.

I kind of agree with you but I did still take part.

In my experience it's all a lot of virtue signalling, I've noticed the people who go on and on about it are the ones breaking the rules on social distancing.

This makes me cringe. The U.K. shrugged its shoulders and voted for a government which they knew decimated the NHS a few months ago.

Not all of us voted Tory.

Also they said it was for more than just NHS staff, they said a list of key worker jobs. All of those people should be thanked.

Or maybe some people prefer to show their appreciation in a different way? Something less public and more practical perhaps?
But they aren't mutually exclusive. Clapping for three minutes doesn't preclude you from also doing something practical. But I completely understand why someone wouldn't clap –my DH didn't. It's all the hand-wringing and complaining about it. How much practical help are the armchair MN complainers providing? I'm sure they'll claim lots

How about clapping the cleaners who clean the sodding hospitals and offices and everything else and other people’s shit? The lorry drivers who go across borders to bring in food and other goods from abroad so we can eat? The nannies who still go to work despite the fact the parents are home? The street sweepers? The bin guys? Hmm?

Yes, quite. People should be writing to their MPs asking for NHS workers to get a pay rise and equipment they need. Not clapping.

You know humans are capable of doing more than one thing, don’t you?

I didn't clap, I gave a donation instead.

Today at least half a dozen utter fuckwits strode/jogged past me and my small DD from behind as we took our short walk in the sunshine today, giving us roughly half a metre's berth. In one case, on the narrow path we have to take to get back to our street (so we were trying to hurry down it as fast as possible to avoid getting too close to anybody coming the other way) a cyclist had stopped to lean against his bike and have a chat on his phone with someone.

If any of these people has stood outside their house clapping then I really do think it is worth very little indeed.

Gestures are important, yes, but action matters more. Agree wholeheartedly with the pp who said how patronising and misplaced it would be for your boss to refuse to pay you properly and for your customers to abuse you but say to make up for it they'll clap as you leave work one night.

I wholeheartedly support the NHS (which is why we literally haven't gone out of the house for 9 days until today, and now thanks to fuckwits mentioned above we won't be going again) and all key workers, especially supermarket workers on low pay, but I haven't clapped.

I wasn't originally for it, thinking that as a nurse this is my job and as long as I've done my best for people that's enough. I felt bad receiving applause for what I am actually being paid for.

However when I arrived home from my 12.5 he shift it was lovely to see all my neighbours out clapping and encouraging the NHS. I've had a horrendous day and I can't lie, it put a smile on my face and made me feel good that people are visibly cheering us on. I also thank other key workers for keeping everything else going.

I can't agree more.
It's toe-curling. Though I still joined in I found it ridiculous.

dear god why didn't you just stay in@TiddleTaddleTat

I live in a built-up area (London zone 2), and while this thing was massive last week, tonight’s was pretty weak and fizzled out almost straight away. I can’t help thinking it loses its impact if it becomes a regular weekly event, whereas last week it felt more spontaneous.

YANBU and at 8.02pm FB fills with people praising themselves, and berating others for not joining in.
I've just seen someone telling someone else that they should be banging on their neighbours doors, and demanding they 'watch USA in crisis' and come out and clap. Complete with many !!!!!!s

I didn't, because fireworks and clapping scare the dog, and then the dog would bark a lot and then DS (who has asd) would be stressing about all the noise and start screaming. Not helpful in any way to the NHS or any key workers.
I do appreciate them and am following the requests to stay in though!

Oh and also I know for a fact that one of the fb clappers once called an ambulance for a broken toe.
I can confirm that I've never wasted NHS time or money either!

Well Stet as someone who worked in the NHS from the age of 18, hopefully I've done my bit in terms of support.