Am I a arsehole for NOT clapping!?

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Just that really. Yes I appreciate the NHS and always have done and can only imagine what all of the staff are going through up and down the country but I just don’t feel the need to run out and clap on my doorstep! On my street we have no escalated to bringing out pots and pans to bang with wooden spoons and fireworks.. I know within minutes the videos will be uploaded to Facebook from mine and surrounding streets to ‘ show off ‘ the turn out ... part of me feels like a arsehole for not following the trend and the other half just cringes when I hear it all going off..

i want to clap and do clap - however the posts on fb where people are claping themselves on the back for clapping make me feel a bit its just clapping for 5 mins, its not like we've done several tough shifts without ppe...

My husband nor I haven't done it no dog poo through the letter box yet!!

They did the pots and pans thing during the Cultural Revolution in China, too. Quite unpleasant and sanctimonious as a custom. Just pay for a proper health service ffs.

Just pay for a proper health service ffs

Stop politicising this!! You've completely missed the point of the clapping.

It has absolutely nothing to do with funding of the NHS.

It has everything to do with every man, woman and child, who wants to, showing their personal heart-felt appreciation of the Herculean efforts of each and every health care worker around the U.K. putting their personal safety at risk to care for people with Corona Virus.

Nobody is protesting about lack of funding, that not what's on their mind, it's a thank you to the people, pure and simple.

I fully appreciate the efforts of the doctors and nurses on the front line, who are literally risking their lives and applaud them fully.

The clapping should be for them though not the 'NHS' in general. I'm not clapping for the HR assistant who's working a 35 hour week at home on full pay and full pension. You might say well they all play a role, but they're not doing anything above and beyond what most people are doing in their jobs.

I haven’t. It’s turning the NHS into a cult and I’ve had enough of cults after Corbyn

I don't clap but I vote Labour for the NHS. Anyone stood on their doorstep clapping who has voted Tory is a joke.

I'm normally one of the most cynical people going, but I like the clapping. I keep forgetting so am only aware of it when it starts, but I like going out with my child and seeing our neighbors - everyone waves and it's nice to feel connected for a few minutes, before we all go back inside.

I don't belong to any WhatsApp or Facebook groups that post videos or shame people for not clapping, no idea if they exist for my street.

I do live in a very Tory area though, and wonder how many of them voted Tory. Probably most. But then I judge and secretly hate them for that every single day, not just at the moment.

Nobody is protesting about lack of funding, that not what's on their mind, it's a thank you to the people, pure and simple.

Of course it's not that simple.

People are all over Facebook saying how wonderful the NHS workers are and how shitty it is that they're so underfunded, and these are the same people who consistently vote for a government who want the whole thing dismantled.

Some of us just don't like the massive hypocrisy going on.

Nobody is protesting about lack of funding, that not what's on their mind, it's a thank you to the people, pure and simple.

its a thank you to people who are risking their lives with poor protection and ltd testing, whose pay was held back by a cons govt who laughed and whooped at that.

you want to pretend nothing is political? fine- but of course it is.

Of course its fucking political

Couldn't agree more! I'm stressing out every Thursday of the noise every moron does , not caring my 8 months old baby will wake up screaming again. It's utter nonsense this car beeping, pots and pans noise making, they clearly don't have children or don't care about anyone's either. Rant over

I hate the clapping and I say that as a nurse continuing to work full time. I find it patronizing and annoying, especially as my local area is a safe Tory seat. All the fuckers out there clapping are probably the same ones that voted Tory.

I'm no hero or angel, I'm cross and resentful of the level of stress I face every day but I know it's my job so I continue to do it.

I wish the clapping would stop.

If people want to show their appreciation, they can do like a local cafe did and send us bacon rolls🤣 That was a nice gesture because I work in a mental health hospital and we are mostly forgotten about.

we are not clappers either,in fact we have to shut the windows when the street do and turn the telly up

both kids are classed as having moderate disabilities and clapping,loud noises upsets them(i talking to the bloody saucepan bangers)

i actually had a a run i with the neighbor 3 doors up last week as he saw me going out to the bin and called over oh didnt see your family out last night then?you were the only one in the street not to(we live on a small street at the top of a mountain)in fact we saw you shut the windows just before we started

my reply piss off glyn(really name) you know the kids are disabled,they cant tolerate noises,you dont think your comment is going to shame me in to ignoring the kids needs and stand and clap when they are freaking out a bit do you?jog on back inside

One of my neighbours had their 3 kids out playing their brass instruments. Then the adults joined in. Fucking hideous.

Anyone who has voted Tory at any point since 2010 and clapped the NHS is not only an arsehole, but a shameless hypocritical moron who should be last in the queue for a ventilator if they need one .

I don't clap as all it'll do is scare the sheep.. doesn't mean i don't appreciate the NHS though!

Jeeze are the same odious twats waiting to post on these threads EVERY week?
Clap, don’t clap. Those of us risking our lives on the frontline really don’t give a shit about those of you who don’t clap

I didn't clap, I settle my baby at 19:45. I support the nhs and I'm grateful for everything they do

fullfact.org/health/queens-speech-public-sector-pay/
just to explain how so many people misunderstand what actually happened

I don't clap. What is the point of letting the neighbours know you support the NHS. I do appreciate the NHS a lot and think it is better to donate to support through justgiving for Captain Tom walking which is brilliant or food apps like Deliveroo for NHS workers to support it. Would they prefer extra funding or the clap?

I did the first week but not since . It’s got out of hand.
What’s the pot thing all about? And now we even have twats with disco lights and playing songs afterwards.
Today was “I will survive “ I shit you not .. absolute fucking muppets

Nope, absolutely not, I'm reluctant to do it. However my two DSs (6&3) love it, and as a key worker in adult social care I'm going with it as an aid to help the understand the most important workers out there. I'll stand there and clap to help them recognise this even though I disagree with the concept that a round of applause makes it all ok.

No. It's a lovely gesture but as soon as it becomes a thing that you are socially obligated to do it becomes oppressive. To be fair most weeks I've been like "I would have clapped but now you're all making me clap I dont want to!" This week i felt genuinely moved to clap and it felt wonderful. You don't have to though OP. I'd rather have ten genuine clappers than a street full of people too scared to say no...its about consent I suppose...

no youre not i dont and i appreciate the nhs and all the staff-the hypocrits bother me more than anyone else