To not clap anymore

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I really liked when it first happened. A lovely clap to show appreciation. But now its morphed into who can make the most noise. People playing music, letting off fireworks.

It just feels wrong, people are dying included health staff.

Dont get me wrong I love the NHS, love the heros who are saving lives and im more than thankful but it seems to me now this has become about attention seeking and whats worse is people filming themselves clapping.

There’s been eleventy million threads on this but yanbu. We have never done it. DH is nhs and makes us both cringe. Will practice our gratitude in private, thanks.

Just stop

I have never clapped.

Clap or don’t clap. Nobody really cares apart from possibly a few nosy neighbour types who’s opinion of you doesn’t matter. There have been numerous posts saying the same thing every Thursday since this began.

Sorry if there are other threads. Its just todays felt like a carnival not a show of appreciation.

There are these threads every week.
You don’t have to clap if you don’t want to, and you don’t need to justify it.

If you don't want to clap, then don't. Obviously YANBU. Why do you need to ask though??

I did it once but every week feels unnecessary to me - my street have slowly filtered away and it’s pretty much done now.

No-one will care if you clap or don't clap, not sure why you need to ask MN. No fireworks or music in my street, just the people out clapping that wanted to clap.

We clap, and will always clap. When our children's grandchildren ask what we did during 2020 they will tell them "every Thursday at 8pm we all stood outside and clapped for the NHS and Carers" and no doubt they will look at them incredulously, but we know why we do it. It's a small token that brings us together, while we stand apart, to show our gratitude. If you don't want to do it then don't, but we will.

Too much clap around nowadays

If you don't want to then don't. I don't like these threads as they make me feel like I'm in the wrong for clapping. Surely it's up to everyone to do what they want?

YANBU but if you don't want to clap anymore then just don't. You don't need to start a thread about it though.

Could you not just have posted on one of the many many other threads that are started. every thursday?

I moaned about the shit trumpet player.
These repetitive threads are more annoying than clapping

8pm I am putting my young children to bed, same as every other night. I’m not outside my house clapping that’s for sure!

I feel exactly the same- this is a tragedy, not a party. Clapping is fine as a sign of quiet respect, but the car horns and fireworks just feel like a competition to see who can make the most noise.

Agreed @aquashiv.

I didn't clap. My hypocrite neighbours bang pans and cheer, they've been having parties and bbqs and having family and friends stay over.

I also settle my 6 month old at 8pm.

I support the nhs I'm a student nurse

The clapping I don’t mind.

The fucking horn beeping, fireworks, pots and pan banging and trumpet playing when I have a sleeping child is bloody irritating. As I’m sure it is for lots of people!

@Yerroblemom1923

oh, lol. Yes, people will ask us in 30 years whether we were there during the great clapping? FFS get a grip.

Clap, don’t clap. Nobody cares one way or the other. How many more bloody clapping threads are we going to have?

I've stopped clapping outside. The kids clap inside or in the garden. Too many people in my street have turned it into a weekly catch up and all social distancing has gone out of the window.

There's a bundle of them still out there now, all standing together chatting away with no distance at all. Last week someone took a place of scones door-to-door

My neighbours have seen it as their civic duty to organise “clapping time” with a dedicated singalong (post notes through doors informing us of what the weekly uplifting song will be). Musical instruments, car horns, the lot. It becomes more cultish every week.

It’s not Thursday without a I don’t want to clap thread.