Women who started the NHS clap now thinks it should stop

[Rosehip10]

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/lets-stop-clapping-for-the-nhs-says-woman-who-started-the-ritual

I agree. What do you think?

Aside from virtue signalling from politicians, the clap also seems to have descended into competitive virtue signalling - egged on by both normal and social media.

It should have ended weeks ago. I've dreaded it every week but sounds like we have it easy here compared with a lot of places. 3 weeks ago some idiots started with the pot banging, fireworks and car horns. It's still relatively quiet though and luckily doesn't wake my baby.

My opinion has always been that if people paid their bloody taxes then the NHS wouldn't be in the state it's in. The majority of people near me out clapping are the ones that have never worked or work on the side paying no tax. They stand out there every week like martyrs talking about how much they care about NHS workers yet have carried on mixing households and having parties. Absolute knobs.

My DP is forced each week by his employer to stand outside in full uniform clapping the other emergency services, all for a photo/video to put on social media. It's ridiculous.

I think ‘virtue signalling’ and ‘grim’ have to be the two most overused phrases on the internet

I think clapping has had its day. As we head back to 'normality' we wll want consistent efficient care from the NHS rather than heroism.

PS I have t say we haven't had much in the way of 'clapping' where I live.

Aridane Sat 23-May-20 05:27:47
I think ‘virtue signalling’ and ‘grim’ have to be the two most overused phrases on the internet
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I haven't noticed that. 'Virtue signalling' is a fairly new expression but sums up well, imo. 'Grim' is a word that has always been used.

I don’t understand why this is so complicated in the UK. Everywhere else it’s every day, takes about 30 seconds, is just clapping, and there’s no mutual monitoring of who is and who isn’t doing it. What is the difference in the national character that has turned it into this?
Of course, the maximum that woman can take credit for is introducing it to the UK.

My neighbours do it religiously. They are also the ones who are completely ignoring social distancing and having daily BBQs with guests

It was nice the first week. It should never have gone on. Thank goodness she has said something.

And the fireworks /yes please stop!
Someone I know works for the NHS (clerical, not medical) was saying how lovely the social gathering is when they clap on Thursdays - in her cul de sac they share Prosecco and crisps!!!!!! She cannot see the irony...

I'm glad it's just claps in my street. I work for the NHS and my boys like the clapping, it's a nice feeling of being together. No-one leaves their garden, it's nice to wave to the elderly people in the houses across the road. It lasts a few minutes and that's that. But I've noticed there's been quite an anti clapping thread every week since it started on here. No-one I know cares if other people do it or not.

Weve stopped clapping. Dont know any neighbours to say hello too so its not a chance to shout hi over the wall. I owe my life to the NHS after my sons birth so were grateful every single day. And the woman who bangs the puts the loudest has been totally disregarding SD from the beginning. Its totally virtual signalling and I've stopped feeling the pressure to clap and just dont.

And dont get me started on the twat who croons on his driveway on a saturday night for our entertainment.

No-one I know cares if other people do it or not.

... that you know about.

See that's the sort of post above that doesn't make sense. You dont not do something because other people are also doing it who are not as "worthy" as you. Bottom line is enough of the institution who saved your life is appreciative of the clap, therefore why not carry on doing it?

The 2nd post above I mean!

The ‘bottom line’ is that it’s a choice and if you don’t want to do it you don’t need to explain why not. Many of us have reasons to be thankful to the NHS, but there are plenty of ways to show appreciation other than clapping in the street.

It’s been dying down here over the last few weeks. I will be quite happy when it stops as it sends my 12 yr old into meltdown. I don’t think he’s slept on a Thursday night in weeks. We live in a block of flats where people bang pans and neighbours set of fireworks so even having the windows shut doesnt drown it out.

I agree. It was a nice idea at first but I now find it trite and cringe-worthy. I saw it described elsewhere as "Boris's Seals". Very apt!

@WeaselKnickers What’s disgusting? People - including the very NHS workers it’s for - saying it’s had its time now?

And your entire family is going to stand on your doorstep every Thursday at 8pm and applaud all by yourselves are you? Just to show that you care more than everyone else...

It's all a bit half-hearted on our road now. But where my sister lives, one woman walks up the centre of the little street, wearing a huge joke pair of white plastic gloves,clapping vigorously and checking that everyone is out!

Once should have been enough (if people really wanted to indulge in pointless virtue signalling), it really is getting embarrassing now. What is it achieving?

My (NHS worker) neighbour over the road is out every week, but has also started having visitors to the house again (I recognise the cars from pre-lockdown). Almost half of the voters in my town voted Tory. Rank hypocrisy.

Did it the first time. Lost its novelty after that.

The whole thing is bizarre. So why didn’t we clap right at the start when the NHS first started up ? They save lives with births, operations, heart bypasses etc. Oh, it’s the government copying Spain, so that they can sweep under the carpet their failure to give the nhs the support they deserve.

If I was a nurse I would fear the Thursday night clap, it would be like everyone was expecting me to die for doing my job. The other key workers are just an after thought embarrassingly enough.

Listening to jeremy vine yesterday and there was a woman who reported a neighbour for not clapping. Which I thought was a bit ridiculous

A neighbour has posted on our local fb page that certain people are not clapping. And we should support our nhs. We don’t have nhs here. Same neighbour has bunting and flags all over the house “nhs” flags. She’s shouted at me for not clapping. And for not caring.

I’ve told her that I support our hospital in other ways. I don’t have to clap to show support.

God yes stop please!! Dh is a Dr and he just thinks the whole clapping thing is weird and cringey! And it’s used by the Government to cover up their incompetence, and their disdain for the NHS as well.
If they really valued our NHS it would be funded properly and the staff would be paid better.

This was a good idea at first .However I think it has gone on too long now .The Nurses would rather have a pay rise ,than some people who they cant hear in all probability "making some noise for them".Some of our Neighbours come out (not all though) .The last 2 weeks I had to lie down as my foot was sore( have a bad ankle) , fell asleep and wondered why someone was doing some building work in the night! DH clapped though and the dog joined in by barking loudly .