Are you honestly sticking to 2m social distancing?

[thisisthebestoftimes]

From my point of view lowering the social distancing to 1m will make no difference to the R number. I have quite a lot of friends of all ages and no of no one (apart from one family who are shielding so not going out) who is actually sticking to this. We are not hugging and kissing but we are standing pretty close. It's the same with everyone at my work - we wash hands regularly and don't sit too close, but often stand close together.
We did in the beginning of lockdown until probably the end of May/beginning of June.
YABU - I am sticking to 2m
YANBU - I am not sticking to 2m

[Furrydogmum]

Yes, I lost a relative who was too young and healthy to die of the virus, and who had been very careful to maintain social distancing and wfh. We'll never know how she got it, but I don't want my family to get it if I can possibly help it. It has been the most awful time for our family - I wouldn't wish it on anyone - even the people who think they're invincible..

[EnthusiasmIsDisturbed]

At work no it’s impossible (nhs mh)

Out of work not really don’t know anyone who is. I keep my distance in shops

The park today was very busy even queuing for ice cream there wasn’t 2m distancing maybe 1m at most

[FrugiFan]

I'm sticking to it with strangers where possible. So in shops etc I try to distance but it's not always possible e.g. passing someone in an aisle or pavement.

With friends and family I have not been sticking to 2m religiously. We dont get as close as we might have and when we set up our chairs somewhere we do put them 2m apart, but if I walk past them or go over to pick something up or pass them something, we are closer than 2m together.

[LindowMan]

No because it's impossible at work.

[WitchQueenofDarkness]

Yes - as are most of the people I know.

I'm actually loving not being expected to hug etc.

[cushioncovers]

Nope. Still working full time and it's impossible in the job I'm in. I try to stay away from people in the supermarket but most shoppers I see have stopped bothering to with the 2m distance unless they are wearing a mask. Most people I speak to are fed up with it all now and just want to get back to normal 🤷🏻‍♀️

[corythatwas]

I get that it might be impossible at work for many, but wouldn't that be even more of a reason to observe it elsewhere, as you'd be more likely to have been infected at work and so more of a risk to other people?

As for those fed up with it- isn't that a good reason to try to observe infection so we don't have to go back into lockdown?

[Oldandcobwebby]

I'm sticking to it carefully at home and in the workplace. I don't want to bring illness to myself or to my family and I certainly don't want to die. I work in a crematorium, and it brings your vulnerability and your mortality home to you, believe me.

[Saracen]

I aim for 2m and mostly manage it. If I were aiming for 1m, I would often be so close to people that we might as well not bother trying to distance at all. 1m is very close!

OP, I don't know whether you drive and if so whether you are a habitual speeder like me. If it seems safe to do so, I will often drive as fast as I think I can get away with. If the limit is 30, when the road is empty and the view clear I can often be found going at 32-34. Some roads in my town now have a 20mph limit and I notice most people drive about 25 mph on them. Where the driving is very tricky I am glad of the lower limit, because I can creep carefully along at 20 without getting abuse from other drivers.

What I'm saying is that if the 2m rule stays in place then people will remain farther apart than if the rule were 1m. They may not manage 2m all the time, but they'll be aiming for it. And those who really want 2m (for example because they are vulnerable) will feel more able to insist on it in social situations, at work etc.

[nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut]

No not really. I do with strangers and customers as much as possible but its impossible with colleagues, the store just isn't designed for it as much as we make the effort. Not so much with family either now, have been in my cousins house, we stood apart in the kitchen but still, she has been in my car a few times too.

I made huge effort at the beginning but its just not practical and we are starting to slip a bit.

[FizzAfterSix]

I'm not sticking to it as it is absolutely ridiculous and even scientists disagree about its efficacy. Don't be a lockdown bedwetter, use your common sense! #keepbritainfree

[SomewhereEast]

Just about everyone in our town seems to have quietly agreed to transition to 1m anyway, so it won't actually make any difference to my day to day life. I'm fine with that as 2m was never sustainable longterm.

[EmeraldShamrock]

Yes. I'll pass someone on the footpath briskly without veering out.

[Glitteryone]

No.

I stuck to it for the first 10 weeks or so. Then I had enough. Why can strangers brush past me in the supermarket but I can’t sit and talk to friends/family?

[ihatelockdown]

Not anymore! I met a friend today and we walked side by side!

[runningon]

It's pretty impossible at work, but I work with a very small number of people and we 99% of the time do the 1 metre rule, and we are mostly 2 metres away from each other - just not when we have to move around.
Socially I am keeping mostly 1 metre rule.
And I don't go to the shops etc apart from supermarket once a week.

2 metres is a very long distance to try and keep too!

[lootsharks]

@FizzAfterSix

I'm not sticking to it as it is absolutely ridiculous and even scientists disagree about its efficacy. Don't be a lockdown bedwetter, use your common sense! #keepbritainfree

That's your right to decide not to for you but you are forcing your decision on other people and that's not your right.

Why the ridiculous comment in your second sentence?

[HelpMeh]

No, not sticking to it - more like 1 metre, BUT I'm not in the UK and we have to wear masks in the shops and at work. I don't wear a mask when I run, but I run alone and again try to keep 1m away from others.

I go to the supermarket 1x a week and it's pretty quiet. Work is also not at full capacity and I drive myself there so not commuting. Other than that I don't go anywhere.

[Zippy1510]

Fizzaftersix. I’m a scientist. If anything we think the government is being too relaxed. Don’t kid yourself that you are following the scientific evidence.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

No. Only with my friend who’s shielding. More than 2m in her garden.

[Waxonwaxoff0]

No, I'm not.

[Northernsoullover]

In shops I don't get stressed if someone comes near me but if I'm meeting with a friend or garden visiting my parents then absolutely!
1m isn't far enough if you are having prolonged contact.

[Frazzled2207]

I’m trying to but would be lying if I said I kept 2m apart from my parents and friends the whole time I’ve seen them. We’ve stayed outside the whole time though.
Went to a busy park today. Most people were trying to follow the rules. However there were at least 3 large gatherings of 20+. One of which was congregated within less than a metre of the main path. FFS.

[EmeraldShamrock]

@Oldandcobwebby Folk keep repeating these death's are normal on other years etc. Have you noticed a big increase on last year.
When we cremated DM right in the middle of lockdown there was 6 hearses queuing I'd never saw so many at the local crematorium.

[CurlsandCurves]

In every way possible yes.

However I have been into my parents home 4 times during lockdown. For good reason each time. We were all just careful, handwashing, keeping distance, I was never there for more than 15/20 mins.