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

[Solomi]

Trying my best and so was my OH until he realised none of his family were and now he isn't either.
I am still making dc distance and they've got used to it tbh

[Hooperjooper]

I work in a supermarket. It's impossible

[EmeraldShamrock]

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
😂 cringeworthy post.
Thankfully there's a real scientist pp talking sense @Zippy1510

[southeastdweller]

No, I’ve never bothered to, don’t see the point so fuck it. Is there any scientific evidence it works? Not that I’ve read.

[FishOnPillows]

I’ve been working full-time throughout, and we can’t possibly stay 2m apart at work all the time (not public sector or public-facing).
I don’t go to shops etc (DP has been doing the shopping). We were keeping 2m apart from family during food/other item drop-offs etc, but tbh after Cummings we re-evaluated and thought ‘fuck it’, so hugs were had. Had still stayed out of houses until today. We did our own risk assessments and decided the risk was acceptable to us.

[SimonJT]

Yes I am, apart from our allocated bubble we joined last weekend.

[Cobourg]

Nobody is anymore. It’s massively frustrating.

Work yesterday, everyone brushing past each other, handing each other things, standing 1m apart, making drinks for each other etc.

Neighbours on both sides have had indoor parties this week with 3 households at a time.

Idiots constantly walking at me when I’m out with the dog.

Groups of 10+ teenagers in the park every day, come rain or shine.

Local under 13 football team training in a tiny space whilst all the yummy mummies huddle up together and chat.

In laws trying to hug the DC.

It’s infuriating!

[stayingaliveisawayoflife]

I do outside of work. I wear a mask whenever I go shopping. I don't wear gloves but wash my hands before I leave and when I return and I carry hand sanitiser gel everywhere!

My classroom tables and equipment are anti backed multiple times a day and I wear an apron with pockets big enough to carry gloves, anti bac wipes, sanitiser gel and a mask. I do all I can but 2m in my classroom with 15 children is just not possible.

[MissMaple82]

Its impossible to stick to

[Amberfest]

Yes and I will do so even after the distance is dropped to one metre. That change is political only. I have noticed that people in the park and on the pavements are walking closer now so I move myself out of the way.

[VoyageInTheDark]

I try to stick to it (although I don't walk into the road to avoid people or anything) but I feel I'm increasingly in the minority

[lootsharks]

@MissMaple82

Its impossible to stick to

No it's not, we've been doing it since lockdown started. It's only impossible if you want to make it impossible.

[LizzyAnna99]

Yes but I never did like getting close to random people

[DisobedientHamster]

No.

[DeeCeeCherry]

No. Didn't see DP for over 2 months as we don't live together. We are seeing each other now. We both work from home at the moment so not out & about/mixing much.

Apart from people who have to shield, it doesn't even register that social distancing is still a thing. We drove to West London today to drop off a package (doorstep no contact delivery to an elder relative). Portobello
Road was rammed. People outside drinking and chatting, some even sitting on the pavement. So many people. No social distancing at all

[Thenextplateau]

I have been letting my kids hug my parents, but other than them we haven't been near anyone. I try very hard to stick to it on my weekly shop but people don't make it easy.

I like my personal space at the best of times though so 2m distancing quite suits me!

[Goyle]

Impossible on the tube and bus and I hate when a couple or family hog the entire pavement. Go single file ffs!

[MissSmith80]

Yes for more than passing in a corridor, along the canal path by us etc.
A microbiology colleague said that the original science for 2ms hasn't changed - the risk zone is if you have 10-15 min contact with someone within 2ms, so i don't worry if I'm just passing someone.

[Chesneyhawkes1]

Outside I am yes.

Not with my friends and family. I hugged my friend last weekend. And I've hugged my Mum.

[CoronaIsShit]

Absolutely, pisses me off no end being forced to queue 2 metres apart in the open air outside the supermarket, then that being a complete waste of time due to stupid, ignorant arseholes once you get inside, especially the ones in masks who don’t understand that if I cough or sneeze on them when they’re too close I could infect them through their eyes but they probably wouldn’t infect me if they did the same as the mask would act as a tissue.

The longer we keep our distance, the quicker the virus will be able to be contained to isolated outbreaks surely?

[Doingtheboxerbeat]

I voted no but this is purely down to other people wanting to crawl up my arse virtually in supermarkets that have plenty of room .

[Parker231]

It’s impossible in the supermarkets and on the tube. Won’t happen when restaurants and hairdressers open next month.

[KentuckyBlueberry]

YABU

As you say, selfish people you know are flouting this rule – following it vaguely but not really, maybe keeping a 1m distance yet stopping at going so far as to hug or kiss.

So, some people use the 2m rule as a guideline that they will interpret and adapt freely. If this reduces to 1m, they won’t stick to the 1m distance they are currently keeping (when they should be observing 2m).

They’ll just start ignoring the new rule.

The 2m rule takes into account that some people will follow their own personal interpretation of the distance rule.

[Paul72]

I've given up with any distancing. I am a 6 ft high male. The last time I went to the supermarket three different ladies came close and asked me to get things off a high shelf for them, two of the ladies touched my arm while asking. I have no problem helping them or with a friendly touch.
My feeling is that if I am going to get Covid-9 I will. No amount of social distancing will stop the inevitable,

[KentuckyBlueberry]

@Paul72 fair enough, but you’ve no right to make that decision on behalf of other people..!