To think Social Distancing has created a new uncomfortable social problem?

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Let me explain, I work in healthcare. Today we took a rare treat trip to Legoland. Me and my two DC, I am a single parent. All was pretty good social distancing wise until one guy behind in queue (with wife and son) repeatedly kept moving along wIth us to be right behind us. To the point several times he hit me with his bag, zero sorry zero attempts to stay back.

Several announcement go in in the queues to remind people, after about 1/2 hour of this I asked really politely “if it’s ok would you mind keeping your distance a bit” he was literally arm to arm with me. His immediate response was “you could just move there..” indicating the 1m max space in front of us before the next group of people🙄. My response was well yes I could but that’s not the point as you will move forward again. His wife then intervened and tried to appease us by saying “ok that’s ok, are you a bit worried..” ever so patronising. As I then said personally as I work in healthcare maybe they would do best to not crowd me and be as worried themselves. The woman’s response was “my mother died of Covid so don’t say that”. A strange response as they clearly didn’t GAF about precautions.

As you can imagine what then happened was guy kept back but in an obviously pissed off arsey way. I felt like crap the rest of the queue (another joyful 45mins) and wished I hadn’t said anything. Also angry as I was just asking for basic manners! I imagine if I was with a man he wouldn’t of acted that way. WIBU? And does anyone else feel like this is going to always be an awkward social thing to enforce when people don’t like/aren’t in a position to have conflict?

Yeah I hate this even in ore-COVID days. I push back with my bag and glare normally. Your way was better! YANBU

I’m going to Legoland next week, might have to make myself one of those noodle hats in readiness.

I really hate when people queue right up against you, why do they do that? I was in boots one and a woman was so close I could feel her breath in my hair. I turned round and said ‘look even my husband had to buy me dinner before getting that close! Move back a wee bit!’ She huffed but stayed back a bit more. I notice people queuing randomly and not on the markets which annoys me as I then have to breach distancing as the marker behind them
is the wrong distance.

I've always hated queuing on staircases, it's dangerous, what if someone fell? I always leave a good few stairs empty in front of me but plenty of times I've been asked to move up by the people behind, I always refuse. Why do they think it's going to be quicker or that I'm making them wait longer? It particularly annoys me boarding a plane when everyone fills the staircase, the entrance & then the plane itself, pushing, shoving and squashing up. Whereas if they just left a suitable distance everything would run smoothly. The world was full of twats before Covid and unfortunately they will always be with us.

I don't think that this is anything new.

Maybe it is worse right now because people have been denied many normal forms of human contact.

But still yucky. If i can smell you, you are too close.

She looked me up and down and then as patronisingly as possible said: 'If you're so scared of other people you shouldn't leave the house. You need to get a volunteer to do your shopping.'

So these people exist in real life Shedbuilder, not just on mn. How depressing.

Having read some of the posts on here, I'm about ready to explode. Mostly with confusion. Why is it so difficult to stay a safe distance from other people? Seriously, why?

I honestly thought the general population would be better than this in a Worldwide pandemic and I'm an old cynic. Can't believe that I actually overestimated some people's ability to change and adapt for the greater good.

I went to a hotel last weekend. They did have good systems in place - but realistically - people sit down at a table that hasn’t been sanitised, or habe a few drinks and sit near a stranger etc.
The hotel does not have good systems in place if it doesn't sanitise tables between guests. The staff should ensure social distancing is maintained between unconnected parties.

The more I think about it I think the guy was a bit of a control freak, feel a bit sorry for his wife. As prev posters have said it was almost certainly because I’m a woman.and in my own, it’s one of the few times it would have been useful to have the ex (6ft) around

Went to some theme parks last week, full of dickheads who couldn't understand that them standing breathing down my neck isn't going to get them on the ride any quicker, fucking morons. Unashamedly thought to myself that they should have been the ones to have got covid/died.

Apparently even “having a mum who died of covid” doesn’t make you stick to it either zero hope for us all