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Woman in cafe not social distancing

186 replies

Cafegoer · 26/08/2020 16:30

Today I took DS to Muffin Break in a near by shopping centre.

As we were eating a woman came and stood right by our chairs to pay DS a compliment - the woman wasn’t wearing a mask and neither were we because we were eating. It made me feel uncomfortable as DS had been shielding and we should all be social distancing, she was talking over our food which wasn’t pleasant. DS asked the woman who she was and why she was talking to him (he has ASD and can be very straightforward). The woman said she was staff and being friendly. The woman then moved over to another table and spoke to a man with a baby, prior to talking to us the woman stood right next to another family to speak to them but they quickly shooed her away.

The woman wasn’t in a uniform and was there with three other people having lunch. She seems to be there very frequently (most of the time I walk by), never in uniform and does often tidy up tables and spend time with the staff.

AIBU to think that if she is staff (which I highly doubt) she needs further training in keeping her distance during the pandemic. If she isn’t staff then the staff have a duty to ensure customers are behaving safely.

OP posts:
not2impressed · 31/08/2020 13:53

Social * distancing. Wouldn't it be good if we could actually edit typos after publishing. I really need to start proof reading.

OnwardsEverStridingOnwards · 31/01/2021 03:32

@hamstersarse

I think you should have shot her really
😂😂😂
MotherExtraordinaire · 31/01/2021 08:27

@Cafegoer

Today I took DS to Muffin Break in a near by shopping centre.

As we were eating a woman came and stood right by our chairs to pay DS a compliment - the woman wasn’t wearing a mask and neither were we because we were eating. It made me feel uncomfortable as DS had been shielding and we should all be social distancing, she was talking over our food which wasn’t pleasant. DS asked the woman who she was and why she was talking to him (he has ASD and can be very straightforward). The woman said she was staff and being friendly. The woman then moved over to another table and spoke to a man with a baby, prior to talking to us the woman stood right next to another family to speak to them but they quickly shooed her away.

The woman wasn’t in a uniform and was there with three other people having lunch. She seems to be there very frequently (most of the time I walk by), never in uniform and does often tidy up tables and spend time with the staff.

AIBU to think that if she is staff (which I highly doubt) she needs further training in keeping her distance during the pandemic. If she isn’t staff then the staff have a duty to ensure customers are behaving safely.

Just to state the obvious here, your child maybe on the shielding list, but you're most definitely not shielding him if in a shopping centre and in Muffin Break!
JorisBonson · 31/01/2021 08:38

It was in August 🙄

SparkysMagicPiano · 31/01/2021 09:33

@OnwardsEverStridingOnwards

You have resurrected a zombie thread.
I'm sure the OP has got over her indignation by now.

IEat · 31/01/2021 10:03

Unless you tell people he had been shielding how the hell are they meant to know !

FelicityPike · 31/01/2021 10:05

@IEat

Unless you tell people he had been shielding how the hell are they meant to know !
In August.....
Jimmypageswife · 31/01/2021 10:08

should have called the police opGrin

Jimmypageswife · 31/01/2021 10:09

oh shit didnt see the date Blush

OscarWildesCat · 31/01/2021 10:10

Genuine question, how do people come across such old threads?, are they searching a particular topic?

x2boys · 31/01/2021 10:12

Maybe if posters hasent been so blasé about it in August we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now?

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