Aibu or are they making it up as they go along ?

[Youaremysunshine2010]

Aibu to think that if you don't visit family because you can't risk catching a common cold ( pre corona as well ) and the excuse is that you aren't well and just can't risk it, you shouldn't really be going away and eating out in restaurants during the corona virus risk ? As there is a lot of risk, a- lots of people b- someone you don't know cooking food etc ?

Eh? That didn’t make sense?

Basically a family member won't mix when we have colds as apparently they can't risk catching a cold even way before the pandemic yet whilst this pandemic is going on and killing people they will visit restaurants without worry.

Maybe your relatives just don't like you?

How do you mean they don't like me ? That has crossed my mind too!

I think a lot of people (including me) go through life justifying things that suit them and that they want to do and then being hypocrites using similar reasons NOT to do things (because it doesn't really suit them!).

I suppose because visiting people with a cold means you are very likely to get a cold, which is unpleasant, whereas you are unlikely to catch coronavirus or indeed a cold visiting a restaurant at the moment. Of course you could, but it's much less likely than sharing space with people who definitely have a cold

To me it's just them being awkward as they have been with other family members who have had colds and stayed over their house and it's not been an issue.

I just think if your so adamant that you can't catch even a common cold you don't then go here and there to eat out when there's a virus killing people if your at high risk