To ask if you see your neighbours having too many people over at christmas will you report them?

[ShesMadeATwatOfMePam]

Just that really. Will you actually report your neighbours if you see they have over 6 people at christmas, if the rule of 6 is still in place?

Yabu: yes i will report them
Yanbu: i wouldn't report

From my point of view, i wouldn't report.

no not unless theyre having a full on rave

No 🙄

Nope, I'll be breaking that rule myself, or else my parents would be left alone on christmas day. There'll be 8 of us from 3 families.

No I would not snitch on my neighbours untill they decided to have a midnight rave with dozens of people. And even then I would probably just hope someone else grassed them up.

I am sick and tired of this "divide and rule" policy with confusing differing regulations in different parts of the country. The north is being punished and the south is getting the white glove treatment. Pretty pissed off about that and I doubt very much I will comply over christmas with all these petty rules.

Nope just like I didn’t report my neighbours celebrating Eid with lots of family round.

No I wouldn't, but the restrictions seem completely pointless when everyone and his dog has a reason why they should be exempt.

No of course not

Nope

Yes, I expect so if deaths have risen as high as is predicted.

Even if you did report it, it's completely unenforceable - people will just deny it if challenged.
Can you imagine ringing the police because next door have their kids over - you'd sound like a total prick.

I’m a real stickler for the rules, but no, I couldn’t be that cruel. The neighbour two doors up, lost her husband less than a year ago. She has a big family and no doubt they’ll all turn up.

Absolutely no chance

I rarely notice who goes in and out of our neighbours houses.

@Twillow

This thread is terrifying. So many people really think the rules aren't important yet the rates are rising like crazy??

I see it as terrifying how quickly people are willing to give up all of our freedoms.

I work in ICU, I dont think the rules are unimportant and I have a better handle than many on the consequences of infection. I’ll be at work over Christmas.

I very much dislike the involvement of law enforcement in public health- I think it discourages people from being open and honest when we really need them to be about things that affect the health of the community. So I would not report people for these kinds of infringements.

There is far far more complexity to this.

Of course not. I'll shout "merry Christmas" to them over the road and think how lucky they are to have so many loved ones round after a tough year. Wether they've got 7 or 70, I couldn't care less and I refuse to turn into one of these sad act snitches who're just lapping up the preambles of a totalitarian society

No, I wouldn't
I might think but report?!
No

No, those who cannot work from home such as teachers, nurses and supermarket staff can interact with hundreds of people each week yet being told that you can’t meet with your own family on Christmas for a few hours seems kind of soul destroying.

We are a Christian country and Christmas is important but I don’t think that the govt should change the rules (rule of 6) for Christmas as it wouldn’t be fair on others like those who celebrated eid.

Every family has their own set of circumstances and as long as they’re not going all out with 20 plus people, neighbours should mind their own business.

@sneakysnoopysniper Whats happening up North is truly shit. But at least your leaders are standing up for you. The leader of ECC begged for us to be put into tier 2

Well my neighbour reported the Asian family living opposite during the Eid celebration (she admitted it to me), which I thought was rather horrible. So yes, I will report my neighbour if she proves a hypocrite.

We are a Christian country and Christmas is important but I don’t think that the govt should change the rules (rule of 6) for Christmas as it wouldn’t be fair on others like those who celebrated eid

I do agree with that, Eid was in the middle of proper lockdown and people had to meet over Zoom and have virtual dinners etc, making it so that we can have Christmas and sod the virus seems
Either the virus is a threat or it isn't.

@Ding123

Well my neighbour reported the Asian family living opposite during the Eid celebration (she admitted it to me), which I thought was rather horrible. So yes, I will report my neighbour if she proves a hypocrite.

Why lower yourself? You're judging someone for reporting someone for breaking the rules then in retaliation reporting them if they break the rules?! Making you the exact same as them!

@SchrodingersImmigrant

I am actually quite at awe at how Brits just cannot have Christmas dinner without a massive group. It's kind of nice, and kind of odd at the same time.

That is what Christmas is all about. Being together to celebrate, especially with the little children in the family for whom it is all very magical.

No. I'd think they were twats for not complying, but I would not report. I don't want to live in the kind of society where we are encouraged to snitch on our neighbours.

@Ding123

Well my neighbour reported the Asian family living opposite during the Eid celebration (she admitted it to me), which I thought was rather horrible. So yes, I will report my neighbour if she proves a hypocrite.

Your neighbour was horrible but if you report her, you will be doing the same as her, tit for tat.

We should not be reporting our neighbours for things like that.