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, as we will be more than 6 for Christmas. As a young person though, I will be wfh and isolating before spending the day with my elderly relatives.

Flaxmeadow

It could be someone’s last Christmas

Especially if they are elderly and someone else at the dinner table is asymptomatic and unaware they have covid.

Maybe it’s up to the elderly person what to do , I know my great nan said she would rather that then continue living like this. It’s up to us as individuals to decide what’s best For us at the time. We don’t know our future from one day to the next.. Many elderly are feeling the same , they should decide if they want to shield or spend time with their loved ones. Not the state

Not a chance. I've respected the rules and adhered to them, as have most of the people I know. Anyone counting numbers in and out of neighbours homes needs to find something positive to do with their life.

No, absolutely not, BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFE TO BE GETTING ON WITH!

If it's the eejits two door down that made lockdown a misery with the noise and drunken fights I'd be tempted. Although I might just get a slingshot instead and take down their inflatable outdoor cinema which they have full blast every night. On one memorable occasion with what sounded like porn.

I suspect it will be our very lovely and very elderly next door neighbour’s last Christmas. I hope she and her family have the best time that they possibly can and frankly I couldn’t give a damn how many relatives and friends she has round.

My grandmother, late 80s, was jogging along nicely before COVID. So was my great aunt. They had full social lives, went to numerous clubs and, although forgetful, were largely content. During lockdown, BOTH of their dementia got worse. My grandmother slipped into a deep depression because we all kept away. She had my mother to care for her and support her but she no longer felt life was worth living.

Today, both of them are much much worse dementia wise. Both are much angrier with life. Their clubs never started again. I visit them both now because, frankly, mental health means more. Both have said they would rather just die and risk COVID that go back to that.

I will need to break the rules to have them round my house this Christmas. I don't give a fuck what Boris thinks or the holier than thou posters on here. I will not be reporting anybody else.

I have three households this Christmas. 2 daughters and me!! So what am I supposed to do !!!!!!! Not going to brothers as they are already 8 in one household !!! Shit time. I think people will say f... it and enjoy themselves rightly or wrongly.

@savysoy you have a lovely Christmas with your family

I would report people. How are we going to get this under control if we don't?

YES.

@chemlu

I would report people. How are we going to get this under control if we don't?

Your neighbours having 8 people round for Christmas instead of 6 will make no difference to anything. But the government love people like you who fall for their crap.

You've got to live with your neighbours long after all this, I'd rather get on with them than follow government guidance.

If they were having regular large parties that would be different.

It's a bit of a nonsense rule anyway - I can see my mum and stepdad but not my brother and his two children? Seriously why 6 and not 7 or 8? I'm considering chucking my dh out for the day to see my best mate and her 2 kids - what difference does it actually make to have 6 and not 7.

I so hope this is all over soon.

@Deez65
Enjoy...but don't ring 111 if you or your partners in crime get the virus.
You have to live with the consequences if you break the rules and remember, although you yourself may not show symptoms, you can pass it on to others in your family.
I have no time for people who think it's ok 'just for Christmas' or any other excuse. Why bother wearing a mask? Why follow any rules? Do it once and you might as well do it all the time.

No, I need to be on good terms with my neighbours.

We will probably only have my parents over which will be 6.

We usually do a big Christmas with my husband’s family a few days after Christmas but I doubt we will be able to do it this year as there will be 19 (15 if we don’t count the under 12s) from 4 households. Can’t see it being allowed

@Flaxmeadow

It could be someone’s last Christmas

Especially if they are elderly and someone else at the dinner table is asymptomatic and unaware they have covid.

Elderly people are quite capable of saying whether or not they want to take the risk, they have a choice too.

My mum is vulnerable and elderly but she is insistent in making sure we all go to see her as often as we can and when we wanted to keep a distance earlier in the year she would come and give us a big hug because she said she'd rather risk Covid than die without contact. All we can do is ensure we minimise the risk by staying away if we feel unwell or been around someone who is unwell. A cold could potentially kill her so none of us visit if we're unwell anyway.

Absolutely not.

Yes because my neighbours are all bastards!

Absolutely, 100% no.
This year has been miserable enough as it is, I wouldn’t suck any more joy from peoples lives.
I get that it’s about keeping each other safe, I do, but let’s leave people alone

That's what Christmas is all about. Turning your neighbours to the authorities. That's the spirit. The Grinch spirit.

Going over 6 no. Not my circus not my monkeys. Throwing a party or gathering that makes a lot of noise and disturbs me with way more than 6 people then yes.

Heck no I wouldn't! Pretty gobsmacked that 6% of people answering this poll would.

No way.

We will, hopefully be 7, depending on travel. Me, dh,Dd1 and Ds who both still live at home.dd2 who lives with her bf but will spend Christmas with us. Elderly mum who lives alone, sis who lives alone. 7 people, 4 households. Fuck it