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

429 replies

ShesMadeATwatOfMePam · 17/10/2020 18:55

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.

OP posts:
CherryPavlova · 17/10/2020 20:53

Which designated authority would this be reported to? The idea sounds entirely ridiculous.

skodadoda · 17/10/2020 20:53

@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.

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NeverAMillionMilesAway · 17/10/2020 20:54

No. I'll be busy with my own Christmas, and not taking any notice of the neighbours, as usual.

SpeckledyHen · 17/10/2020 20:54

No
I don’t see my neighbours from one week to the next and certainly won’t be spying on them at Christmas. How would I know how many people they were celebrating with ?

pigsDOfly · 17/10/2020 20:57

My next door neighbours completely ignored all the rules during lockdown with visitors over all the time. I didn't report them then and I won't report them now.

As much as it irritated me, I could never bring myself to report someone like that.

If however, someone was having a huge noisy rave type party, then I might feel differently.

decoraters · 17/10/2020 20:57

I would t have a clue how many people go in and out of neighbours houses unless I stand at the window with a clipboard. My usual Christmas Day is spent sitting on the living room floor while we all open presents, drink tea with big fat bacon rolls and generally have fun - i think I will stick to that!

decoraters · 17/10/2020 20:58

*wouldn't have a clue

museumum · 17/10/2020 20:58

Nope. Not unless they block the street with cars or keep us awake with a party (which is complain about with or without Covid). But I won’t be breaking the rules myself.

Casschops · 17/10/2020 21:06

@MoistMolly that was a shite time to change things. My Muslim neighbours had about 15 people round for Eid, kids on the trampoline lovely chatter and sociable noise. It was a breath of fresh air. I was talking to their grandmother later and she said people had been preparing food for days. What were they meant to do. Dont blame them at all, I just sat jelously in my back yardGrin

RoseTintedAtuin · 17/10/2020 21:07

No. I’m very prepared to make sacrifices, I have and will continue to do so, but I will be seeing immediate family at Christmas. I truly hope that others carefully consider them mental toll that not seeing family at these kind of events may take on them and their family after 10 months. This is a marathon not a sprint kind of situation. I am also very concerned that we are in a place where neighbours are considering this, and that we live in a world where this question is reasonable Sad

diamondpony80 · 17/10/2020 21:09

Absolutely not. I couldn’t begrudge anyone a happy Christmas with their loves ones. And after the shitty year we’ve all had everyone deserves a bit of Christmas cheer.

Tiredmummy2014 · 17/10/2020 21:10

Nope

CantStandMeow · 17/10/2020 21:12

I can't think of any covid specific reason that would cause me to report anyone. Certainly wouldn't report a neighbour especially not at Christmas.

Rockbird · 17/10/2020 21:12

It's my dd's first communion tomorrow, delayed from earlier this year. We had planned to go out with my parents after as that was as much as we could do. Now they're in tier 2 we can't do that and we can't even take a takeaway round. On Friday i was sitting on the sofa next to them and dd was climbing on my dad.

I'm not a natural rule breaker but this is really shit Sad

S00LA · 17/10/2020 21:17

No of course not. I liked my neighbours and they are reasonable people who won’t be having a large house party.

Indoctro · 17/10/2020 21:18

No , I prefer to just worry about myself and mind my own business

Chanjer · 17/10/2020 21:19

Only the ones I really hate

IMNOTSHOUTING · 17/10/2020 21:20

I disagree that its none of my business, it is all of our business as is any crime. That said no way would I report a few extra people coming over. A huge party yes I probably would.

ItsAlwaysSunnyOnMN · 17/10/2020 21:20

No of course not

We are all struggling some more than others and we all need support through these difficult times

EmpressPenguin · 17/10/2020 21:23

No. No. No. No. If they have a big party some other busy body will report. If they break the rules a little bit, it's not worth reporting.

Only if it was repeated and flagrant would I even consider it. And even then I might not. This is about encouraging behaviour change, not snooping and denouncing.

cactusdog · 17/10/2020 21:25

No way!

AibuTellMe · 17/10/2020 21:28

No, except 1 neighbour who said they reported our other neighbour at Eid when they had family over. If she has more than 6 I'm reporting 😂

Bouledeneige · 17/10/2020 21:29

No. Really no. There's no way I'd be looking out of the window and spying on my neighbours. And I'd not assume I'd seen how many went in.

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 17/10/2020 21:30

No, because I’m not the effing Stasi!

lioncitygirl · 17/10/2020 21:32

Party for 100? Yes
8 people for Christmas? No.