To think we should bring back the clapping

[NYEPOPPER1]

We seem to be in a similar position to March and the NHS is coming under serious strain. Aibu to think now is the time to bring back the clapping?

Fuck me I hated the clapping. It was meaningless virtue signalling. Petition your MP for better NHS funding, get involved in public health programmes, lose weight, give up smoking, start exercising... do anything that requires actual effort if you really want to help.

@notacooldad

God no. I had a colleague at work filming his street with comments like 'disgraceful ' and 'disgusting" because the street was empty except his wife manically banging a pan lid with a wooden spoon! Sanctimonious prick!

A neighbour on our street posted angrily on Christmas Eve because no one except her went out & jingled our fucking bells at 6pm.

What an arse.

Fuck no. I HATED it with a passion!!! Like other posters our neighbours used it as an opportunity to look down on anyone not joining in. One couple took it to new levels and appointed themselves ‘cheerleaders’ for the street 🤣 Think walking down the street filming and singing at everyone - he dressed up as spice girl one week?! WTAF. It was just cringeworthy!
It would go on for 5 mins then a PA system would play you’ll never walk alone, then they’d go over and talk for 20 mins to other neighbours...

Sooooo, no I would not be happy for it to be back

God no it was bad enough the last time.

I never clapped. It always seemed to be the people who did exactly what they wanted and sod the rules who clapped. Sanctimonious rulebreakers.

The ones out in my street banging pots and clapping were the same ones who have had gatherings in their homes the entire time. The doctors in the street didn't clap once.

I didn't clap the first time so I wouldn't be doing it a second time

It lost the niceness of its gesture very quickly. Though did enjoy the oddness of the Facebook drama group on local sites. These roads didnt care as didnt clap..ill bring my pots and pans. How dare people complain about fireworks I want to show appreciation..surreal

No please.

Here you go OP. Thread from back in May. 93% of NHS workers wished we would all stop bloody clapping.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3917395-THE-CLAP-Lets-settle-this-If-you-work-for-the-NHS-what-do-you-think-of-it

Virtue signalling ego boosting bullshit that helps no one? Go for it. You'll be on your own though like some weirdo.

Absolutely not. No.

OP sounds like someone who thinks we should clap for the NHS rather than fund it properly and pay it's staff.

Bollocks to the clap. Yes to proper funding and pay. Clapping doesn't pay your bills or feed your family.

A nicer gesture would be properly funding the NHS so the NHS worker I live with gets home in time to clap, as generally they are still in work, two hours after they are supposed to finish.

@NYEPOPPER1

We seem to be in a similar position to March and the NHS is coming under serious strain. Aibu to think now is the time to bring back the clapping?

Definitely not.

If we want to support the NHS then maybe more could actually follow the rules, stop mixing, wear masks, work out what 2m is, only go out for non essentials and campaign for schools to go remote so as to stop the large mixing of groups with no SD or PPE.

I suspect they would prefer that so less cases than clapping.

Here, people had parties and came out to clap

@sessell

What a horrible, patronising attitude OP. 'No we can't afford / they don't deserve a pay rise, but another nice pat on the head / clap would be lovely for them.' 100% sure you're a Tory.

This. Look OP, I understand the 'spectrum' "double down and you'll be proven right" attitude. But it doesn't usually work, and doubly so when people are telling you perfectly valid reasons why they disagree and you obviously just want to ignore them. Go ahead, clap if you want. Just don't wake any actual carers and don't expect company.

Boris is that you?

What good does clapping do?

If you want to support the NHS in a meaningful way, don't vote Tory.

It’s interesting - the people who were most ‘enthusiastic’ about it do seem to be the people with liberal approaches to the rules. Our street was the same.

Some of these stories however about notes through doors etc are appalling.

God no. I didn't clap last time and was seriously pissed off when a neighbour said we were missed on a Thursday night. DH and I used to say the neighbours have got the clap again.

I had to unfollow a lot of people on FB who were commenting what a good turn out their road had, it was ridiculous

No no no no no no no no no no no no NO NO NO!
Ugh!
It was a dreadful idea to start with, and would be terrible to start it again in my opinion. In the spring-summer it went on for too many weeks, and was all about virtue signalling from what I could see. Many of those weekly clappers who live on my road (including a neighbour who works in a very senior position within the NHS) regularly broke lockdown rules.
Meaningless. Pointless.
I only clapped once. After that, DH and I decided it'd be more worthwhile to give money to charities supporting the NHS. Oh, and we stuck to, and stick to, lockdown rules and tier restrictions - much more practicable

@RincewindsHat

What good does clapping do?

If you want to support the NHS in a meaningful way, don't vote Tory.

I forgot that one - yes, this too.

@RincewindsHat

What good does clapping do?

If you want to support the NHS in a meaningful way, don't vote Tory.

This...op I suspect you are a Tory however if you are not then I urge you to look into government spending then come back and tell us there isn't enough for nhs salary increases. It's an utter disgrace and wether an ordinary person started it or not Boris made sure it was televised weekly to show his "support" they make me physically sick.

And don't get me started on captain Tom...NHS is not a fucking charity!

@peboh

Boris is that you?

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