To not have any enthusiasm for the Jubilee weekend and want to escape it

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AIBU? It just feels like it doesn't fit with everything going on right now, especially the cost of living crisis. I don't want to wave a flag for someone on a golden throne (and I do like the Queen normally) and I don't want a street party. With the cost of living crisis going on and families facing real misery it just feels very outdated and odd to me and I dislike seeing Union Jacks everywhere too.

It's not difficult. Just don't participate. Or is that not enough and you need people to know that you aren't interested?

It's all around me - adverts, Union Jacks everywhere, streets being closed -feels like it's being rammed down my throat whether I like it or not tbh.

Most people will enjoy the extra day off.

I will be going to a street party in order yo socialise rather than celebrate the Queen. I will enjoy baking for this and chilling out with the neighbours.

Don’t then, but if you have children they might find it fun? Unless you mire it down in misery about how crap it is and how the cost of living has gone up and all the rest of it.

we all know that but some people might want to just have a bit of fun, gawd forbid

I'm looking forward to a long weekend off work. So far as I am aware bunting/flag waving/street parties are not compulsory.

I'm glad some people find it fun. No, I don't have young children.

I’ve never been to street party or an organised community event of that type. It’s easy to ignore this kind of thing. Go and do something else, or stay home! I live in a place with strong royal connections and I’m coincidentally going away, about which I am not at all sorry. None of my friends are talking about it in terms of Jubilee events, just a welcome four day weekend. It’s only as big a deal as you make it really - nobody is making you engage.

It really really isn't mandatory to participate....

I'm not particularly interested in the royal family, so I'm not going to any celebrations or street parties, but I will definitely enjoy the extra day off.

Also suggest that you turn off your TV & Radio to drown out the repetitiveness of the chatter.

Me neither op. I can't stand the Royal family- dysfunctional a holes! We are off to a campsite in Norfolk.

What's wrong with seeing Union Jack's everywhere? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm ignoring it entirely and will just enjoy the extra days off; hopefully there will be some good weather so I will potter in the garden or head to the beach! No street parties for me 😎

I sympathise, OP, we have no interest at all. Thing is, we have a number of close neighbours who are very interested and they've organised a garden party to celebrate so we've naturally been invited. We talked it over and are going along to be neighbourly because we like our neighbours and don't want to appear churlish. It's quite an elderly middle class, conservative area and we're the odd ones out, the peasants on the edge of town kind of thing.

What's wrong with seeing Union Jack's everywhere?

They look like a National Front parade, which means something to people who were around in the 70s & early 80s.

Well I am going to a street party and a BBQ and I plan to have a great time.
If we waited for everyone to be happy until we celebrated anything it would be a sad old world. You have to grab the currants out of the suet pudding when they come along.

any excuse for a party I say

I'm with you OP. I'm in Scotland so escaping the worst of it thankfully. Its all very well posters getting cross and saying just don't participate, but it's literally everywhere you turn and I agree it's in very bad taste given the current state of affairs. On the other hand, I don't begrudge those wanting to celebrate and can definitely understand that after 2 years + if covid, lockdowns etc it's a fine excuse to let your hair down if you can stomach it!

if you are lucky enough to get it, enjoy your four days off! There are a million ways to enjoy four days off without flag waving, or being a big old grumper:

Hop on the Eurostar to Paris. Voila! Flags gone.
Ditto a cheap flight to Tallin ( or wherever)
Go to an exhibition
Get tickets to a show or film
Hike for miles, with a pub lunch
Spruce up the garden
Hold a republican soirée, make plans for The Revolution.
Go fossil hunting, bird watching or camping

We have an exciting few days of zoo trips, bbqs, a garden project, paddle boarding and a long dog walk with friends we’ve not seen for two years. No bunting required.

We've got nothing planned, DS has end of year exams starting the week after, so he'll be revising. I'm not aware of any street parties happening near us and it's not our sort of thing anyway, but if the weather is nice we'll probably have a BBQ or something, just for the four of us. I'm not going to waste (in my opinion), money on bunting and flags, but not in the slightest bit resentful who do enjoy these sorts of things. Live and let live after all.

I know what you mean about the street parties. I am going to map out where they are happening and avoid those routes. I dislike those kind of artificially jolly get togethers between boozy strangers. However, it is a nice activity for kids so we will be cooking some food for our own private garden do.

Nice to have the extra day off but I’m not really arsed about the actual jubilee.

The queen's a nice enough figure head and I wish her no harm, but I'm with you OP.

Also, lovely to be given a bank holiday but unfortunately I'm self employed so I'm losing money. Can't afford to go anywhere and won't be flag waving in the street.

I'm a bit grumpy about it I won't lie.

Time to abolish this gross inequality.
The RF have too much wealth and 20% of people in UK are now living in poverty.

What is there to celebrate? If you have everything you need and are held in high esteem you can have a very long life.
Why would I want to celebrate this?

But the queen has sat there on a throne while many in this country and many, many in other countries have starved to death.

How come you only don't like it now?

Unless your street is having a street party and you live in a cul de sac, it's easy to avoid, OP.

I am going away.

I agree OP. MIL is throwing a god awful Jubilee tea party and has told us to wear patriotic colours and brings flags for waving. Meanwhile we are utterly skint and having to eat pasta with butter for dinner. I work FT as a police officer. I made an oath to the Queen when I was sworn in but frankly I'm not feeling very charitable at the moment.
I really don't want to go but I really don't have a choice tbh. My lack of presence will speak more than just going and smiling politely.