Sharing meals in Scotland

[tenlittlecygnets]

Going on holiday to Scotland, and meeting my parents. We will be staying separately. Just checked guidance for Scotland. It says no sharing of meals or utensils. Gah!

Would you stick to the rules, or not?

I would cook, eat outside, distance while eating, wash up and wash hands. No sharing plates, no touching food.

Wwyd?

I’m actually confused by what you are asking. I’m in Scotland and have had meals with family both in my house and in restaurants.

But that's against the current rules in Scotland. They say

do not share food or utensils – if eating, each household should bring, prepare and eat their own food separately

Have you been doing this?

No sharing utensils makes sense at the best of times if you want to reduce infection risk from anything. No sharing of food presumably refers to no buffet or helping yourself from communal bowls or packets Eating a separately plated meal outside with each person collecting their own clean plate and cutlery that nobody else has touched since it was last washed is unlikely to be much of an infection risk.

Right, that's what I think, @StatisticalSense.

Eating at a cafe poses more risk because more people are involved, no?

use your own judgement
cook food, dont share knives and forks, wash utensils as soon as you can

I think you are getting confused. Can you post a link?

And it’s guidelines, not rules.

Oh I’ve just seen it. Seriously, don’t worry about it.

And yes, my dad comes for dinner and I don’t make him bring a meal with him.

The website is headed 'Rules on staying safe and protecting others to help suppress the virus'. 🤷🏻

And the section you are referring to says you “should” which is guidance. If it was a rule (as in law) it would say “must”.

In the same section you are reading it also says you should avoid touching gates, benches and fences........

Ok, cool. Rules/guidances are different in England. So, looks like it will be safe for my parents to come round and have a distanced meal...