Irritating Covid Phrases

[GoldenPenPot]

Now we’re about a year into the pandemic, we’re in a good position to assess what new phrases and words are the most irritating.

I’ll start with the obvious ones - “Covidiot” and “New Normal”. However, I also hate the “Stay safe” at the end of emails (suspect that’s just me).

The phrase "social distancing". It's not social distancing, its physical distancing.

And especially when people use it as a verb I.e. "we were social distancing", "nobody was social distancing!"

My bloody dad insists on calling it THE CORVID

A fucking crow is a corvid

@ChocOrange1

The phrase "social distancing". It's not social distancing, its physical distancing.

And especially when people use it as a verb I.e. "we were social distancing", "nobody was social distancing!"

Yes that drives me absolutely round the bend too! People are always coming out of Sainsburys shaking and crying because nobody was social distancing and they didn't feel safe 🤬🤬

Don’t kill granny
Don’t hug granny

Yes and when people have to add 'socially distanced of course' after everything in case you think they are a covidiot.

@Iootraw1

"Don’t kill granny
Don’t hug granny"

Aggravated (or passive aggressive), ageists and sexist bingo!

Stay safe.

Makes me cringe

@dividedwefall @LucilleTheVampireBat

The burglary comment was something I saw on a news article! I can’t believe the journalists didn’t at any point think.... well actually it’s not just bad because they are a key worker.

Bubbling
World beating

How could I forget: All in this Together. Particularly when said by someone with a huge house, lawned garden with play equipment for the kids, two parents both with secure jobs, and a grandparent childcare bubble.

Critical key workers should be more qualified specialists medic professionals saving lives in ICUs and not so much self declared sandwich artisans or barista etc in commonplace high street outlets.

Yeah can't have the plebs getting ideas above their station. They might think they matter or something.

"She calls herself a keyworker just because she has to undertake a level of risk that I don't in order to do her job. And she doesn't even earn very much money or have a nice house! The cheek of it!"

"when it is deemed safe to do so"

It makes me rage. I can't even express why 🙈

The burglary comment was something I saw on a news article! I can’t believe the journalists didn’t at any point think.... well actually it’s not just bad because they are a key worker

If you don't laugh you'll cry!

Our local paper ran a story last year about a Chinese takeaway in town that weren't offering "keyworker discount". People absolutely piled on and the takeaway gave in and said they'd do 10% off, that wasn't good enough, people wanted 20%! They ended up going bust just after Xmas

When people feel the need to tell you whatever they did was “socially distanced of cause” I went for a walk with a friend today socially distanced of cause! I don’t give a shit that you went for a walk let alone that it was socially distanced.

Stay safe makes me skin crawl as does stay home

People seeking approval for anything they do. “‘My roofs fell in on my house and waters flooding in is it ok for me to go and stay with my mum or should I just accept getting soaked until we can get it fixed as I know it’s against the rules?” “Ive got a dentist appointment is it safe to go”

Strange. Most places don't do "keyworker" discounts. NHS yes and, but that was already in place via blue badge scheme. Keyworkers in general don't get discounts at all.

Lots of the local takeaways advertised NHS discounts and were torn apart by people who said why shouldn't they get discount too because they were a Frontline Keyworker. A small business can be ruined by negativity on social media and most places gave in and changed it from NHS to keyworker discount.

I have thought of a phrase that gives me the rage and it’s, “Not in the spirit of the guidance”

Wow. Not happened here. Shame, I could have done with cheap takeaway. Oh well.

How did they check who qualified, out of interest? I mean, NI details, employment contracts or what was it?

"Exempt"

Surely the classic being self diagnosed self declared criminal loophole "exempt!"

Exempt from what part from a criminal record and monetary fine!?

NOT scientific exempt from being a potential Covid vector and mutating super spreading?

World beating lying abuse own goal to justify some of the world beating excess per capita fatalities and new localised variants.

No idea 🤷‍♀️ Asking for some form of photo I.D or something, I assume.

Seems strange given the remote nature of transactions now and open to abuse also. You must have very trusting takeaways where you are! I can just see my local chippy giving me a discount for being in the same boat as their staff ie getting ready for work on a dark morning, hearing the previous day's death toll on the radio and wondering if today is going to be the day I catch the virus either on the bus or at work earning my £8.75 an hour.

Sounds a bit mental if you ask me.

How could I forget the awful 'Covid secure'?

I heard someone saying they went out for a meal in a 'Covid secure' restaurant. Sounds utterly joyless to me. I'd rather have a takeaway.

Regardless. I'll be doing x regardless. My DC will be in regardless. So fucking smug and presumptious

I quite like the 'rona and covidiot though but agree with most of the others especially keyworker. Even more so when it's put in brackets. Oh and "what part of stay home don't you understand?" Though that's more reminiscent of lockdown 1
Stupid new normal language.

Well there's no such thing anyway.

I work in a "covid secure" workplace. It isn't.

@ColdBrightClearMorning

Yep. It frightens me tbh how quickly and easily the general public eagerly picked up and started to use the new lingo. Social distancing, mixing, r number, all being used merrily by the average joe and Joanne as if it’s something they’ve been saying their whole life.

But yes, socialising and normal human contact being rebranded as mixing especially sickens me.

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