Men pushing in in queues and not social distancing.

[HeIenaDove]

I know in the scheme of things this is only small but its the bloody entitlement that gets to me.

When the new Coronavirus Bill came in last Thursday two men used the 2 m gap to try to push in front while i was queuing outside Tesco.

Re, social distancing , i try i really try to stay 2m from people at all times on the rare occasions but the amount of men who walk right next to me or towards me KNOWING that i will move.

This afternoon was the final straw Queuing outside Sainsburys observing the 2 m rule i had to wait until the queue moved to where the trolleys were . There was no way i could get to them BEFORE queuing and observe the 2m rule so i had to wait in the queue before i got to them. I leant across to put my pound in the slot and the FOUR men queuing behind me jumped the queue by moving along in front.

Im so fed up with the entitlement Every time its been a man EVERY TIME. Ive not seen this from women at all .

• on the rare occasions i do go out to shop for food.

I think this is just people. Not men in particular.

I agree OP - I've found it's always men who don't observe the 2metres of physical distancing. They have zero spatial awareness. And hey don't see women unless the women in their faces rate on the fuckability scale.

Only happened to me once, before we totally hibernated, and it was a woman.

Any time I have had to queue it has been very orderly and well mannered. The only time there was a hint of bad order it was the Sunday after pubs closed. Just as it was my turn to enter the doors, two men reeking of booze went around the barrier and got into the store without queuing. They were swiftly ejected by the store stuff. I think they were after booze - they would have been out of luck anyway, the alcohol section was decimated.

Yup, it’s the new manspreading

Well seeing as they're more likely to die from it more fool them.

Ugh, I had this yesterday in Sainsbury’s. I was stood in the queue with my trolley and man comes and stands directly in front of me. The man in front of him then moves forward and I push my trolley forward which then bumps pushing in man. Pushed in, turns round and says ‘2 metre gap!’, I tell him he’s just stood directly in front of my trolley and he flat out denies it. Git.

Yeah ove had two men stand right next to me where we were the only ones there and start a conversation about the virus when I'm in mask and gloves. And a young one a tually approached me in the street and I ran away

Pushed in, turns round and says ‘2 metre gap!’, I tell him he’s just stood directly in front of my trolley and he flat out denies it. Git

I haven’t had to queue much and in fact only been to supermarket twice since before the lockdown so don’t have personal experience of people pushing ahead of me. But in the actual shop it was women that were not maintains the distance or even attempting to. There were a few men also but by and large men of ages followed the rules, most women didn't at all and it was very irritating and, actually, scary. Also more men were wearing masks than women did. The split was fairly equal about the same number of men and women.

I think this is just people. Not men in particular.

In your experience

In helenas experience its only been men

In your experience

In helenas experience its only been men

The problem I have is someone is someone linking a negative behaviour to the sex of the people doing it when there are only two whole examples.

You can bet if I came on here and started a thread saying women are rude in their grocery store etiquette, because I'd seen two women leaving their carts in random places in the lot, people would be pretty quick to object to the link I was making. And they'd be right to do it.

And men have oppressed and discriminated against women forever.

(we have a right to bitch)

A man did it to me in the Aldi queue. I did a loud 'hck humm' and he turned and apologised and we had a good laugh and he popped in behind me. He did accuse me of leaving too much of a gap but I really hadn't!! Maybe their perception of 2m is less than women's?? a bit like how they leave smaller gaps when they're driving etc

Yep

I pointed out out to DH and he has been observing and agrees

Sometimes women but usually men

On the pavement if a couple the woman scampers to the side to give space and the man ploughs on in middle of pavement

My DH is not a crazed misandric feminazi by the way

Oops wrong emoticon

Meant

Actually have found out running that its the opposite to usual for men.

When on a pavement and a male runner coming at me always prior to lockdown it would be a game of chicken that I refuse to lose and I'd get sneered at when they have to move at the last minute.

Now they dart out into the road 100 metres ahead....running bliss!

I have only been out to the local grocers once since I started voluntary isolation on February 19th.
I chose the least busy time of day and there were only about twenty people shopping.
What surprised me is that they were mostly men. I am used to seeing more men shopping at lunchtime and after work but it was quite unusual at ten in the morning. It should not have been difficult to keep our distance with so few people there, should it? It was.

A man did it to me in the Aldi queue. I did a loud 'hck humm' and he turned and apologised and we had a good laugh and he popped in behind me. He did accuse me of leaving too much of a gap but I really hadn't!! Maybe their perception of 2m is less than women's?? a bit like how they leave smaller gaps when they're driving etc

This reminds me of an old joke - a man is teaching a woman to park and tells her to leave a six inch gap. She parks one inch away from the obstruction and he points this out to her. Her response - ‘but, darling, you told me it was six inches’.

Not a massively funny joke but it always pops into my mind when there are differences between the sexes and their spatial awareness. It all comes down to penis size in the end!

theBewildernessisWeetabix

I have also noticed that there seemed to be more men shopping when I was getting groceries. I hadn't really thought about it before that, but generally when I go there are more women, but all of a sudden there were slightly more men than women and the difference was noticeable. I assume it's because people's regular home routines are changed with people home from work.

I have also noticed that there seemed to be more men shopping when I was getting groceries

Me too.

I assumed it was because all these men at home are driving their partners crazy so are sent out to the shops to get them out their hair.

Or because the men prefer to shop than do housework or childcare.

It certainly changes the dynamic in store because

1. They move slowly down the aisles as they don’t know where anything is or because they are reading lists or making phone calls on the move

1. They often stop in the middle of the aisle and block it, presumably because they are unaware of supermarket etiquette

1. They usually assume that women will give way to them, whereas IME other women see this as a mutual obligation.

1. Their lack of familiarity with the task means they spend ages standing in front of say, the mayonnaise , wondering which one of the 20 types to buy.