Shoppers shouting at other shoppers?

Just seems that one of the side effects of this virus that hasn't been reported, is that some people seem to think that they have the right to be rude to complete strangers either face to face or on social media !
Go back to shopping in the supermarket, blow that woman! It's a big chance that you won't ever meet her or anyone like her again . If you do, be really childish and stick your tongue out at them as they walk away - wearing your mask, they won't be able to see you, but it will make you feel a whole lot better !!

Glad to say in my local supermarket yesterday every single shopper and assistant was wearing a mask and there were a few s-d pleasantries going on but no-one seemed worried or put out at all. It does make me nervous when people come too close, or when people just stop in front of me, but that's life, isn't it? Shouting at someone, on the other hand, is completely unacceptable. Where did good manners go?

"You are not social distancing etc and went on a rant at me..." I bet she was not social distancing from her friend, to have her natter, either. That was a shop, not a day centre, so she was wrong to stop and chat, in the first place. I'd have stuck my tongue out at her, but, because of the mask, she would not have seen it... so I'd have rolled my eyes and moved on... without engaging with her, because that is what she wanted, the show-off.

I haven't been to the shops yet as have been shielding which ends on Saturday ☺️ I'm dreading when I do go out as I can't wear a mask. I have tried, have been "practising" at home but they make me horribly claustrophobic. I can't even put my hand over my nose & mouth at the same time as I feel I can't breathe. The mask makes me feel I can't breathe & I get very panicky. I'm sure that when I do go out I will get the looks & mutterings which won't do much for my anxiety!

I think after 4 months of lockdown tempers are frayed But there’s absolutely mo need for anyone to shout. A little respect & consideration from everyone goes a long way.
oopsaminty. Your friend could get one of these masks with a little flap

I had the very same thing happen to me Taliya.
In my local Morrisons four elderly people were in the middle of the aisle yapping away and i just had to ask them if they thought they were doing social distancing in a different way to the rest of the country ?.
I pointed out i have a disabled d who has to be overly carefull as she has breathing difficulties
They said nothing and i had to walk past them even though Morrisons had a one way system in place so i couldn`t go back down the aisle.
As i have said before you can`t educate the stupid.

Some people now believe that we don't need to social distance if we're wearing masks judging by my recent experience in a shop.

This all happened while just doing a shop . Imagine what the shop staff go through everyday . My daughter has been spat at , pushed , shouted at and sworn at . This happens on a daily basis by people who should know better . The supermarket my daughter works at is in the country and most of the clientele is of an elderly age . But still they are climbing barriers and queue jumping . Has all morals gone out of the window . I think people now need to be held accountable for the actions . They need realise if the store staff didn't go into work when it was lock down they wouldn't of got there groceries . I think we all need to show our appreciation for what they do on a daily basis even though the virus is still out there . Every thing they do is for everyone safety not just to be awkward .

When my path is blocked by people chatting in a supermarket aisle, I just stand there quietly whilst a queue quickly forms behind me. It's surprising how quickly the chatters notice and shift sharpish as the numbers increase.....

Some people think as tge have a mask on social distancing is no longer required, it is! The masks are to help when it is difficult to do so. The two women should have moved. You should have shouted at them to move. Human nature - nothing like it.

I thought that the advice in supermarkets was not to linger and chat in the aisles, as it makes it difficult for shoppers to socially distance, when trying to pass.

Some people are just plain thoughtless.
Go outside and have your chat, leaving room for others to shop safely.

Sorry I wrote: ‘chat with someone I’ve not seen....’
Don't know why it disappeared!

I agree with Pamela

Well Ive been guilty of stopping to chat Ive not seen for ages in a supermarket but we did try to move aside so as not to block the aisle a a nd no-one shouted. In any case just passing someone quickly is not a problem - having a face to face conversation for 10 mins or so too close and without masks would be more risky.

Luckily I haven’t witnessed mask rage. There is no getting away from it, some people are just naturally rude.

I thought that it was perfectly acceptable to pass in aisles, am I wrong? If you couldn’t pass within social distancing rules then the advice I have been given is to avert your face and go quickly. If you can’t do that and people stand and had to wait for the chat To end you would be in there forever.

Craftycat

It's pretty poor show if you can't have a chat with a friend in a shop! OK so you should stand out of the way of other people but we are all missing speaking to friends & it would be good to get the chance to catch up.
I had a nice chat to an ex neighbour yesterday in Sainsbury's. We didn't annoy anyone.

Perhaps the two people could have arranged to meet for a catch up outside the shop when they'd finished their shopping?

A supermarket aisle during a pandemic when people are supposed to be self-distancing is surely not the best place for a chat!

I'm afraid there always has been and always will be rude people. I'm sorry that you encountered two such people on your shopping trip Taliya and were upset by them. They were definitely in the wrong.

Although during this pandemic we have witnessed a lot of good behaviours and responses, it has also highlighted the less good side of human nature at times, too, including an attitude of intimidation by some towards others.

Sometimes, Sys2as2*, with the best will in the world, you can't help but get too close to some shoppers who either stop mid walk, back track with their trolley or stop to gossip! Very sweeping generalisation, too, to suggest not many people are obeying the rules. Many are trying to, some aren't.

It's pretty poor show if you can't have a chat with a friend in a shop! OK so you should stand out of the way of other people but we are all missing speaking to friends & it would be good to get the chance to catch up.
I had a nice chat to an ex neighbour yesterday in Sainsbury's. We didn't annoy anyone.

Just shows their ignorance Taliya try not to let this put you off shopping they were in the wrong for blocking the isle. Selfish idiots. I witnessed a similar thing in Tesco yesterday an elderly lady shouted very aggressively at a young employee (neither were wearing a mask) “2metre distance don’t you know by now” the young girl said nothing but was obviously shocked. She was shelf stacking at the time.

You poor soul, I get really upset when people shout at me too. But it wouldn't put me off shopping, you were unlucky to meet them, but no one else in the shop shouted at you, you have to look at the balance of probabilities of it happening again.

If they were standing in the middle of the aisle chatting, that would imply they had just met each other, so they weren't social distancing either!

It will have done you good to let off steam here, now put the experience with the idiots behind you and 'keep b*ggering on'!

The problem is that people who have been isolating up until now do not know the rules. Elderly people getting too close. Whilst they were wrong to be chatting maybe you were too close when passing. I have been shopping throughout lockdown and learnt the rules. Now masks have been introduced it has made people become complacent it was a very bad move. Not many people are obeying the rules as they think they are now immune big mistake

Grass roots football is in the middle of starting up and amongst the myriad of rules is one that says no shouting. Shouting can propel the virus and be even more dangerous indoors. Even with a face mask on air and possibly virus will escape from the back of the mask.
What a horrible experience from a nasty bigoted woman. I can understand you being put off, but fortunately not everyone is like that. Most people are nice so don’t let it stop you if you want or need to go.

I went shopping and on my way out of the supermarket spotted a friend I used to work with many years ago. We stopped to chat, then realised we were in everyone's way so made our way outside to continue the conversation. No one shouted at us thankfully but a few dirty looks made us move pretty quickly!
Unfortunately having been away from socialising for so long it is easy to forget ourselves when we see a friend unexpectedly. We all need to show a bit of patience and understanding and refrain from shouting at people unnecesarily. Usually a look is enough if someone is clearly in people's way or just a polite 'excuse me'.
As someone said further up, a lot of the 'pulling together in a crisis' has ended as people are out and about more, and although things aren't back to normal many people are starting to behave as if they are.

Some people will use any excuse available to boost their own self importance. You can tell that she has no real anxiety about the virus or she wouldn't be standing about chatting. Really sorry you were upset by her.

The ladies shouldn’t have been standing in the middle if the aisle chatting so it was hardly your fault. Luckily we haven’t had any nastiness