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Annecan Sun 03-May-20 08:19:24

Lockdown has worked because, against all expectation, there turned out to be many more Accepters and Sufferers than Resisters (the three pandemic personalities identified by King’s College), in the Uk

From an article in the Spectator
Which group would you put yourself in?

curlytops Sun 03-May-20 12:15:53

Accepter

Jani31 Sun 03-May-20 12:13:46

Accepter along with my elderly parents who hope one day to see their family. At the moment thank goodness for Facetime x

Speldnan Sun 03-May-20 12:07:34

Acceptor ( but not conservative or Brexiteer) but I am an introvert happy to do my own thing at home. However I miss my grandchildren so much and resent having to be away from them after seeing them every week since the day they were born. Also miss having coffee with my best friend.
I may turn rebellious though if it goes on for too long and over 70s are expected to stay at home when others aren’t.

lilydily9 Sun 03-May-20 12:07:01

Accepter. But then it's easy to be an Accepter when you're in your 70's and somewhat reclusive anyway. I feel for the younger generation. I would probably have been torn between being a Sufferer and a Resister in my youth.

sodapop Sun 03-May-20 12:03:07

Accepter but I don't have the concerns younger people have about children,jobs and finances. It's easier for my age group to be accepting I think.

Daisyboots Sun 03-May-20 12:01:26

I am an accepter but its nothing to do with age or politics but all to do with my health. I know I would not survive if I caught the virus and have been at home all the time since mid February other that hospital visits for treatment. Our state of emergency ends tonight but most things wont change and things are being relaxed very slowly little by little. Still not made it clear whether families can now meet up though.

BluePizzaWalking Sun 03-May-20 11:57:22

Sufferer

Lancslass1 Sun 03-May-20 11:48:12

I am even older than 75, a brexiteer and voted Conservative and would class myself as an accepter .

Mild Sun 03-May-20 11:40:00

Accepter. But hate being lumped in with unrecorded and conservatives

Keffie12 Sun 03-May-20 11:39:15

@Annecan to throw a spanner in the works I am 58, hate the Tories and I am a #hardremainer ? I know theres always one ?

I'm an accepter, mainly: I have just a couple of small temper tantrums which go along the lines of "Being bleep bleep told what to do by Boris bleeping Johnson" defiance ?

Generally an accepter though. Miss our grandchildren, grumble when I will next get to the hairdressers however just getting on with it.

I am computer savvy which has made my life easier as contact with all and my fellowships is Zoom platform and online

I Facetime wittlh the grandchildren too, every other day

sarahellenwhitney Sun 03-May-20 11:36:20

Most definitely a Sufferer. Having had confirmation in February that long awaited exterior NOT interior work on my property was to be carried out in mid April I was disappointed when the contractor advised he could not carry out this work, due to 'government rules of distancing'.
Am I unreasonable in thinking this is OUTSIDE work with outside water and toilet facilities I will have no need to have any contact with the contractor so why cannot he get on with the job which only involves the contractor and his son and what happened to ''only IF your work cannot be carried out at home ?

Oopsminty Sun 03-May-20 11:35:24

Acceptor, obviously lost the ability to spell as well

You and me both!

crazyH Sun 03-May-20 11:35:19

Accepter and I actually like it. It's got me doing things i've postponed. I like having so much 'ME' time, do exactly as I please, stay in pyjamas all day, if I want, house can stay messy because there's no visitors .....basically, it's nice to just be a nonconformist SLOB ?

luluaugust Sun 03-May-20 11:33:10

Acceptor, obviously lost the ability to spell as well

luluaugust Sun 03-May-20 11:31:53

90% Accepter, 5% Resister, 5% haven't a clue which day of the week it is. Refuse to discuss Brexit ever again - I think.

Oopsminty Sun 03-May-20 11:31:22

The older you are the more likely you are an accepter

Had this happened when I was in my early 20's I'd have been very unhappy indeed

25Avalon Sun 03-May-20 11:31:04

Quite so icanhandthemback. This is nothing to do with politics. I am an acceptor because I want to do what’s best to defeat this terrible virus which doesn’t care what you are.

jct1 Sun 03-May-20 11:30:21

Accepter. It is what it is and we have to face that. I worry that lockdown will be lifted too soon and we'll be back where we started. Stop moaning and make the best of the peace and quiet!

Oldbat1 Sun 03-May-20 11:29:21

Accepter.

icanhandthemback Sun 03-May-20 11:26:02

I'm an accepter and think it is hilarious that people feel they need to state that they aren't Brexiteers or Conservative voters. Is there a suggestion that you have to be of a certain political persuasion to be an accepter in order to take public health seriously? grin

dragonfly46 Sun 03-May-20 11:22:34

Accepter but hating my loss of freedom to go where I want.

ja26 Sun 03-May-20 11:19:37

Accepter, of course miss my children and grandchildren but finding gardening jobs therapeutic and walking 4 km every day is something I never did. My DH is in a care home so unable to visit him but when I’m in the garden I’m always thinking what DH would have done and that spurs me on.

Chickenfeet Sun 03-May-20 11:17:22

I am 72,accepter,voted for Brexit but never conservative

Annaram1 Sun 03-May-20 11:12:56

Unfortunately regardless of whether or not we are acceptors or sufferers or resistors Britain still has the worst record of any in Europe for covid 19 deaths (apart from Italy). Obviously some people are not obeying the rules.

TrendyNannie6 Sun 03-May-20 11:12:30

Acceptor, and very glad to still be here, appreciate every single day, so many aren’t