Would (will?) you snitch on your neighbours?

No absolutely no thoroughly awful women is Priti.

I certainly would if she was the one I was reporting!
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No, i wouldn't,during lockdown they had several people at their house, mostly outside as they had just started building a new driveway, so workmen delivering too, but they kept to themselves otherwise,and didn't bother me
The young couple were trying to get it done before he went back to work i think,they have 2 young children
Also if people can gather in pubs etc, i think they were probably safer in their garden

Not if it was people who take my parcels in, feed my cat whilst I’m away, water my garden, pop round with a cake on my birthday etc If they had 7 in their garden I’d smile and wave.

I'd only ever report someone for the following:

child abuse
animal abuse
adult abuse
drug dealing

Anything else - like having more than 6 people in their garden - certainly not!

The police have a hard enough job to do, without trivialities.

If they had 7 no, if it was 20+, probably...highly unlikely where we live.

No I just avoid them

No.
I would steer clear of them if I thought they had broken the rules but they are all sensible, mature people who wouldn't tend to be rule-breakers anyway.

I'd be keeping a beady eye on Priti Patel if she lived next door to me, though.

I happen to know of a party that will be happening on Saturday night, with around 30 people flitting in and out of it.

I went tell, but I really wish I didn't know.

There wouldn't seem to be much point, as the police were apparently 'too busy' to attend, at 11.30 pm, when neighbours reported a house party of up to 200 people in Brighton.

The 'rule of six'may be annoying, but its intention is to protect people's health, never mind Dominic Cummings and other idiots.

MissAdventure

I happen to know of a party that will be happening on Saturday night, with around 30 people flitting in and out of it.

I went tell, but I really wish I didn't know.

That’s one I would report but families just over the allotted 6 definitely not.

I don't think I would. Mind you, I was tempted last week when the people opposite were dancing in the middle of the road and letting off fireworks at one o'clock in the morning. There were about 15 people

I’m with Boris, not Pritti on this.
No to snitching.

Hyacinth Bucket would

No - you still have to live with your neighbours and the community and to cause problems that then may go on for years and become very serious is not worth the hassle.

Depends on the circumstances. If it's a noisy party, yes. If it's a quiet family gathering, no!

MissAdventure

I happen to know of a party that will be happening on Saturday night, with around 30 people flitting in and out of it.

I went tell, but I really wish I didn't know.

I'm not so sure about that.

Could you just mention it to someone who might be inclined to tell?
That's a bit snitchy but justified.

Bathsheba
my hand is shaking so much I may drop my delicate bone china cup and saucer!

A few people know, and are none too pleased, but I think we're all somehow stuck in a conspiracy of silence.

I'm really angry with people who flout the rules, so I suppose I'm a hypocrite, really.

Stuck between doing the right thing and feeling like a guilty sneak.

No. I really dislike the side of human nature that has been shown up by this crisis. The sniping, the superior attitudes, the arguments over the letter of the law (even when it is actually advice), the spite, and above all the assumptions about other people's motives shown by some people have been horrible to see.

Like others, I have given up a lot as a result of Covid, but I don't see it as a 'tit for tat' situation, and it doesn't make me feel worse about my own situation when I see others behaving differently.

If neighbours were making a regular nuisance of themselves, disturbing the peace or whatever, I might call the police if a quick word didn't sort it out; but I would absolutely not spend my time counting their guests in and out and gleefully reporting them if the number indoors hit 7.

My circumstances mean I'm ok with no excessively noisy or nosey neighbours.
So it's unlikely I shall be put in this position.
If I was my answer would be No.

This is all getting silly now.

I would be very angry. Just because DC and MO did it doesn't make it right to ignore rules.
I wouldn't tell though. Unless it was a huge noisy party.

It has taken the shine off our helpful little community.
It's such a shame.