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Where I live: [View all] Atticus Aug 2021 OP
Who ridiculed you? Several on here have talked about people challenging Srkdqltr Aug 2021 #1
People in this community. nt Atticus Aug 2021 #9
My observation NQAS Aug 2021 #2
No one has ridiculed me for self-isolating. How would anyone even know? Treefrog Aug 2021 #3
Same here Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #4
Perhaps Atticus was ventilating, or thinking out loud. No harm in that. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #5
and perhaps Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #6
and perhaps someone is breathing too much methane. nt Atticus Aug 2021 #11
Got a fix for that Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #34
I say chill, cut some slack. So The OP's experience is different than yours. MLAA Aug 2021 #17
You would. I go out hardly at all, but I do communicate with others and I do read the local Atticus Aug 2021 #10
I communicate with lots of people in my area and read the paper. Treefrog Aug 2021 #12
Our local discussion board would curl your hair. nt Atticus Aug 2021 #13
Mine is like that, too. wnylib Aug 2021 #20
looking back, barbtries Aug 2021 #24
I am 71. I have asthma. wnylib Aug 2021 #27
you can't be any more careful than you already are. barbtries Aug 2021 #44
It doesn't happen very often that wnylib Aug 2021 #46
yes, i recently stayed at a hotel in CA barbtries Aug 2021 #47
I've seen some of that nonsense on NextDoor here too, but usually only about vaxxing. Treefrog Aug 2021 #22
The title of the post is "Where I Live" FoxNewsSucks Aug 2021 #23
I SALIVATE at the thought of someone "ridiculing" me Skittles Aug 2021 #15
I was ridiculed as a child. Tiny, asthmatic, English accent. Picked last for teams. Treefrog Aug 2021 #25
I spent many years in England as a child Skittles Aug 2021 #28
I still say ahnt for aunt. Ant just sounds wrong to me. Treefrog Aug 2021 #29
when I moved to Iowa from England Skittles Aug 2021 #31
Whoa. Treefrog Aug 2021 #32
my English mum lived in America for decades Skittles Aug 2021 #33
Hahaha! Mine too! Treefrog Aug 2021 #35
I did think a lot of Brits did not understand how big America is Skittles Aug 2021 #37
I still don't. Treefrog Aug 2021 #38
you got THAT right Skittles Aug 2021 #39
Well you were clearly writing in English. mwooldri Aug 2021 #41
yup Skittles Aug 2021 #42
lol. It's probably not ridicule but moreso peer pressure from people (friends/family) ecstatic Aug 2021 #40
Shelter in place multigraincracker Aug 2021 #7
The Human Herd has been self-thinning ever since this covid started and it's abqtommy Aug 2021 #8
At least in my neck of the woods in Fl, masks are more in use. Almost back to levels before vaccines Fla Dem Aug 2021 #14
Had to step out to a Walmart. mwooldri Aug 2021 #16
I can confirm what you wrote riverbendviewgal Aug 2021 #19
It is almost that bad where I live too. Sad. appleannie1 Aug 2021 #18
Decreased mask use here also FoxNewsSucks Aug 2021 #21
Lots Of People Vaccinated And Still Fairly Safe They Must Feel DanieRains Aug 2021 #26
So, Atticus - Where do you live? (to give us some context) TheRickles Aug 2021 #30
Southern Illinois. nt Atticus Aug 2021 #43
Got it. Thanks. TheRickles Aug 2021 #45
Anti pass sanitare demo in Aix-en-Provence today. Probably 1000 people. GoneOffShore Aug 2021 #36
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