[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

And how far a step is it to the next level of reporting your friends, neighbors and even family to the "authorities"? We already have the history of how this works out in Germany, Russia, and China. MYOB is still a good policy.

Based on the posts on this site MYOB is not the mantra here. And if negatively impacts you or your family I doubt it would be yours either.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

And how far a step is it to the next level of reporting your friends, neighbors and even family to the "authorities"? We already have the history of how this works out in Germany, Russia, and China. MYOB is still a good policy.

I agree. But......folks who are not abiding by social distancing or not wearing masks when they can not social distance IS MY BUSINESS. Those folks who are not abiding by the guidelines are putting my health at risk so, yes, that is my business.

[graciegirl]

I think that this issue boils down to the sort of "social manners" you are used to. I have heard it said that the British would not point out your wrong doing until right up to the second before they kill you.

I am used to the way people were taught in Ohio, where they did not remind others of rules..... IF they were ADULTS. However mothers had no problem reporting another's child to it's mother and the mother was grateful so she could take the little scofflaw in hand and um...redirect him.

Some people from certain areas are very outspoken and if you move here to The Villages, that takes some getting used to. On the other side of the coin, those who are try to phrase things gently are sometimes looked down on here for NOT speaking up. It all depends on how you were raised and where you were raised.

It really doesn't matter. It appears that most of us have so much confidence in our own way of looking at things, that nothing will change our mind and to try is going to annoy us big time and entirely a waste of time.

All we can do is to run our own railroad.

And either watch Darwins theory play out or Karma bite us in the butt.

[queasy27]

I'm curious how far MYOB goes.

Should one report: prohibited soliciting, trespassers on a neighbor's property, unfamiliar cars parked for days, bad customer service, littering, a person with open containers in a vehicle, barking dogs, someone sunbathing naked in their yard, business scams, loud arguments, gunshots ...

When such concerns are posted here, the recommendations are usually to take it up with your neighbor, speak to the manager, notify community watch, call the police, etc. The advice is rarely to go back in your house and ignore it.

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by CaptainET

When busy bodies report social distancing violations, are they whistleblowers or tattletalers?

Neither...they are Snitches.....best advice ....MYOB.

[CaptainET]

Originally Posted by queasy27

I'm curious how far MYOB goes.

Should one report: prohibited soliciting, trespassers on a neighbor's property, unfamiliar cars parked for days, bad customer service, littering, a person with open containers in a vehicle, barking dogs, someone sunbathing naked in their yard, business scams, loud arguments, gunshots ...

When such concerns are posted here, the recommendations are usually to take it up with your neighbor, speak to the manager, notify community watch, call the police, etc. The advice is rarely to go back in your house and ignore it.

I'm renting for the summer as first timer at villages and this seems to be an issue there.

This is point of the original poster: where do you draw the line?
Does it depend on the seriousness of rule or is it the intent on the person tattle telling/ blowing the whistle?


(btw-someone would report someone sunbathing naked?) Not sure how that harms anyone, it's an adult community , so if you don't want to see it , don't look

I think the line might be where breaking a rule could cause harm to someone (which social distancing could fall in that category, but several other threads are debating that point}

I think social distancing started my question, but isn't specific to social distancing but the mentality in the villages of where to draw the line for MYOB?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

Neither...they are Snitches.....best advice ....MYOB.

One more time........people who are not abiding by the safety guidelines put forth to Americans IS MY BUSINESS! Having said that, I have not been a "snitch" nor a whistle blower or a tattle tale regarding people's blatant disregard for the guidelines.

[HimandMe]

Originally Posted by CaptainET

What's the difference?

IMHO - A whistleblower reports something vitally important to the safety of others
A tattle tale goes out of their way to look for every slight and gets a sense of delight and importance in being first to report it

One of the above is immature...

[600th Photo Sq]

Originally Posted by CaptainET

What's the difference?

Tattletale ? Wow haven't heard that word for umpteen … hmmm showing your years tch,tch.

[Bay Kid]

The new normal????