Your "cohort" or your "bubble"

[Sherlock77]

All the Covid catch words

What if my true "bubble" is pretty much myself? Because I'm single, never had children, and don't have a gazillion friends, etc...

Why am I bringing this up?

There is an outdoor concert planned for this week, they are enforcing social distancing and rightfully should (I know the venue), I don't know the band but they sound fun, just heard a preview on college radio... At the outdoor venue they have these social distance circles on the ground, you all know what I mean... It is a ticketed show, but in the past the kind of show you would just simply show up for, even with your ticket, and if you're on your own no one would hardly notice

I'm the kind of person who, even if I have to buy the ticket, I will show up on my own, I won't have a "bubble" except myself, because... Where you buy the tickets you're asked how many people are in your "bubble", well mine will be just myself

Generically, I'm coming up against this concept more and more right now, the expectation that I "must" have that bubble or cohort particularly around the few events that are happening... But what about those people who don't, and I know there are plenty of other people like me out there

 

[Raggamuffin]

Personally, I see no issue with going to an event such as that on your own. Live music is usually loud - so going with a group socially seems a little backwards, as you can't hear each other during the event. Whilst you can chat before and after said event - you might as well be on your own during a live concert. I feel like the music would be more enjoyable on your own any way.

Asides from electronic music, I've never been a fan of live bands. I think it's because I'm sensitive to any changes in tempo or sound in a song that I'm used to. When I heard bands live the singers often sounded terrible, and the tempo and other aspects of songs I'd known for years had changed. All in all it made me feel disappointed.

Ed

 

[Mary Terry]

I do a lot of things by myself by choice and enjoy them. If anything, I have trouble politely disengaging the people who want to be with me in order to have some solitude.

If Hurricane Laura doesn't shut everything down over the next 48 hours in our area, then I will go to the art museum alone later this week. There is an incredible showing of Impressionist paintings, a real treat for me. I can take as much or as little time as I want to look at each painting and sculpture without feeling constrained by someone else's wishes.

 

[Ezra]

Well you can be glad you're not like me, in that I am not able to go places by myself.

 

[Sherlock77]

I guess I'll feel weird (if I do attend the show) that my bubble is just myself, instead of other bubbles with more people... Plus, because I know the space, it's not traditional seating, I don't like being in one place the whole time, I would rather wander around the space, with a combination of sitting down and standing up, etc...

I'm not sure if that will be allowed

 

[Au Naturel]

They are just defaulting to what is most common because it is easier than trying to allow for variation.