Hello! It's my first time using this website but I've been following this thread for a while!!
I don't know where you're from but I don't understand why Londoners have to follow rules from another country (eg: yours). I'm from London and if cafes are open for takeaway, why not go and help businesses? I agree with you that we should wear masks outdoors (I do) but you cannot be pissed off at her because she's not wearing one, as no one wears them there which is annoying I know but she's not doing anything "wrong". I understand that for you it's frustrating to see other countries with more relaxed lockdowns but that's what happens when we will live in such a international world where we are all connected through social media.
The only thing that I think is ridiculous is the fact that she gets her nails done when this is clearly forbidden. I would do anything for a manicure or a haircut but life goes on.
I hope you are coping with your current situation though and staying safe
Hahhaha sorry, as English is not my first language I might haven gotten my point across incorrectly. I of course wouldn't expect anyone to follow a different countries rules, just mentioning that the UK's "permissiveness" might be what encourages certain people to bend the rules to their favor. There's been 3 lockdowns there, right? I mentioned my countries rules to show how differently influencers behaved -My post was basically written with influencers with a large following in mind- as I know the UK has a big issue with influencers in general breaking the rules (Dubai-gate).
As I said, I'm sure that the biggest majority will follow the rules and work together to beat this horrible situation, but the fact that someone with such a big platform is meeting people that aren't from their current household (or bubble) without a mask and excusing her behavior with clearly non essential work is just... surprising I guess. I know the mask is only mandatory inside, but if this person you're meeting is not from your bubble... wouldn't you just wear it just in case? Specially if you're uploading this to the internet?
I might be wrong but I thought that right now you guys could only meet one different bubble if you lived alone. So is Guy Amelia's bubble? She's not seeing her family or sister? That's already breaking the rules, right? + the boyfriend thing that might be living with her... confusing. I mean she did remove the "meeting friends" from the title...
Supposedly only essential workers should be the ones allowed to not work from home - or if your work requires your presence 100%. So was what Amelia did in this vlog really impossible to do via zoom? Again, not really collaborating.
I'm all about supporting small businesses, but I'm pretty sure you could either have it delivered or go somewhere local. It looks like Amelia drove her car there and sort of used it as an excuse to just meet a couple of friends. Again, not necessarily doing something terrible but just accidentally encouraging people to bend the rules. Other influencers such as Lily Pebbles and Estee are being criticized for driving to different areas right now so I thought that was a no-no.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, this is what I thought was going on there based on what I read in different UK influencer threads.
(+ of course the nail situation that I didn't mention)