Travel shaming. Are you limiting your social media posts?

[hsmamato2]

Do I feel comfortable traveling right now? No. Do I wish other people would stay home? Yes. But I know that that’s not happening. In a perfect world, no one would be doing non-essential travel right now and we could get this virus under control. But the world is obviously not perfect. Honestly, I’d rather see people travel while taking necessary precautions than see them hosting big house parties or crowding into bars where no distancing or measures are being taken.

Not exactly true. These are the only countries that you as an American can travel to as a tourist right now

1. Albania
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Aruba
4. Barbados
5. Belarus
6. Bermuda
7. Brazil
8. Croatia
9. Dominica
10. Dominican Republic
11. Egypt
12. Tahiti & Bora Bora
13. Grenada
14. Haiti
15. Jamaica
16. Maldives
17. Mexico
18. North Macedonia
19. Rwanda
20. Serbia
21. St. Barths
22. St Lucia
23. St. Maarten
24. St. Vincent and The Grenadines
25. Tanzania
26. Turkey
27. Turks & Caicos
28. UAE (Dubai)
29. Ukraine
30. US Virgin Islands

Basically USA tourists can only travel to The Caribbean Island countries, some Eastern Europe countries which are not in The EU , a few African countries and a few South American / Pacific Island countries
https://www.traveloffpath.com/countries-that-have-reopened-for-american-tourists/

You are right....my mistake. I was overshooting there lol. I'm actually glad we aren't allowed to go right now....I'm a fan of limiting the spread until we know how to handle this better....

 

[hsmamato2]

How can you travel anywhere in the world with all the travel restrictions?

you got it,I was wrong. I can't.... I got over excited at first. Maybe it's bc I'm sad bc I wish I could....

 

[mefordis]

you got it,I was wrong. I can't.... I got over excited at first. Maybe it's bc I'm sad bc I wish I could....

Was just in an airport lounge and the reception person told me apparently many people are traveling internationally. Apparently with dual passports, business reasons, and I guess there are other reasons you would be allowed in other countries. Plus I think a dozen or so countries have opened up to US citizens now.

 

[Monykalyn]

I took a break from FB about a month after things shut down because the stress of all of the arguing and name calling in my newsfeed was not good for my mental health. I still only quickly scan and I do not comment much. For that reason, I did not feel a need to post about our Disney trip or our trip to Georgia. I guess it was a fear of shaming. I did post a few things on IG and didn't receive any "hate" comments and yes, I was afraid I would. I am astounded at how hateful and judgemental people are being because I refuse to life my life cowering in fear. I am wise and take responsible precautions but I am not going to stop living. My own mental health as well as that of my family is important to me. Interestingly, my parents picked me up from the airport the other day and I wore my mask and sat as far back in their van as I could, just to protect them. They were not happy with me for trying to protect them. They refuse to live in fear also and have been traveling (road trips) themselves. They are clearly in the most at risk population due to age and health concerns and I would never want to put them at risk.

Quitting Facebook and Twitter has been refreshing. Quit in March. Too much ignorance, judgement by ignorant people and flat out misinformation along with the echo chamber mob.
So no- don’t need approval/validation from the social media mob for what I do or try to justify (as many here still feel the need to do) We have traveled. Been using the journi app to take pics and chronicle what we do& then I can order a nice hard cover book with all that neatly bound, for the memories. Realized I used Facebook more for chronicling and the rest was such trash I needed to find a better way for me.
FWIW- the clinical researchers in our family (who work at Mayo and involved in some treatment trials) don’t think a highly effective vaccine will be developed nor be widely available for quite some time. But that’s going off antibody response and antibodies are just one part of immunity or ability to mount defense.

 

[Dismrk155]

Say something like. ....... Disney mods...will shut you down. I'm pro.... My dad was one before becoming a school admin. So proud of him.

 

[TinkTock]

I was limiting what I said about our travels... then I decided I just don't care and have been ignoring or unfriending the shamers. I'm over it. I'm done censoring myself because of the judgmental busybodies out there. At this point, nothing we've done has been remotely high risk - lots of hiking and mostly empty beaches, in our own state - and I'm over the whole dynamic I'm seeing where people justify the risks that matter to them while judging people for taking other risks that they deem "not worth it".

Just last month you posted that you were experiencing "fury" and "rage" because the "stupid and selfish" Americans that aren't doing Covid right are keeping your kid from all her international travel plans. Seems like you're part of the dynamic where you justify your risks and judge others for theirs.

 

[Colleen27]

Just last month you posted that you were experiencing "fury" and "rage" because the "stupid and selfish" Americans that aren't doing Covid right are keeping your kid from all her international travel plans. Seems like you're part of the dynamic where you justify your risks and judge others for theirs.

Probably. I try not to, but I am only human. There are certainly a lot of people being a lot stricter than I am - I know people who genuinely haven't left the house for anything other than groceries since this all started - and I know they probably feel the same way about my choices as I do about the people who are having graduation parties and refusing to wear masks. But I do feel like this isn't a new situation any more, we know quite a lot about what works and what doesn't, and we'd have a much better handle on things if people were willing to take the precautions we know work and stick to low-risk situations rather than whining about how unfair it is that people who like to hike can do so but people who like to drink in bars can't.

 

[SaintsManiac]

We've done a couple of in-state road trips. We felt very safe doing it. I admit though--I felt a bit of guilt and posted very little.
Hard to justify pictures at a fabulous place while so many are suffering amid this pandemic.

Disney trips seem particularly flagrant. We still hope to be there in October and I have a feeling it will be a quiet trip with only close friends in the know.

How about you?

I posted beach trip pictures on social from our trip in early June. I got lots of questions about crowds, social distancing, mask wearing, etc. I was happy to offer up the info.

We haven’t been anywhere since and most of my social media friends have been traveling all over the country. I would never “shame” them for it. I keep my own opinions about travel to myself. I hate it when people judge vacation choices. As a frequent Disney visitor before the pandemic I had the usual “DISNEY AGAIN” comments. It’s just rude. I realize times are different now, but it’s still rude and tacky.

Side note: I am glad when people post their current travels. It lets me know who to avoid for 14 days.

 

[Pooh2]

Photography is a big part of the travel experience for me.
I posted photos when we returned from a road trip a few weeks back and got all positive comments on social media.
We shared the photos with mother in law via email, she was the only negative.
Her response was, Are going to do a quarantine? Nope, we are not.

 

[hsmamato2]

I'm (re) learning this concept.... I still take lots of great photos of all the stuff I (still) get to do...but I have no need to post them for the most part. Those photos are for me and my family to enjoy. That's what used to be 'normal' anyway. I'm fine with that.

 

[Karin1984]

I wasn't shamed the other day, but it was quite similar.
In our whatsapp group one friend suggests 'let's get together again!', the person where we usually hang out responds with 'yes, but we have to wait 2 weeks then Karin can join as well'.
And it took me a moment to realize that he meant because I travelled last week to Berlin, which is in a zone where we can visit without quarantining afterwards.
As I wasn't in the mood to get together anyway, I responded with a cheery 'yes, count me out, I'll see you next time!'
Luckily there are more people in this group with a calendar problem so the first time we might be able to get together is going to be mid October or something. But it did make me think, if he hadn't said it, I probably would have gone to his house. I'm glad I wasn't the first one to respond on the proposal. Or we would have had an uncomfortable conversation.

I am going to Disneyland Paris this weekend, which at the moment does require a 10 day quarantine period afterwards, I have decided not to tell my friends and not to put it on Social Media till after my quarantine period is over.

 

[mom2rtk]

I wasn't shamed the other day, but it was quite similar.
In our whatsapp group one friend suggests 'let's get together again!', the person where we usually hang out responds with 'yes, but we have to wait 2 weeks then Karin can join as well'.
And it took me a moment to realize that he meant because I travelled last week to Berlin, which is in a zone where we can visit without quarantining afterwards.
As I wasn't in the mood to get together anyway, I responded with a cheery 'yes, count me out, I'll see you next time!'
Luckily there are more people in this group with a calendar problem so the first time we might be able to get together is going to be mid October or something. But it did make me think, if he hadn't said it, I probably would have gone to his house. I'm glad I wasn't the first one to respond on the proposal. Or we would have had an uncomfortable conversation.

I am going to Disneyland Paris this weekend, which at the moment does require a 10 day quarantine period afterwards, I have decided not to tell my friends and not to put it on Social Media till after my quarantine period is over.

I don't think it's unreasonable for different people to have different expectations regarding exposure to people who have traveled recently. I have a friend who took a small road trip last week into a different state with different mask compliance, so will likely wait a couple weeks before seeing her again.

I went to my hair dresser yesterday for a cut. I told her up front that my daughter had been home in our house this weekend after 3 weeks on a college campus (yes, it would have been better not to, but we had our reasons). We both agreed that wearing masks was enough for our comfort level and it wasn't a problem. But at least we were both honest and open about it.

 

[sk!mom]

2020 has social media not feeling very social to me. Between the pandemic, racial unrest, and politics it seems to be nothing but arguing. People I care about were showing themselves to be racist, mean, and unnecessarily angry so I’m on a break from FB for the most part. It was that or continue to unfriend/hide people because they were making me angry or sad. I’m a lot happier without it.

I’ll get my news from the news and I may miss some trip documenting but, oh well.

 

[Karin1984]

I don't think it's unreasonable for different people to have different expectations regarding exposure to people who have traveled recently. I have a friend who took a small road trip last week into a different state with different mask compliance, so will likely wait a couple weeks before seeing her again.

I went to my hair dresser yesterday for a cut. I told her up front that my daughter had been home in our house this weekend after 3 weeks on a college campus (yes, it would have been better not to, but we had our reasons). We both agreed that wearing masks was enough for our comfort level and it wasn't a problem. But at least we were both honest and open about it.

Oh, I didn't think he was unreasonable, just that I hadn't thought that there would be people who would avoid me. Hadn't crossed my mind until then.

 

[hsmamato2]

Oh, I didn't think he was unreasonable, just that I hadn't thought that there would be people who would avoid me. Hadn't crossed my mind until then.

this kind of surprises me....that you didn't expect anything... I'm not commenting on whether you should quarantine or not after travel,just that you were surprised.

 

[Karin1984]

this kind of surprises me....that you didn't expect anything... I'm not commenting on whether you should quarantine or not after travel,just that you were surprised.

I had the same.
I guess it's because I already live a solitary life, I don't interact with a lot people. The past six months in-person interactions was on average one a month, I think (besides strangers in stores etc). I don't have anyone in my life I have to think about except myself. It created a blind spot.