I feel the same, Sen, don't worry. And I, ooo-arr, am Naarfolk tu, as 'ee knoe, lass! ;-)

I don't wear my team's shirt, I don't fly a Union or England Flag. I donate to the Royal British Legion every year, but I never take a poppy. Doesn't mean I don't respect. I just don't do display.

A very left-leaning friend posted a meme this morning that amounted to "Were you applauding them 5 years ago? Will you be applauding them in 5 years? And why did you vote the Tories back in if you respect the NHS so much?" Etc. I respected NHS workers before this started, I'll respect them after it ends and, to be honest, this hasn't changed that all. They've always had a difficult job to do, not least because the electorate keep voting the CON jobs in!*

Do I feel the need to clap to show respect? No. I can understand that there are reasons for doing so, especially if you live in a fairly urban environment. It strengthens community feeling for one. But I don't think the newly-sown field of spinach out front of me is going to be all that influenced, one way or the other if I do it or don't...

*NB: I don't vote for the LAB rats either. They'd only screw things up differently, not less or more. But at least they'd fund the NHS better, instead of trying to screw it into the ground!