Aside from all the people who can't for some reason, there are also a decent number of people out there who say they are self-isolating. Except they go to the store. And the hair dresser. And they're eating out at restaurants. Or whatever. A true self-isolation is hard, and there's a lot of people who are too selfish or delusional who will lie about their exposure, deliberately or not.
I'm not truly self-isolating. My risk is fairly low because I'm not going places all the time, but it's not zero. And I'm pretty open about that. If someone is concerned and would prefer not to see me in person, I understand.
That's my entire family. Except my brother. Not that he's isolating. He's just willing to admit that he's not.
My dad was trying to explain to me that I should get in the car and go get takeout during quarantine so that I don't have to share a kitchen with him. Uh, thanks Dad, but that's not actually how a quarantine works. He starting mansplaining to me that "common sense" says going to get drive-through fast food is perfectly safe. We're gonna find somewhere else to quarantine.
My mom tells me she's being safe too. She was just a vendor at a 150 booth artisan fair. But it was outside, therefore safe. Uh, Mom, I think in GA that could quickly turn into a super-spreader event, but I wasn't there, so use your best judgement. I guess?
I don't know how to assess how safe my friends are being without asking them to fill out a questionnaire about what they consider to be safe distancing practices. Everyone has their own "little" compromises that they're willing to take that they're convinced are no big deal.
There's a lot less talk of inside vs outside in this country (but I'm in a place with effectively no corona virus circulating, so we're in the process of opening). What kind of magic does being outdoors have?
How do you define your bubble? You have a list of friends/family members that you allow yourself to interact with?
I'm having some anxiety about going back to the US and expectations that we should probably visit with family and friends. Thanks OP for starting this thread.
EDITS: Always have one more thing to add, and also spelling.