Britain becoming a ‘nation of strangers’
in
Meanwhile,
more than one in five people believe their neighbourhoods have become less
friendly in the last five years.
The
research into neighbourliness aimed to find out how much people interact with others
on their own street, and found that half of Britons have said hello to fewer than
half a dozen people in their street in the week. One in ten of those questioned
spoke to no-one.
Some now
think there is a serious decline in everyday interaction, which they argue can
lead to needless disputes.
This tends to manifest
itself in a reliance on the police and the authorities to get involved with
rows over wheelie bins, parking and everyday neighbourhood problems.
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Date:
07/05/2008
