Sunday 10 August 2014

Neighbours are asked to smile as part of social experiment in UK communities

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/10/neighbours-asked-smile-experiment-local-communities?CMP=twt_gu

Do you smile at the people next door, pat their cats and dogs, take out their bins or know their names? If so, you are very much in a minority, as British people have been revealed as a reserved lot who don't know their neighbours.

According to new research, one in 10 UK residents can't name a single one of their neighbours, while less than a fifth of people know the names of even their immediate neighbours. But they would like to: almost two-thirds (65%) of people say their neighbourhood would be a "stronger" and safer place if people were encouraged to get to know each other better.


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