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I don't know about you but I find people, on the whole, less kind, more rude and impatient and generally less helpful now than before Covid, and possibly more aggressive and selfish.
Other people I know have remarked on this too.
What are you thoughts?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There seems to me to be a corolation between population density, whether people or traffic, and rudeness/dishonesty. I was raised in a small market town where everybody knew everybody and, if someone saw you misbehaving, your mum would soon get to know about it and chastise you. As population density increases in a given area you become more anonymous so you mum doesn't get to know about your rudeness. Compare driving in a city with driving on quieter roads - city is full of loonies, on quiet roads other drivers are more inclined to let you out of a junction etc.
I personally think people became disconnected from the world, from others, but they didn't really have a choice. When you've been isolated from others for so long I think you become a bit institutionalised. I know people who were very sociable before and always like to get out and now they don't want to anymore.
I haven't noticed anyone becoming more rude or less kind but the observations at 13.44 I recognise.
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I have mixed feelings about this. Looking at the news over the past couple of years I'd probably agree. Only the negative seems to be reported...and I wonder if it's really that bad for ordinary people on a day to day basis.
I've lost a few good neighbours who've moved so I feel far more isolated. As an oldie that's difficult. Sometimes I go to the shops so I can chat with someone other than the cat.
Covid probably caused us to develop different habits and to accept not going out. Cost of living has added to our disconnection and also to the frustration and anger some might feel.
I wholly agree with you curly - things changed so much with that Covid - I actually say that friends who have been my friends one friendship that is over 30 years old and another 60 years - we were friends as kids - it is unremarkable that there is a separation.
I felt so bad about the 60 year friendship some months ago that there was no connection either by phone or going out - I actually went up to the house to query this and said had I done something - both husband and wife definitely said "NO".
So I am trying to learn to accept this sadness.
I'm not sure. We received great kindness from neighbours and friends when Mr BM had to go into hospital 2x after lockdown. I felt very supported and actually quite tearful at the little things that were done for me (on my own in a big old house) which were just so sweet.
NYE during lockdown was probably one of the best ever. We stayed on our property, our neighbours stayed on theirs. We stood outside in the frost and the dark and we chatted and laughed and got absolutely trashed. They are very good friends now.
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