According to the Guardian (01 June p. 12), more than two thirds of people don’t take part in any “community activity” and over half say they “would never even pass the time of day with a stranger in a local shop”.
The research, published yesterday by the Royal Society for Arts, calls this “community detachment syndrome”. I call it asking a question which, if answered with anything other than a resounding no, makes the respondent sound like that staring nutter on the tube who completely creeps you out by just looking like he might say hello.
Be part of your community!
According to the Royal Society of Arts, British adults are suffering from community detachment syndrome, where they don’t feel part of their community and don’t engage with it either. The Guardian’s got an interesting take on how to become part
Did you read the follow-up article that was written in the Guardian on 2nd June? I’ve linked across to the piece: the original makes good reading: http://thetoyshopowner.com/