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I don't know if we're less friendly, I think I'm the same. There has been a lot of discussion of late about Generation Y and their self focus, maybe this gves the perception of a less friendly society. I think that as we get busier in our lives we tend to forget the little things that make us more neighbourly. After a 90minute commute from work I don't have time for small talk with the neighbours. Maybe it's a cop out but in the past 20 years traffic congestion has increased, technology has allowed for different types of communication that the outsider may consider rude etc. I recently saw a family out for Yum Cha, the children had headphoes on, Nintendo DS consoles, phones and iPods. Its a different world, not necessarily less friendly.
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