Quote Originally Posted by Lady Hawk
One thing i noticed on my return was how bloody grumpy and miserable every one was.

I really noticed that when I came back to the UK - smiling at passers by on the street is just not the norm.

For the first couple of weeks I smiled sometimes at female shopkeepers or people walking past and was just made to feel like a perv of some sort - like 'what are you looking at'.

Now I just look at the pavement.