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Lauren Currie kindly wrote up a blog post on the mypolice website about my research assignment into how community relationships affect fear of crime, check it out! :)

Winter.

I haven't posted anything on here in a while! Its been nice just to give my mind a much needed rest over the festive period, chill out, see friends, open presents, its been great! What hasn't been so good is the cold, I normally love the snow and the fact that it was pure white everywhere on Christmas day was lovely but im definitly fed up of all this ice, snow and cold and definitly want to see the back of it! Boo for snow now! Im hoping that this means we might get a really nice summer but its probably unlikely!
I spent most of last week in London. I love it there the atmosphere, the underground, the shops but I was really taken back by how rude the majority of people seem to be there. No one holds doors open, people bang right into you and dont apologise and what annoyed me most of all was how huffy the shop assistants were, no hello's or thank you's! It is a shame to tarnish all people there with the same brush and all but I honestly thought most people were like this in London and its a shame. I considered that maybe just because London is such a big place people just becomes so used to the chaotic busyness that they dont think to say hello or sorry but surely it doesnt take much time or effort to say sorry if you nearly knock someone over or hello if your serving a customer in a shop.
I loved being in London though, it was great to see it at Christmas covered in snow and I went to see the musical 'We Will Rock You' which was brilliant but I was glad to get back home. I might come from a small town with a rocky reputation but its home and I love it, at least the majority of people here have some manners! :P BAH HUMBUG!