"Love Thy Neighbour"..

Honestly, do people really "Love Thy Neighbour?"

I believe in our town it is,  "Ignore Thy Neighbour". We go to functions in our town and noticed that many of the adults sit quietly by themselves. Yes, you will see some gossip mongers that huddle into their own little corner and never say "hello" to anyone. My husband and I go into our own little corner and keep to ourselves since this seems to be the norm here. This probably explains why our town isn't planning anything for the Royal Wedding. Who wants to spend an uncomfortable day with a bunch of silent adults that are pretending to enjoy themselves.

Anyways, I remember when I went to pick up my daughter from the local preschool and the mums were chatting away for everyone to hear in the hallway. I don't really like all the chatter but thought to be friendly, so I said, "Hello". All the women were joining in the conversation so I assumed it would be okay for me to join in. I kinda shrugged my head in agreement. Funny thing, noone said, "Hello" back and they completely ignored me and didn't even look at me! I found it very rude and quite shocking, so I walked away. I now try to avoid these people at all costs and show up a few minutes late to pick up my daughter or wait outside while these unfriendly women chat away.

Back to the whole, "Love thy Neighbour" show. We don't live too far from the town so we decided to take a drive there. The Yorkshire Dales is very beautiful and we love road trips so we decided to go there. The town was packed with lots of tourists. The shop workers seemed very friendly and we thought it was such a lovely place. I realise that visiting a place and actually living there is a totally different experience, but liked all the town had to offer. Yes, this small town has plenty to offer such as shops, a library, restaurants, pubs and coffee houses which is very appealing to me. Our town is very small with 1 pub, 1 shop, a broken down library mobile and some hiking trails. I like our town but wish I could say that I love it.