Do you notice people staring at you when visiting a provincial town?

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I was born and raised in a market town in Cumbria. Moved away when 18 and go back to see parents every few months. I now live in central London.

My partner agreed with me that he feels people stare when we are walking around town. He feels the same way when he visits his folks in a small town in rural north Wales.

It’s not anything malicious, I don’t think, but it does feel like people can tell you’re not a local.

We don’t have pink hair or dress in any odd way. I guess the only difference might be that we might have different fashion choices or clothes, i e, m&s is a basic for us.

Does anyone else notice this? We don’t feel the same when visiting somewhere like Suffolk or maybe Devon. What is it?

It’s Royston Vasey or Summerisle. Either way OP is getting roasted.

I thought this

We don’t move in slow motion in the countryside!!

We do when we're in awe of interlopers from the big city... ooooooo!

I'm from Lancashire but live abroad

I feel like a forriner in both places

😂

Nope. Not once

'Abroad?!' Oh eh oop reet good* *fancy pants... 😆

Or stuck behind a tractor!

I've got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key...

Have you been to London recently? It felt like someone had pressed fast forward on the speed button for everything when I was last there 😂

I’ve now got an image of everyone whizzing around with the Benny Hill music playing! 😂

Are you Meghan and Harry?

That pic of Daniella in Burberry

🤣 🤣 🤣

That's creepy....

I saw what you did there.
But not staring, obvs.

Maybe its just people trying to make eye contact whereas in London everyone tries their best to avoid it!

It's human instinct to spot strangers, and there are regional.differences in things like how long you look at someone for.

There are regional differences in appearance as well. When I moved to London from Greater Manchester I felt quite short when commuting on the Tube at times, and I'm 5'7". Then I'd go back up North and feel like I was towering over people. Also where I live is quite a wealthy area. When I was a size 14-16 I'd always be one of the bigger people in the yoga class. Drive 20 minutes down the road to a less well off area and I'd be one of the slimmer ones.

I do but I am foreign looking so get some very long hard stares sometimes in small towns.

"I'm thinner than everyone in Norwich" is the funniest flex I've ever seen!

I don’t think the OP is real. If she is, she comes across as a right twat.

And now I’m going to be singing Panic on the streets of London all day.

This bollocks about Londoners sneering at provincials on here really irritates me, but I think the OP just wants to fan the flames and hasn’t actually jogged around a provincial town in her life.

Hang the DJ hang the deeeejayyyyy

He’s taking the piss because he knows how ridiculous you are.

Are you a Townie dressed for the country? Because when people do that they look ridiculous in their shiny Hunter wellies (which haven't seen proper mud) and their tweed jackets (because thats what country folk wear don't you know). Or their outfit straight out of Fairfax and Favour.

No. You sound a bit deranged tbh

It’s what Weetwood said. When I go back to the biggish village near where I grew up you automatically scan faces so that you don’t walk past a neighbour or relative without saying hello. In fact you say hello to most people regardless