When did people turn into wolves?

[MillyVannily]

I live in a nice neighbourhood in the outskirts of London ... in recent months I started going on walks around to improve my fitness. OMG ... people are grumpy, stare away, God forbid it's someone I know they barely open their mouth to mumble hi. Today I saw my neighbour that literally was hiding behind her car so she doesnt say hi (we dont have a bad relationship). What's wrong with people?!?! I know times are tough and people have problems but it's just not normal to have this sort of hostile looking face while on the street! It's Christmas coming ffs aren't people in festive mood?

Is anyone noticing this or it's just my luck?

I may need to move away from London. I remember when I lived in Warwickshire people were much nicer. 🤣

Same here in Cumbria - you say hello to everyone and generally stop and have a chat too.

Yeah, it's you. I've lived in London all my life and regularly greet or get greeted by strangers or have a silly chat

Which probably makes sense in Cumbria. I pass 50-odd people just on my way to the tube station on an average weekday morning. Ain’t nobody got time to stop and have a chat with that many people on their way to their morning commute!

Because they're werewolves and it's a full moon. Obviously.

Don't worry they'll be fine when the moon wanes.

Unlikely. I never chat just smile and say hello.

I get that Xmas either makes it better or even worse, but the other day even my children noticed and said "Why is this man looking so angrily at me?"
I haven't said anything to them so them noticing is on their own.

I think one of the pp is right i should just go out super early or super late so I don't see anyone. Then it wouldn't matter. :)

Knew it! We noticed the moon the other night it was beautiful but damn werewolves!!!!

You have answered your own question. You live on the outskirts of London...

(Runs for cover).

Thanks! Delightful.

Thank you. I really, really want to! The year i spent there was the best! And everyone was super friendly! Sometimes I also check the house prices where I used to live and I get even more tempted, as London prices are so ridiculous! Maybe that's why people are so grumpy.🤣

Thanks all! Most responses were super friendly, made me smile and forget the grumpy people. :)

I fear I am the neighbour who sometimes hides. Not because I’m unfriendly or don’t like them (I do) but sometimes I feel like digging myself a mental bunker. Or I have spot cream on or my hair is greasy or I look like shit. You seem lovely OP, sometimes really cheerful people are the ones you don’t want to see when you’re less than your best. Make it make sense, I know.

I do agree as a society we could be better to each other all year round but think a lot of people find Christmas stressful and a financial burden. I wish it was like the Olympics, every four years, my to-do list is like the Magna fucking Carta!

Season’s greetings though 🧑‍🎄

I live in Warwickshire and everyone does say hello when I go for my morning walk around St Nicks, I love it and it really makes my day. I've lived in London and nada. Move back!

I moved from London to the outskirts of Manchester and yes it is very friendly unnervingly friendly for a southerner.

I am pretty disappointed with this thread. I thought it was going to be an interesting one about wolves, maybe even the wolves are running kind of thing from the Box of Delights.

I am also interested.
We may be over thinking it though 🤔

Head north, we're much more friendly 😁

OK ... wolves ... I used this comparison as sometimes people look like lone wolves ... it's probably stupid comparison but this is what grumpy people look like to me. I just read though out of curiosity that lone wolves are in search of their pack so even they look for social interaction. There must be another animal better suited for my title 🤣

Also, it's really interesting how many people from north of London say people there are friendlier. I think it's true. I should at least move to north London outskirts 🤣

YANBU OP. I popped my big red raincoat with the hood on today, and walked over to see Gran with a few Christmas goodies (highlight of my week even if it is raining, the walk takes you through some lovely woods). She hasn't been well recently so I wasn't surprised to find her in bed, but she didn't look right at all....kind of hairy 🤔 Think I might book her an electrolysis appointment as a Christmas present.

Darling this is bizarre.
As pp said move up North.
People are not wolves but they may have them as pets

I would say depends, some people ARE moody, stressed, grumpy, unfriendly, some are in a rush or stressed. For some it takes an effort to put on a happy mask, they can’t always be bothered.

Always thought Londoners had a reputation for being fairly hostile, loathing tourists and being in a permanent rush.

I disagree that northern people are friendlier. They have a different approach which as a southerner I can find quite abrasive and intrusive. I don't class it as friendly.

I'm also in a nice London suburb and I find all the neighbours and other people I bump into friendly and happy to chat!

I was out in a pub last night singing Carols and raising money for the food bank. A pub I've never been in, in a different type of area I live in (I live in a diverse area).

I was tasked with taking the bucket round after our first hour of Carols, couldn't believe how lovely the people were. Everyone gave something, everyone was nice.

I was giving out all smiles and prefacing with 'you dont have to give anything, merry Christmas' and a jokey threat of we'll keep singing and so many people said they loved the singing.

One (quite drunk) bloke on his own was welling up and said it was an injection of Christmas cheer in a really shit week he'd had.

I was shocked how nice people were. In my area everyone is smiley and stops for a chat but I expected resistance Friday night in a pub.

I don't get this trope that London is full of miserable people. Just had a couple of days there, and we only encountered friendly people, happy to help. From the bus driver at Euston, who wasn't going to Trafalgar Sq, who pulled up alongside us to take us round the corner to a bus stop for a bus that would, to people in pubs, who chatted happily to us, to the staff on the Uber Boat, to barman at the Lamb and Flag, and the staff at the Premier Inn. Everyone was good to be around. I live in a busy, not pretty large village in Lancashire and like other small places, most people say morning, some stop and talk. I usually have my earbuds in if I am out for a walk, but am happy to turn them off for a chat. It makes the day more cheerful, even if at the age I am at, the chat is often about illness and ailments.

@CandyCane457

Aww, that's lovely.