A Decent Proposal? – Less than a quarter get down on one knee to pop the question

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Valentine’s Day came and went once again, but with all the hearts, roses and romance this day brings every year, some see it as a perfect time to ask the most important question of all. However, what makes the perfect proposal, and is there any chance of going back if the answer is ‘No’? OnePoll [...]

Festive Hassle – Crowded shops UK’s biggest Christmas Bugbear

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At this time of year it often seems that you can do little to escape Christmas.  From the constant chime of Christmas songs on the radio, to town centres decked out with Christmas lights, it can feel like the whole world is excited about the big day.  However, is Christmas really all it’s cracked up [...]

Feeling Unneighbourly – only 1 in 4 feel ‘strong’ community spirit

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Royal Mail has recently announced that as of October 1st, if they try to deliver a parcel when you are out, they will attempt to deliver it to your neighbour instead. This development raises the question of how well do we know our neighbours, and will an undelivered parcel put some neighbours in contact with [...]

Top 10 Superstitions – ‘Walking Under Ladders’ comes out top

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Avoiding walking under ladders is the top UK superstition, according to a recent OnePoll survey of 1000 UK adults. Whilst this superstition seems quite logical, the top ten list contained some far more irrational superstitions, proving that even in this modern day and age, weird and wonderful superstitions live on. The infamously unlucky number 13 [...]

Small Talk; Big Stress – 59% actively avoid conversation.

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We’ve all been there, you are stuck in a lift with someone you vaguely know, and suddenly have an overwhelming urge to comment about the weather, or ask how their day has been or their plans for the weekend. This type of conversation is unmistakeably small talk, and is something that we Brits seem to [...]