You’re not imagining it – no one makes eye contact anymore

close Cancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark Save “Morning!” “Lovely day!” “Gosh it’s hot!” “Glad I brought my brolly!” It may have mostly been about the weather, but when I was a child, I remember everyone spoke to one another. Even strangers acknowledged each other – especially when I visited my relatives in Oldham. Nowadays, without making the first move, I could go all day without making eye contact with a person – let alone getting a smile or a simple ‘hello’. There may well still be a North-South divide but over the past few years there has definitely…