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While we're on this subject...it's not only changes in personal appearance and dress, but general conduct and manners.

a)When people are sat in conversation, it is now often the case that anyone sat nearby can clearly hear every word.

b) When someone wishes to speak to a colleague at work, instead of approaching them and having a discreet conversation, they tend to stand on the spot and simply raise their voice to gain attention.

c) Staff in supermarkets and similar outlets will often greet customers with "Hiya!!!" - sometimes with the addition of 'mate'...then chat to each other as they process the customer's purchases.

d) when the transaction is complete, the member of staff will often cry "There you go!!", or "No probs!!"

e) Covering the mouth when yawning in public now seems to be obsolete.

f) Withdrawing to a cloakroom to check and reapply makeup, now seems to be obsolete.

g) Conversation is often interrupted by loud attempts to clear sinuses with noisy sniffs and snorts.

h) The incidence of spitting in public places seems to be on the increase.

i) Staff in banks working on solid floors, who march mechanically up and down, disregarding a line of customers waiting for service, seemingly in an attempt to make the maximum amount of noise with their footsteps...and who will then refer you to a self-service dispenser.

j) A group of three staff, stood behind a desk, staring, seemingly totally bemused, at a computer screen. One will eventually look up and say very brightly "Can I help you??"...and then say "Oh! You need to pay at the customer point just over there!". They then resume their silent vigil at the computer terminal.

k)Messages broadcast to shoppers from the customer service desk inside a supermarket, which are completely unintelligible.

l) Self service machines which constantly exclaim "Unexpected item in bagging area", or messages on screen advising "call staff member for assistance".

No wonder online business is booming.....