Following on from Dan's post about changing Britain, I would like to recomend a little book that everyone should read. Random Acts of Kindness: 365 Ways to Make the World a Nicer Place, by Danny Wallace. We can all learn alot from this little read.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Random-Acts-Kindness-World-Nicer/dp/0091901758/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201341382&sr=8-3
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
We're going to change Britain! WANTED: 2 Million People
Now launched on Facebook in an attempt to change the face of Britain..
"We the members of this group will defy British culture by smiling, saying hello and potentially sharing a wave with people we do not know in order to change Britain. In short, we're going to change Britain!"
In 2008 if you smile and say 'hello' to someone you don't know the chances are that they will think you're some kind of a crazy person after their bag or some larger part of their body. If your lucky you might get their foot in your mouth.
We, the people who live in Briton, are fed up of silent commuter trains and journeys where people do not speak to each other. We're tired of those places where if you look at someone you are at increased risk of GBH. We're bored of a smiles in the general direction of someone who thinks that they are attractive being misread/misled. Time enough we say for this Britain of darkness.
So let's reverse this reserved psychogeography of our nation(s)... for one day at least....
On the 1st of April 2008 shun unfriendly behaviour, become an activist of change and...
1. Smile at everyone you make eye contact with (if they smile back, say 'Hi' or if they are a long way from you give them a wave.
2. Ask 'how do you do?' to people you walk past or sit next to. If they reply, go mad and ask them how their day is going.
...no matter who they are or what they look like. Let's go crazy and show an interest in our fellow Britons!
If 2 million Britons take part in this campaign 1 in 30 people should smile at you or say 'How do you do?'... this will change the geography of Britain as we know it... even if it is just for one day.... so please ask friends and strangers to join in.
"We the members of this group will defy British culture by smiling, saying hello and potentially sharing a wave with people we do not know in order to change Britain. In short, we're going to change Britain!"
In 2008 if you smile and say 'hello' to someone you don't know the chances are that they will think you're some kind of a crazy person after their bag or some larger part of their body. If your lucky you might get their foot in your mouth.
We, the people who live in Briton, are fed up of silent commuter trains and journeys where people do not speak to each other. We're tired of those places where if you look at someone you are at increased risk of GBH. We're bored of a smiles in the general direction of someone who thinks that they are attractive being misread/misled. Time enough we say for this Britain of darkness.
So let's reverse this reserved psychogeography of our nation(s)... for one day at least....
On the 1st of April 2008 shun unfriendly behaviour, become an activist of change and...
1. Smile at everyone you make eye contact with (if they smile back, say 'Hi' or if they are a long way from you give them a wave.
2. Ask 'how do you do?' to people you walk past or sit next to. If they reply, go mad and ask them how their day is going.
...no matter who they are or what they look like. Let's go crazy and show an interest in our fellow Britons!
If 2 million Britons take part in this campaign 1 in 30 people should smile at you or say 'How do you do?'... this will change the geography of Britain as we know it... even if it is just for one day.... so please ask friends and strangers to join in.
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