Bristolians have a reputation of being stand-offish hard to get to know, very reserved and unfriendly, more so than the rest. Being asked out by a Bristolian man here can take up to a couple of months and that is just to have a cup of tea together! We have become a lot more multi cultural now in Bristol people from different counties and countries moving into Bristol and it is nice, I like the improvement. We are definitely becoming less like that, hopefully it will continue getting better.

Talking of hugs and kisses I lived on the Isle of Wight for a couple of years and how different things were there. Very laid back, people greet you there with kisses and call you babe or darling and you can strike up a conversation and friendship anywhere in about 10 minutes. I have known neighbours to just walk into the kitchen while you are out or upstairs in the bath to make everyone a cup of tea that is something we wouldn't do unless we knew the person well and even then wouldn't feel right. For a start there is no way you could leave a door or anything else unlocked in Bristol. The pace is a lot slower on the Island, if you rush or run anywhere people look at you as if your mad. When I moved back to Bristol I had to re-adjust from Island hippy mode back to townie mode. I still miss the Island though.