bitful

Every now and then life's great tapestry reminds me of the reason why I left Italy and settled in the UK.

My eyes reacted badly to a new pair of contact lenses the other day, so I wore my glasses to work (I am so vain that I normally would not be seen dead in them).

Nobody commented. I am sure my colleagues have opinions, but not a single one felt that there was a need to express it.

Some people might find this impersonal, I call it being civilised. This non-behaviour has such a massive impact on me that even if my eyes seem to be fine today, I am still wearing my glasses, just in case.

All I want is to be left alone, and leaving people alone is one of the principal traits of this great country.

Update (19 January 2007 at 7:13PM): in the end I wore glasses for three days at work. On day three, four people made a comment. Their nationalities: Irish, American, Nigerian and Londoner from Irish family.

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