I'm sure I remember you once having an Airedale CD, great looking dog, sorry if you no longer have one but I have two dogs, had dogs all my life and there is nothing wrong with chatting with dog walkers whatsoever, it's the kind of networking one does when retired. Also I believe there are people who behave as you describe, go into your local ASDA its full of em but they and their habits are not to be taken as the norm for the majority, certainly there is a worrying trend where people are becoming slaves to the latest designer accessory, Cell phone, car and Holiday But that is their choice and who are we to dictate how they live their lives? My point remains the use of housing to drive the economy, which in my opinion is harming our country and leading people down the kind of route you describe using money they have never earned.