When people meet at a party or other social gathering, rules of behaviour come into play. We are pleasantly polite and courteous to each other.
So why is it that when people interact without being face to face, some think it acceptable to be rude?
Firstly, there are drivers who stick up two fingers, shout or hoot at other drivers who happen to have made an error.
Secondly, why do so many people who comment on web stories feel it acceptable to write foul things about each other?
If the people who drive with fury or add comments with anger were to meet the people with whom they have clashed in the flesh, they would not dream of behaving in such a fashion.
Would you scream abuse at someone if they accidentally nudged bumped into you on the pavement? Or say offensive things to them if you happened to be having a face-to-face chat?
Do some people think that, in the 'bubble' of being in a car or in a room on their own, nastiness is suddenly acceptable?