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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

UK is a nation of ‘curtain-twitchers’ who spy because they despise their neighbours, says new survey

Who among us isn’t guilty of being a bit too nosy when it comes to our neighbours?

It’s natural when we live in close proximity to the petty dramas of each other’s lives. Whether it’s a door slamming shut after an argument or curiosity about how they funded their new extension, it’s human nature to want to know a little bit more, to piece together the puzzle that makes up these polite and civil side characters in our lives.

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