The other night I was on my way home from a drink with a friend, where we had, amongst other things, discussed books and the theatre. Yes, even Les Mis at one point… although Legally Blonde did come up later on. I came out of the tube station and was walking down the high street when I glanced into a fried chicken shop (first mistake) to see a guy squeezing his spots in the mirror, whilst his mate and the two employees behind the counter just watched him. Health and Safety? Hygiene? Common decency? None of the above I am afraid.

This got me thinking: are we kidding ourselves that we are becoming more sophisticated in this world? This is a distinct possibility. Fashion is moving towards the old gentlemanly way of dressing with tweed jackets with elbow patches and three piece suits making a comeback and yet we still everyday encounter dirty fingernails, spot-poppers and nose-pickers on our daily commute.