Would it kill you to say hello on a country walk? | Patrick Barkham

I greet deer and blackbirds - so there is no way I would ignore other walkers. It's sad if we need a social media campaign to encourage friendliness

What do you say when you pass someone sauntering along a country path? A hearty hello? Acknowledgement, muttered and grudging? If you reside in Sussex, you'll be cheerily hailing fellow walkers, runners and cyclists - the fruit of a 35,000 campaign by the South Downs national park authority.

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