black friday

[Steve]

Do you think those people in the stores know that something is very wrong ? The look on their faces told a tale, a weird desperation to consume, as if it will bring back that comfortable "business as usual" feeling.

I saw the same look when I went back to Kent and stopped at the Bluewater shopping centre - people were shopping with grim expressions, not enjoying it but as if performing some ritual to keep the bogeyman away. They all looked so stressed.