[HenryLB]

Originally Posted by buckie

i suppose its "siege mentality"

nothing like being under threat to create a bit of unity.

have a few mates in NY, apparently the mood of the city changed permantly after 9/11 and it still remains the same.

people now look out for each other and are less likely to turn a blind eye to others in trouble.

There might be something in what you say, but I think the crime rate had dropped quite a lot before 9/11. Certainly when I went there in 99 it felt a lot different and safer than it had a few years before.