I am interested in how crowded everything seems in Bath and how this contrasts with the idea of civility and decorum that seems to prevail. the picture of the the theatre in this post Theatre Royal Bath Written by JulieW (4/10/2006 1:05 p.m.)

and it's description elswhere along with the description of how crowded the ball was and how narrow the sreets where with the sedan chairs would seem to prevent anyone from being civil but just a member of a mob. Maybe this is just because I am from a small town and not used to the big city but it seems that there is an awful lot of touching going on by accident and one must have spent all day apolligizing.