Patricks Pub

[Island Life]

I'm a bit surprised to hear you think the Lakes Region brings out the worst in people. I've never experienced this. Granted I'm usually only on shore during the daytime, so I almost never see the night crowd, but still I have a hard time believing that Patrick's or most other establishments in the area would need parking lot surveillance.

It can be an interesting mix of people in the area, but rarely have I encountered someone who struck me as malevolent or destructive. One time, I was walking around downtown Laconia, looking for a particular store. A teenager approached, she was Goth with lots of piercing and some tatoos. Against my better judgment, I stopped her and asked for directions, fully expecting to be treated with disdain. Turns out, she was incredibly friendly. Thank goodness most teenagers in the area don't look like that, but I've found all that I've encountered to be much nicer than the average teenagers I meet in my bucolic home town outside of N.H. This goes double for cashiers in most stores. They're friendly. What's wrong with you people? Friendly cashiers? Unheard of in many places.

So where are the bad-natured people? I'm sure they exist, but I wouldn't say the Lakes Region has nearly as many as other, more populated areas. And as for the tire-slashing, I'm sorry to hear it happened to you but I'll bet its a rare occurrence. This kind of stuff can happen anywhere, especially when alcohol is involved.