[tonyedgecombe]

I remember reading that Londoners got rather blasé about the bombing during the blitz, by the end many didn't even bother going to the shelters. It seems seeing houses across the road turned to ruble but not being affected yourself blunts the anguish.

[maxxxxx]

You get used to it. My mom says that sitting in a bunker during a long WW2 bombing (in Germany) is a life changing experience. It damages a lot of people permanently. The question is how they express that damage.