- Another one I’ve been hanging onto . There is a waft ,a faint waft at first but now I’m starting to smell it. There is an elitist undertone to Hermosa and that’s been obvious since day 1.You get that in a lot of places and I’m ok with that .Even someone like me from Tanti Park can at least make conversation and not make a complete nob of myself when thrown into the caviar and cigar club.Yeah ,I admit it is like pulling teeth for me and i’l need copious amounts of alcohol ,but at the end of the day I like that there are layers and pockets of different classes .They call it the Hermosa bubble and at the moment we are definitely on the outside looking in.We have taken our ‘new Aussie’ status for granted ,thinking that the novelty factor would thrust us in to the ‘club’.No.We have been reserved and have misread our ‘grand arrival’.There is more to it though and I’ve only got some intel from two other parents who laughed and said’ hell yeah ‘this place is oh so special for some .People are nice but not inclusive . Been to a couple of social events and no introductions even from mums who I’ve met during the school week .Yep it’s been much tougher than expected and we are still isolated.Reasons: 1st there is no neighbourhood.2nd : you’ve got people that have grown up here and I sense you’ll struggle to truly get in .3rd : it’s still a transient location where people come and go through work relocations . Then there is those that own or have a mortgage as opposed to those (and there are many) that rent .Of course there are many factors . We can’t lock into kids sports which is a whole other story but there is no common thread to grasp onto . Things may change but there is a basic lack of common ground and as I’ve said before it’s us Aussies who are more inclusive and willing to reveal more of our true self .The balls in our court and we are eventually going to have to put ourselves out there or else we’ll stay in the corner .Its going to take a lot longer to open this oyster
June 10 The bubble
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