Meeting the residents... or not as the case may be

Posted on 2007/07/19 23:03:11 (July 2007).

[Tuesday 17th July]
After a quick dinner at my office, Chie and I thought we'd finally try the bar in the square where we live tonight. The square is all part of one big development built in the earlier half of the twentieth century, which has all sorts of amenities on site. During Vera's visit the previous weekend, she had pointed out what a waste it was to have all these things available and not make use of them. Thus tonight's trip to the bar.

Well, maybe we just went on an off night or something, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. It was a strange sort of atmosophere in there, but I couldn't really put my finger on why. Perhaps part of it was just the location - although it is actually at ground level, there are no windows and it felt a bit like being underground.

On top of that, I somehow have the feeling of being a bit of an imposter in the place where I live. I have to admit to having deliberately avoided meeting my neighbours, given that we seem to be so "demographically opposed". Up until recently the square was mostly full of fairly well-to-do retired people, although now a few other 20/30 somethings like me and Chie have taken up residence.

So anyway, it doesn't seem likely I'll be turning the bar into my local.

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