- One third of couples that come into the shop are white, one third are Asian, and one third are one of each. In fifty years time this suburb will be completely run by Eurasians. Some of them are good-looking, some of them not so much.
- Everyone in this suburb goes/has gone to a private school.
- There aren't many, but occasionally a few nineteen/twenty year olds in first year university who come into the shop. These are most often the offspring of doctors or financial consultants, and are highly, highly intelligent. They are also highly, highly intense, and either have difficulty looking you in the eye or stare so curiously at you, you can see them calculating and analysing data in their heads while they speak. They are a little socially off the wall and are highly naive. They are incredibly intriguing but are tiresome to carry long conversations with. I have learnt to spot them as they walk in the store, and to look busy with a customer when they come in.
- In the lead up to Christmas, you will find a ten year old kid busking on every corner for a good 500 metres. They will be playing flutes, violins, cellos, violas, saxophones, clarinets and guitars. They will be playing the same thing.
- In my shopping centre, you will find at least three childrens' clothing stores. At least three homeware stores. At least three outdoor adventure stores.
- Many Home and Away actors shop at my centre.
If I had followed the path that had been initially laid out for me by my parents at birth, I too would have been living in this suburb with a white husband, 2.1 mixed-race kids, a German-made SUV, and an awesome, German-designed wardrobe. As it turns out, my actual life is much less...conventional. Despite this, I really am very curious to see how it pans out.
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