The grand Morris Hospital Auxiliary Ball is coming up. Sadly, I was not able to secure an invitation so I shall have to relive the event through the dazzling pictures and commentary in the Morris Daily Herald for yet another year. Maybe next year my blogsphere popularity will boost me into the ranks of those welcomed to participate in the festivities. I really would like to go...
If anyone is lucky enough to go, keep good notes! I'd love a guest post from you with an update on THE Morris social event of February. Drop me an email at socialmorris@yahoo.com if you're interested in this poorly paid, yet emotionally rewarding guest blogger position.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Social Morris
There are already a number of blogs devoted to the political arena in Morris. This blog, however, has been created to capture commentary on the social climate in Morris.
There seems to be great social divide among the people of Morris, a definite hierarchy based not on income or ability, but rather on whether one is a Morris Insider or a Morris Outsider. An Insider, clearly self-crowned the elite group, is someone born and raised here. An Outsider is someone that was not.
As an outsider, it doesn't matter how long you've lived here, how involved you are in the area schools/churches/activities ... only that you are not a native. This stigma even seems to apply to the children of outsiders, despite the fact that they may have been born and raised right here in Morris. They are still outsiders. Guilty by association.
In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that I am an outsider. I have experienced first hand this social divide. Am I personally offended by it? Not so much, actually. I find it more intriguing than anything else. It's an interesting dynamic to observe.
So, what is your experience with the social climate in Morris? Are you an insider or an outsider? Do you notice the division? Post a comment, share your experiences....
There seems to be great social divide among the people of Morris, a definite hierarchy based not on income or ability, but rather on whether one is a Morris Insider or a Morris Outsider. An Insider, clearly self-crowned the elite group, is someone born and raised here. An Outsider is someone that was not.
As an outsider, it doesn't matter how long you've lived here, how involved you are in the area schools/churches/activities ... only that you are not a native. This stigma even seems to apply to the children of outsiders, despite the fact that they may have been born and raised right here in Morris. They are still outsiders. Guilty by association.
In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that I am an outsider. I have experienced first hand this social divide. Am I personally offended by it? Not so much, actually. I find it more intriguing than anything else. It's an interesting dynamic to observe.
So, what is your experience with the social climate in Morris? Are you an insider or an outsider? Do you notice the division? Post a comment, share your experiences....
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