MummyKitty

I live in a ridiculously posh area because they schools are awesome, but what I didn't plan for is that it means I am the youngest mum at school by15-20 years (I'm only just past 30) and all the other mums are totally straight-laced conservatives who's only topics of conversation seem to be who shovels your driveway when it snows, which country club is best for which activities and what is an appropriate giftcard to get your personal trainer for Christmas.

Is it too much to ask to find someone who wants to dress too young, dance like a twat to music that makes no sense before puking and giggling all the way home then passing out? I figured there had to be someone like me here, but there doesn't seem to be!!! Forget about the tattoos and piercings, some I can't hide but I suspect I'll spend the summer in large cardigans.

cheers

You have what they don't have and they can't even buy it. Have mercy on them.

Cheers

Englishmum

He he...you're living in 'Suburgatory'!

Definitely sounds like a kind of place where the Stepford Wives live (ie. Darien, CT) but I guess you live in Westchester County.

I'm in the New Jersey version. I joined the Newcomers Club when we first moved here and I thought "I don't fit in here" (I still don't, 11 years later). The main topic of conversation was which contractor to choose to do the new kitchen re-fit..

Hopefully I'll be out of here by the end of the year...

Englishmum

Love it!

MummyKitty

But you can't leave! YOu were the one everyone was pointing me to when we were moving out here! Why are you leaving?!

Suburgatory... love it...

Apparently I live in the most affluent part of Westchester county... and I only moved here because it's where Professor X's mansion was in the X-Men!

mandpete

Word of warning, don't use the word tw@t in front of them. I said it a couple of times in general conversation and then later realized it is the equivalent of saying the C word here

cheers

I lived in Asbury Park when I first came to the US. I remember towns called Toms River, Elbron?, Long Branch and a few others. That was back in the 40's and 50's. I only lived there for about 4 months I think.

hijack, hijack!

Cheers

Bob

I know what you mean, was living in a town a bit like that before.

Get to the parks and hang out with the nannies and whatever national au-pair is popular down your way.

You being a mum, it'll be even less creepy than when I was doing that

Jerseygirl

Welcome to my world.

My neighbours have weekly delivery/collections of laundry, bottled water, flowers, dry cleaning etc. On top of that the landscapers come at least once a week or more if a leaf should drop onto their neatly manicured lawns. During the summer months the pool company visits at least once a week...during the winter their drives are plowed. Not to mention the dog poo guy who comes a couple of times a week to clear the dog poo from the lawns...the list goes on.

Have to laugh...the dog poo guy always comes the day after the lawns have been mowed.

jemima55

I`m 50 summat, (no tattooes, unfortunately) and I was still 20 years too young for the Newcomers club! Got round the clothes problem by mail ordering from the UK. Amuse yourself by trying to get a facial expression out of someone who`s botoxed up to the eyeballs.
Look forward to Thanksgiving when you can gasp at the turkey cardis.
Never, ever confuse films and real life, even X-men.

Seriously, our big gaffe on arriving here was to try and persuade our American friends not to get plastered then drive home. After a while we just thought sod it, they`re grownups..........!

Sally Redux

A world where a disagreement about table decorations can reverberate down the years...incredible.

hobbes79

It's the same in our area. I refuse to take the kids to school birthday parties since the topic with the men (if they go) is usually one of the following:

• Stocks and shares (I do a 401K, and barely understand that).
• Seems like a lot of family money, so often discuss the house on the Cape left to them by great, great, great granny.
• And all discuss who to hire to do everything. If I can get away with it, I do EVERYTHING around the house. Basically, cos I can't afford any other way!

If the men don't go, the women look at me oddly and I stand by myself in the corner. Story of my life

jemima55

Me too, (doing stuff around the house). I`m currently wearing a fetching shade of gloss paint, doing the walls, and doing a way better job than the last person who hadnt a clue by the look of it!

NSBlake

Darien is very much like that - we just laugh at it as it's the only way to cope. We asked the relocation company for somewhere family orientated and safe - well we got that LOL!

Suburgatory, it's such a funny show! Our American friends don't find it funny - I think that they think its a documentary

njmackem

Have a look on facebook for the BigApple Brits group. They like to do all of that!!