Poor Mojo's Two Minute Hate

edgewise | Why do I hate Grosse Pointe?
the place I grew up is distinctly NOT home for me. I have a profound averse reaction to it. ... the house I primarily grew up in...is... disturbing.... "why do you hate grosse pointe?" demanded patrick. "what's wrong with it?" I didn't have the slightest idea where to begin. ... when I worked at ACT registering people for the test over the phone, the detroit suburban mothers were infamous-- they're just mean. haughty and snippy and endowed with an air of encompassing entitlement. really unlike anywhere else. these chicago friends may have their northshore snootinesses, but grosse pointe is a phenomenon unto itself. rigid and narrow and sneaky and small and bitchy. on saturday night I went with my sister and the kids to a couple of halloween parties .... I was overwhelmed by... something-- a kind of shiftiness in the eyes, an air of hauteur, a leaning back and looking down noses, not being bothered to make an effort to be friendly or kind--