These didn't even count some of the hidden aspects.
For instance, if you appeared down-and-out in your daily life or couldn't integrate into the community's social circles, you might even be voted out by the community committee. Therefore, maintaining a facade of respectability incurred considerable additional expenses.
These unwritten rules ultimately created a class barrier that excluded the lower strata.
After Dean and Carlo entered the community, they found a group of young people throwing a party.
Youthful, beautiful women in skimpy swimwear played with water guns. People in chef hats and waiters weaved through the crowd, serving food and drinks to the carefree young people.
In a corner, a few young men and women with multiple piercings and rings in their ears and noses huddled together, puffing out clouds of smoke.
Anyone could guess they were smoking marijuana without even looking.
