The following is a work in progress, fostering Dialogue initiatives within a gated neighborhood slightly North of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I live with my family. Ours is a 200-year-young country with a peaceful society, fragmented by the stillstrong cultures of its immigrant descendants. Today the strongest, most predominant presence is of Spanish and Italian descent, carrying the imprints of the Spanish cultural social hierarchy and the Italian bodyexpressive, outspoken communication style, both of which have created an interesting mix of social interactions. In the absence of a clear national identity, the tendency has been toward building individual images, or identities, the defense of which, over time, mainly have turned into ego-based social interactions. This generates a certain difficulty for respectful and balanced dialogical attitudes and relations. This same dynamic is playing out at a traditional and quite renowned middle-class golf club, which over time has evolved into a so-called country club, given the availability of land that initially allowed members to build weekend houses and, in the last few decades, permanent residence homes. The property is home to 300 permanent resident families.
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