the.com/poolside
A location that converts sunscreen into social status faster than money ever could.
means The area immediately around a swimming pool, used for lounging, drinking, and being seen rather than for swimming.
from A straightforward 20th-century compound of 'pool' plus 'side,' following the same pattern as 'bedside' or 'curbside' — a word built simply to name the deck and loungers ringing a pool, which only later acquired its glamorous, see-and-be-seen connotations as backyard and resort pool culture spread.
- dress code
- swimwear is formalwear here
- key skill
- pretending to read while eavesdropping
- ice cube ratio
- drinks are 80 percent dilution by hour two
- true purpose
- looking busy while doing absolutely nothing