The House Of Hancock

This Chanel 9 Australia miniseries is about Gina Rinehart, who is sometimes the world’s richest woman (depending on the price of commodities).

Wikipedia: “The House of Hancock tells the epic true story of the Hancock dynasty and the bizarre love triangle that emerged between Lang, his daughter Gina, and his beautiful Filipina housekeeper Rose.”

In part one, Rose admits that she lied to get her job. That made me reflect. In my WASP upbringing, lying to get what you want, such as a job, is considered a terrible thing. As I have traveled outside the WASP world, however, I have found that lying is often regarded as fine as long as you do it to outsiders and you can get away with it.

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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