A Cottesloe man born into generational wealth has refuted claims Rottnest Island is some elitist getaway island.
He says that on his recent trip to the island he ran into a man he recognised from the Western Suburbs, a man he knows full well lives in the povo side of Nedlands.
We spoke to the millionaire while he enjoyed a crayfish lunch on his lovely yacht. He told The Times,
“You think someone from north of Stirling Highway would be seen in Monaco or Saint Tropez? Come on, now, if anything it’s proof the cost of living hasn’t hit Perth hard enough yet! He was wearing Rodd & Gunn! Did he pilfer those garbs from a homeless man?”
His face then screwed up a little bit as he recounted another encounter with the man. He told The Times,
“As it turned out, my son had rowed with his son in the past and I arrived back on my boat to see the little street urchin sitting there. At first I was livid but then I thought it was fantastic, my boy was giving back! Something to put on his LinkedIn when he follows in his dad’s footsteps”
Unprompted, the man turned to us, stated in our eyes and said,
“Elitist… you do know there is still general access from a *looks to be holding in some sick* ferry, don’t you? Ha! Rotto is practically third world if you ask me”
Good to see he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder about it.