The town's reputation for squalor has so deeply imbedded itself in the world's imagination that it comes as a surprise to find the Calettans to be the liveliest bunch of people in the country.
The rest of the world believes the town is poorer than it really is.
mnli hypothesis: The rest of the world believes the town is poorer than it really is. premise: The town's reputation for squalor has so deeply imbedded itself in the world's imagination that it comes as a surprise to find the Calettans to be the liveliest bunch of people in the country.