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Why Are Neighborhoods So Unfriendly Around Here?

Posted: 02/21/08 03:18 PM

A friend recently asked me why I think neighborhoods are so unfriendly around here.  I mean, we know so few of our neighbors, and our kids play outside with neighborhood kids so rarely.  Below are my answers:

1. Demography:  We have lots of senior citizens who came in the 50s housing boom.
2. Proposition 13:  The seniors won’t move out of their houses because their taxes are soooo lowwwww.
3. Fences:  High fences really suck, and we have them everywhere.
4. Super Type-A Parents:  They think an hour of kids play in the ‘hood is an hour wasted.
5. Asian Immigrants:  I’m married to an unconventional one from Shanghai, but most of the Asian immigrants who move to PA/MP these days are devoted to hard work, not play - both parents’ work to pay off their huge mortgages and kids’ work to get into great colleges.

by Mike Lanza

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