Originally Posted by Eggplant Jeff
WindAndSnow, I would strongly disagree with your characterization that "most" American (can't speak for Canadian or British) suburbs have walls to keep people out. It varies by region, in FL it was relatively common but here in VA I don't think I've seen a single gated community, and there are a LOT of new suburbs here.
Thanks for calling me to task on this. I could have written my point better. I wrote:
"As far as gated communities. You can find them all over the world, although many don't have locked gates and armed guards, they still have walls to keep people out. Most British, American, or Canadian newly built suburbs are like these. I use these examples because I have personal experiences with them."
You will note that I wrote "many don't have locked gates and armed guards, they still have walls to keep people out." You are right, I should have notgeneralized so much as to use the word "most". My experience - and I have none in VA, sorry, is that a lot of suburban developments have free access through the roads and sidewalks, but all walled or fenced everywhere else, so other neighbourhoods can only get into that "new" neighbourhood by the designated access.
A fence, a wall, a gate all serve to keep some people out and other people in. I did not mean to imply that there are "gated" communities everywhere. I am not that presumptious. Again, thanks for calling me to task on this!