[ACC25076]

I’ve always wondered the opposite: why do whites insist on doing everything in the back yard, when no one else does? It’s not just blacks who barbecue in the front, it’s also Latinos. We also tend to hang out in the front, have a beer in the front, even start a campfire in the front when it’s cold and generally hang out in the front far more than whites do, particularly whites in the suburbs. It seems to me that whites, especially middle and upper class ones, are far too concerned with having their front yards be solely for show. (An older set of posts in Y? Forum about whites and their obession with having perfectly manicured green lawns comes to mind.) They also seem to worry far too much about what the neighbors might think of them drinking beer or leaving ashes in the front yard. (And those ridiculous Draconian neighborhood association ordinances back up with legal force that ‘Pleasantville’ kind of homogenous conformity.)

It does also seem class related, because I’ve seen working class whites, especially country boys, not care so much about appearances. So you tell me: why are whites such tightasses about their front lawns? Why do many of you (not necessarily you personally) react with horror at the sight of people drinking beer and barbecuing, even calling the cops sometimes?

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Name : ACC25076, Gender : M, Race : Mexican and American Indian, Age : 36, City : Phoenix, State : AZ, Country : United States, Occupation : Teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,