Megan McArdle writes:
Because I’ve always lived in cities, I don’t even understand the utility of the big yards I see in the suburbs. I get the purpose of a yard for children and dogs to play in, and summers on the patio. But I don’t get the point of the vast expanses of lawn that lie fallow in the more upscale suburbs. They require vast upkeep for the benefit of . . . looking at green, empty space. And the tradeoff seems to be a world where you can’t get anywhere without driving and your neighbors are distant apparitions.
Well, I’ve divided my life between the city and the countryside and I’ve never lived in suburbia. Nor can I imagine doing so (though of course children might change that calculation). In an ideal world I would own a flat in the city and a cottage in the countryside.
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