Translations:Shared Gardens/9/en

For adults with active social lives, these spaces raise questions of discretion. Hosting outdoors is associated with a certain openness — conversations carry, guests are seen arriving and leaving, and the composition of one's social circle becomes legible to the building in a way it would not be indoors. Some people find this unremarkable. Others, particularly those who have not disclosed aspects of their life to neighbours, may find it uncomfortable. Neither response is unusual, and community experience suggests it is worth deciding in advance which one applies.