New home owner Brett sits in the tiny courtyard out the back of his property making sure not to put down his beer too loudly as to draw a complaint from the neighbours.
Feeling a mix of frustration and nostalgia he told The Times that he seems to remember a time when backyards existed and every second properly had enough room to swing a cat. He continued,
“I don’t get it, isn’t larger properties with backyards one of the supposed advantages of urban sprawl? Remember backyard cricket? I can’t wait to tell my kids about the mythical backyard one day”
Indeed, the humble backyard has been an endangered species for some time. Mostly due to a combination of higher density living and chronic cost-of-livingitis.
While boomers still horde a good number of larger properties, many in Gen Z still don’t believe you when you tell them the backyard was once the epicentre of the Perth entertainment scene.
Brett continued,
“Is anyone keeping an eye on the diminishing cultural relevance of goon of fortune? Who has room for a hills hoist these days? Should the Council be installing them at local parks so kids get to enjoy the thrill? Idk man, I’m just pretty sick of being able to hear my neighbour lay a grogan when I’m out pretending to enjoy my concrete square”
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