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(2017·湖北八校1月联考)
The issue of privacy versus openness is a paradox, particularly when it comes to the American home. “Lots” or “yards” (gardens) can be large and many are not enclosed by walls, fences or hedges so popular in other cultures. Similarly, “window treatments” frame the window, but the use of Europeanstyle net curtains to screen ont nosy neighbors is rare. In the same style, firsttime visitors to an American home may be proudly given the full tour; even walkin closets and en suite bathrooms are not considered off limits. They may also be encouraged to help themselves to a soda from the fridge. All this gives an impression of openness.
Yet Americans do value their personal space and privacy. A Brazilian expatriate(侨民) who dropped in on her usually friendly Connecticut neighbors unannounced got the clear impression that she should have called first. Similarly while a typical suburban home features large, shared areas, such as an openplan kitchen and family room or “den”, ample private space is also allowed in the floor plan. A visit to a family home in the evening wouht likely find the family members dispersed, each independently watching TV, on the phone, surfing the Internet, or otherwise recharging_batteries in the privacy of their own bedroom.
American individualism, expansiveness, and abundance are expressed in lifestyle. Despite the fact that the average household size has declined over the past thirty years from 3.1 people to 2.6 people per household, the average size of a new family home increased during the same period from 1,500 to 2,200 square feet.
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