Why are homes in Italy and France gated?

[lightbulb27]

I've never seen so many houses with solid metal gates as Italy and France. Nearly every house has a metal and often, automatic metal gate. It's not like that in the USA... we have wood fences at most except for the exceptionally rich.

Is this the effect of socialist policies, gun control, inability to manage criminals or trespassers?

[Sixgunsound]

I can comment on La Maddalena: the crime rate is so overpowering and intense from a combination of lack of consequences both deadly or legal and extreme poverty. European nation DOES NOT equal wealthy. Especially in Italy, individuals may be disgustingly wealthy but the country as a whole is not. And the resource disparity between home owners and homeless is even greater in older countries than it is in the US. Nobody locks their car doors on the streets in town because they will just smash your windows to get in. They risk nothing smashing your windows because the law is so corrupt and also scared that they won’t do anything, but you have to pay the repair bill. You can’t even stab or beat down an intruder who might kill you or your family because you can be sued if they get hurt while burglarizing you. You just have to push them back out the way they came in as gently as possible and pay for all the damages they caused out of pocket, all while hoping they don’t have a knife or illegal gun or broken bottle or… Leftist paradise at its finest.

[lightbulb27]

That’s sounding like the USA in areas.

[Sixgunsound]

Yep. If I could direct your attention to San Francisco you’ll see what I am talking about.

[lightbulb27]

It’s Baltimore as well. Won’t be walk in retail if continues. They turn the free into the jailed… as we live in our gated homes with Amazon delivery

[Sixgunsound]

Son of a…you’re right! Who do you think made the most money during the plandemic besides pharma? Amazon.

[lightbulb27]

geniuses... founding fathers knew what they were up against and they tried to hold it off as long as possible...

[ODC2112]

La Maddalena is an islet in one of the most underdeveloped regions of Italy, the only resources now come from tourism. Among other things, Sardinia is the region with the most weapons per individual where you can find white trash scenes like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6zzUjYa98

[Sixgunsound]

@ODC2112 my bad, superior expertise has entered the chat🤣

[Sixgunsound]

Seems awfully wasteful with the price of ammunition now. Then again Fiocchi ammunition is cheap enough to sell for almost nothing and make a profit even after importing it, so buying it in its country of origin would I imagine be even easier.

[hahahmm]

From videos I've seen this is true in Brazil too. Probably because they don't think the cops will come save them when they call their version of 911. There's also lots of places in the U. S. where even middle class people have gated communities. Tends to be upper middle class tho. And I've seen neighborhoods of bottom end houses in big cities like Miami where every house has an iron gated front door and bars on windows.

[FreyaRed]

In most European countries you're obliged to install a fence around your real estate or in north and west if your property borders to another private property. Decorative fence parts and automatic gate is just a fancy thing.

[ODC2112]

This is much easier to explain than it appears. In the past only the houses of the rich were enclosed, when people became wealthy to be able to afford their own homes they built houses in imitation of those of the rich.
Also in Italy wooden things are considered beggars' things, the wooden fence is good for the shacks, not for the houses. In the same way, wooden houses are considered shacks.

[NathanDavis]

there is plenty and many of metal gate fences in the USA... and pretty much every other country

but is not just for every and all residential zones, they are not in all states and cities, just in certain areas

some properties are even walled, more than crime... it would have to do with availability of materials, costs, regulations, taxes and codes, and many other things

[exitseven]

I heard that spme European countries have been liberal shit holes long before the uS became one.

[lightbulb27]

That’s what it looks like and what USA becoming

[DJB72]

If you think property security is high in Europe stay away from South Africa...

[andreasderjuengere]

It's to keep tourists off our grounds :D

[Midgetmcwidget]

Picture shown looks American.

[lightbulb27]

it may be, but what I see is true. Im touring Europe and never seen so many houses gated.

[Midgetmcwidget]

Exactly we usually have a wooden fence or brick wall.