{"id":165585,"date":"2025-11-23T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/readers-reply-do-good-fences-really-make-good-neighbours\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:08:55","slug":"readers-reply-do-good-fences-really-make-good-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/readers-reply-do-good-fences-really-make-good-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers reply: Do good fences really make good neighbours?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions. This week, the knotty issue of home boundaries, and what the saying was intended to meanThey say \u201cgood fences make good neighbours\u201d, presumably meaning that the stronger the boundary between you and people you need to deal with, the more robust the relationship. Is this really true? Jamila, via emailSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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