I think the point of the article is more about meeting with others at all, as opposed to it specifically being at home. So hang out with friends outside!
replyWhen I was growing up, a good deal of these sorts of parties involved backyards, barbecues, and swimming pools. Rarely did we spend time indoors.
replyThis might explain the decline then, as with the price of housing going up less people can afford a place that has a backyard (let alone a pool!)
replyI remember when i was young going out on vacations with school friends and their parents for several days. Also similar to weekends at country houses. The trend was that a couple of parents liked to host the get togethers and didn’t mind 10 adults and 20 children of different ages running around the place
replyNone of my friends have a backyard big enough to host a BBQ
replyNot sure the kind of size you are talking about but you might be overestimating how much space it takes. My current rental has a back yard about the size of a single car garage and I’ve been able to host a ~50 person bbq with a mix of people standing inside and out.
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