Since nobody jumped on it with advice and I’ve never had one, here’s what you can do. Find a tract that has them and just talk to people outside on a Saturday. Where I live there are a couple of tracts in Redhawk where all the homes have them. They are primarily used for backyard where there is a view but a roadway in between the the view and the house, so you can still see but not hear. If you don’t need to block noise, powder coated iron is better, cheaper and has less maintenance. If you are ever in the area here, Peppercorn Drive is lined with them, some more are visable from Redhawk Parkway (Augusta and Eagle Point are the tract names) you can park and walk up to some of them and see how they have held up, they are about ten years old so it should give you an idea of how they hold up. Then drive on that street and talk to some of the residents. As long as you don’t start off talking to the kids in the street and offering them candy, you’ll find people will just talk to you.
“I’m asian and I probably lack taste” classic line, however most asians do have taste, just fight off the urge to get black laquer furniture and red carpet and you should be fine.
