I hate net curtains ~ 'specially the ones that Northerners call "Terylenes". Lace Cafe Curtains are another matter.
Hate

Acceptable (just) but only to aid privacy

However at the Kennel we have got rid of the need by planting the front garden with evergreens to shield our windows from the gaze of the nosy with the added advantages of deadening road noise and soaking up traffic fumes.