I was taught to fly the Chipmunk at a grass aerodrome with plenty of runways. Hence cross-winds were rarely, if ever, a problem and we always 3-pointed the aeroplane.
But at a little UK aerodrome with probably only one runway - the practical difficulties would be quite significant. I'd love to have been able to add a Chipmunk to the club fleet - but someone would groundloop it on the only runway, someone else would overstress it, someone else would over-rev the engine......