[hoosierham]

Notice the swipe taken at people who like to sit on the front porch.

Most of America used to do that before the advent of television and air conditioned houses. More people knew their neighbors and shared a sense of community .

[SamAdams76]

People still sit out on their front porches in Alabama. Nothing like watching an Alabama sunset from the front porch on a hot day with a cold pitcher of iced tea and watching the stars and fireflies come out.

As for the rest of the article, New England used to have a practice during colonial times that was called "warning out." Whenever somebody moved into town that didn't earn their keep (needing public assistance), they would be "warned out" of town. They would be visited by a group of town elders who would tell them to pack up their things and move on down the road.

[television is just wrong]

lol, I love sitting on my front porch and watching the trees move in the breeze, since when is that latino??? I thought everyone at sometime sat outside on the porch. The neighborhood which I live, Ca, people of all walks of live sit on their front porches in the evening, some to have a smoke, others just to watch the sun set. Wow.