Do you spend time on your front porch?

Although I have no proof, I have a feeling that the average westerner suffers from a lack of identity and that it has to do with the lack of front porches on houses (or enclosed porches.)  Furthermore, I think the problem is exacerbated by a lack of people spending time on their front porches if they indeed do have them. It is just a hypothesis, and like I said, I have no proof and therefore no pudding...