The Front Porch

@AmbiePam (133346)
United States
November 15, 2026 6:03am CST
I was watching a video from a British guy, and he was talking about something he liked about America was that so many houses had front porches (apparently especially in the Midwest). I got to thinking about it, and most of the places I have lived, have had a front porch. You have some chairs there, maybe a swing, you talk to people who come by, and you enjoy the weather on good days. Are you front porch people?
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Michael
@Wrexxo (11302)
•
8h
the swing part got me, thats the best seat in the house...... we sat out on ours all summer and it was lowkey the only place i actually unwound irl..and yeah..I'm a front porch person
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (73488)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1h
Does the side porch count?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
1h
Sure!
April
@thislittlepennyearns (73488)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1h
@AmbiePam Well then you know we are out there many times a day lol .
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (142730)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
I wish this house had one
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
5h
They are nice.
Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (129272)
• Gainesville, Florida
1h
I love homes that have front porches! Especially big ones that have room for some rocking chairs and maybe a swing. My previous home I lived in had an amazing front porch, but the home I am in currently only has a small front porch. But the house makes up for it with a huge screened-in back porch overlooking a meadow and forest behind my house.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
1h
Yeah, that’s got to be gorgeous.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (129272)
• Gainesville, Florida
1h
@AmbiePam I definitely have a better view in the back of my house than I do in the front, but it still would be nice to have a large front porch (I've always wanted a wrap-around porch) so that we could sit out an enjoy the late afternoons/early evenings. Would be pretty to see the sunset, although I have huge live oak trees in my front yard that would block a lot of that sunlight.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (128455)
• United States
8h
I've never lived anywhere with a front porch
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
5h
The best one we ever had was in a neighborhood you didn’t want to be found sitting on your front porch.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (48881)
• Denver, Colorado
4h
I'm a deck guy. I like backyard decks. More privacy.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
3h
I prefer a deck too, honestly.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (129272)
• Gainesville, Florida
1h
@AmbiePam I have a beautiful deck behind my screened-in back porch. I do a lot of barbecuing on that back deck!
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (52277)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4h
My last couple of homes had front and back porches. My current one had (I guess) a front porch but it was enclosed.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (215156)
• United States
6h
I have a front porch..but don't usually sit out there, except when a storm is brewing and I can watch it.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (40079)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19m
We have a front porch.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (391608)
• Rockingham, Australia
8h
Australian houses once all had wide verandahs on at least a couple of sides. You don't see them or porches as often now.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (133346)
• United States
5h
That’s kind of a shame.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (15405)
• United Kingdom
2h
Yeah, they aren’t a thing in the UK.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109710)
• Los Angeles, California
7h
I live in a condo so no front porch.
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Valentina
@valherma00 (6278)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3h
i also like that i nthe movies and a swing chair is bonus, i feel. i think i would be this person but not alone
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