porch sitting

Front stoop leisure

Porch sitting is the leisurely practice of passing time on a porch, typically in a rocking chair or swing, often while watching the neighborhood or visiting with others.

The activity is associated with Southern and rural American culture, where it represents unhurried sociability and connection to community: We spent the evening porch sitting and waving at neighbors.

Related

breeze · sunset · neighbors · lazy · passing time · summer · front yard · wicker · creaking · rocking back · twilight · fireflies · iced tea · southern charm · shade · chitchat · humid · screen door

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activity level

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Swift foot travel

exercising · sprinting · working out · jogging · hustling

location/orientation

porch sittingtraveling

Moving from place to place

globetrotting · adventuring · exploring · going out · commuting

pace of life

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Exhausting competitive work routine

hustle culture · workaholism · multitasking · corporate grind · time poverty

Family

porch, sitting, porches, porched, sitter, sitters

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G