Not really. I live in a HOA neighborhood. Someone just put up the ten commandments on their front lawn (probably a freeper). Its going to be coming down shortly. The neigborhood is probably 30% black, 20% white, 40% indian and 10% muslim.
HEY you uncouth person! At least I make my boys get off the porch and pee into the bushes! Ain't you got no mo-desty?
That's because it freezes, and then stays there for months, creating a slip-and-fall hazard. Come the spring thaw, when everything is already waterlogged and muddy, it just sort of festers on top of the ground for days, getting all fetid and smelly. We can't really blame folks for this seemingly unreasoning prejudice of theirs regarding porch front elimination; they are just adapting their behavior to the nasty climate in which they live.
American by birth; Southern by the Grace of God.
My general experience with the north is that they prefer the nearest sidewalk instead. That was the first thing I noticed the first time I stepped off the train in New York. The sidewalks all smelled like urine no matter where you were.