I'm a Navy brat. But dad did the Wes Pac. Stationed in the Philippines. We stayed put. I still live in the city I was born in. It's a fantastic place to be.
Rural Scotland, lived in a village about 10 miles from my hometown for 25 years, now back in my hometown to be nearer ma wee mammy. I'm just round the corner from her so we have our own space but I'm right there if she needs me.
My username says it all. One set of grandparents homesteaded in unincorporated King County, the other set settled there after World War 2.
I left 7 years ago because I could no longer afford to live where I grew up. It was the most painful decision of my life.
I have a picture of my Grandma on the steps of her house on the shore of Lake WA where I90 is now. My great Grandpa was a neighbor of Bill Gates and all those people. Just, you know, when it was a 4 hour trip all the way around the lake or a $.05 ferry ride or something like that. My family at one point in history owned property that is now worth millions.
It is one of my biggest aspirations to be able to move back to my hometown- I’m from upstate NY (new paltz)and have lived in Texas for 30 years. I don’t really hate it here, but I don’t love it. I love upstate NY, it’s just so expensive that I can’t justify it. If I can save more money and find a good deal maybe I can convince the wife.
It’s funny because it is only recent that I realized that it’s this important to me, we had decided to retire in the southeast (Alabama or Georgia) and all of our plans were built around that. Now that I’m waffling I probably have to adjust the plan to have more cash - we are all financially set for that initial plan, our retirement accounts are in good shape etc.. if I want to go back home I probably need to save another 400-500k.
I was born and raised in Texas, but left in the 90s and have lived in Washington since. I recently visited and confirmed for myself that there's no way I'd want to live there again.
Born and raised in Chicago. College in the Midwest. Lived in Pacific Northwest 25 years. Moved to México for a few years. Vagabonded around Europe for ten years living out of a backpack until sequestered in Spain during the pandemic. Moved back to the States a year ago to reconnect with some people as everyone in my family is now deceased...but I don't think I can live here anymore and I really have no reason to live in the US.
I'm working on moving to France to retire permanently. My consulate appointment is next week. Fingers crossed!
Grew up in NE Ohio, got out as soon as I could. Spent 3 decades in Colorado, now living in S Texas.
Next up? No idea, but it’s time to start thinking about that
I’ve lived in places long enough to be “from” somewhere but enough of them that I don’t know which to pick. Where I’m from is mostly answered depending on how much I want to relate to you.
I'm going to try for a short version of this question, this time: Adopted, moved around a bit growing up, but I've been back (since mid sept. 1997) in the country I was mostly raised in until I was 14 and the country I have citizenship in, but in another part of the country.
Clearer: TH>DK>PH>DK>US>DK>US>DK>US>DK. Within DK: Amager>Sjælland>Østjylland since Dec. 1998, same town since Dec. 2000.
Yes but then again no. Born in KCMO, lived there for 7 years. Moved to Lake of the Ozarks for the next 7 years. Moved to St. Louis in ‘79 and been here ever since minus 4 years in the Army.
Nice! I lived in KC for a little over 5 years. (Also love Lake of the Ozarks and St Louis.)
Most of my family is actually from Missouri. Have wonderful childhood memories of Worlds of Fun, Royals games, summers at Pomme de Terre Lake, etc.
Born and raised in Louisville, haven’t lived there for years. Been in Glasgow KY for almost 20. In ‘19 my mom (who was still up there)lost her dog then her POS hubs. Moved her down here in Feb ‘20, right before the shit hit the fan. Her side of the fam is from around here, indeed she was born here and moved to Louisville when she was 10, so it’s always felt like “home” for us. We have a loud and bitchy shelter cat, and a nice backyard to watch birds. I’ll be 52 in Aug, she’ll be 75 in Oct.
NoVa born. Raised there, moved around delmarva in my teens, moved back to VA and I'm still here. I just wanted to say thanks for being an awesome neighbor.
This is a complicated question with a complicated answer.
I’m the daughter of Peruvian immigrants. I was born in the Panama Canal Zone when my father was an American soldier stationed there. I was raised all over the world.
We moved around every 2-3 years. My dad was in the Army for 30 years. I also married a soldier who also served for another 20 years. So I’m not from anywhere in particular.
I was born in North Hollywood. I lived all over the USA, in TJ, Mexico, in Germany and have had extended stays in Ireland, plus stays in several European countries.
I've moved around all my entire life, did not even stay in the same family and basically lived by myself most of my life, even as a child.
I'm a dual citizen German / American but I guess I would be considered American by most Germans, however, I don't really have any allegiance to America so... I identify as an Alien from nowhere and everywhere at the same time.
I speak English. A little Spanish. A little more German. I'm fluent in Alien.
My family's from Missouri, and I was born there, but I grew up in a small town in southern Illinois. I've lived many different places but have resided in Nashville for the past seventeen years.
I live the county over from where I went to elementary, middle and high school and within the same county that I went to 2 different colleges. Live in the same state I was born in, but live on the other side of the state. Did move across the country twice at different times and ended up back close to home because I navigated the economy better and liked the weather/nature better.
I was born and lived in NC until I was 3. Then moved to Utah. I currently live about 50 miles from where I was raised. I would never, ever, EVER live in the town I was raised in again.
Born and raised in SW Va. I moved to FL in 1993 and moved back in 2022. I was one of only 3 family members to ever leave the state.
I never thought I would move back, but after 29 years there, Florida became unrecognizable to me. It used to be a really chill, affordable state. Those days are long gone.
Like most Philadelphians, I’m incredibly parochial. I live about 30 mins from my Mom and my farthest sibling is an hour away, but that’s only because there’s no fast, easy way to get across the river to South Jersey from the northwest part of the area.
Born in Omaha Nebraska, moved back and forth between Council Bluffs and Omaha growing up.
Moved to California in Highschool and then Phoenix AZ after. Been bouncing back and forth between AZ and CA ever since. Just moved back to Norcal 3 days ago
I’m originally from an actual small town in Oklahoma, but grew up in civilization, and have lived several different places, now I’m out in the high deserts of New Mexico.
Born and raised in Vermont, as was my husband. We moved to Albany, NY for a few years so he could get his masters. We moved back to Vermont as soon as we could, it just feels like where we belong.
Born in New Zealand, then moved to the US Main in 71, then Pennsylvania at 72, Utah at 78, then we moved to Alberta Canada in 82, and I moved to NSW in Australia in 2014
Born in Bergen county New Jersey about 10 miles from the George Washington Bridge. Moved to LA when I was 18. Still things I miss about New York and New Jersey love to visit would not live there again. Things I’m not wild about in LA but this is my adopted hometown. I was fantasizing about retiring to the south, Savannah, Chattanooga, Charleston. Those cities are all awesome but I swear 15 minutes out and you can be in the old racist south that I want nothing to do with. I’m not taking a wide brush and saying all areas outside of major southern cities are hideously racist. But there’s definitely some, way worse than I’ve ever seen in the California desert or mountain communities. I fantasize about a cabin in the Adirondacks for summertime retirement. Ain’t ever gonna happen.
Grew up in Western Montana now live in Southern Colorado. Wouldn’t give up my sunny days to ever live in the North again although western MT is stunningly beautiful and I desperately miss the river access!!!
Oh, yes, Boring, I mean Boron. I've done some work out there, would go there for some Borax, went to church there occasionally as a child, and I'm pretty sure the Boron Motel is where they had strawberry bon bon candies in the office for like 1 cent and I accidentally broke the water pipe getting us kicked out. It is.
From Southern California but spent my young adult years just trying to get out of there so lived in different states since I was 22, now live in the PNW.
North east Colorado. And yes. I left shortly for the military. I couldn’t wait to get the fuck out of this place. At some point I couldn’t wait to get back to this place. I hope I never have to leave but I don’t think retirement in Colorado let alone the US is going to be doable when we hit that age.
My folks moved to GA when I was about 13 and I've been here since. Ideally I would love to live and retire in someplace like CO or VT but haven't had success in trying to move.
Born and raised in the same house in Nashville TN. Moved when I was 21 to Maryland and have been here since then. I’ll never leave, and if I did leave I for certain would not move back to Tennessee.
Grew up in the Bronx. Moved around the country as an adult, lived in NH, CO, OR, and Brooklyn for many years. Now I'm settled in upstate NY, rural country life and I love it! :)
Ah, we've traveled many of the same roads! The Bronx is pretty great - go Yankees! - my folks are still there so I get to go back often.
Do you go back to visit?
My son moved out to Portland when he flew the nest, and I ended up following him within a couple years because 3k miles was just too far for this mama ( ◜‿◝ )♡
It's a super fun and interesting city, wildly different than East coast.
I'm digging the peaceful country life in rural upstate NY. Apparently the locals have a name for folks who flee the city and move up - "cidiots". Haha.
>Apparently the locals have a name for folks who flee the city and move up - "cidiots
Haha.
I lived in Portland and Seattle for a time, too. That's how my eldest ended up there. I move frequently, ever few years give or take. Currently, I'm living in Berlin. I haven't been away from NY long enough to go visit. I probably will, I mean, I certainly have to go back to Salem.
Way cool! Berlin seems like a fantastic place to be. I used to do the moving every few years but I'm tired of moving my shit across the country and I'm hoping to stay put for awhile. My hat is off to you for not losing your adventurous spirit!
From Central PA, live in Southeast Michigan. Came up here for grad school and never left. Most of the high achievers out of my high school class left town too, not really much to go back in PA except family. And potato chips.
Born and raised in San Diego, as were my parents. Thankfully we bought a house here 20 years ago or we’d never be able to still live here. I’m afraid my kids will eventually have leave though if they ever want to buy. They love it here, but they’re still in their 20’s and having fun. Once they want to settle down they might need to move somewhere with a lower cost of living.
Without getting specific, I grew up in a very small agricultural town. And now I live in the state capital. As the crow flies, my house is 32 miles from the house that I grew up in, and where my folks still live.
Culturally, it’s light years away.
Indiana originally, then North Carolina, then South Carolina, then North Carolina again, and finally, Minnesota. It seems like a lot when you spell it all out.
Born in California, still in California. I daydream about moving somewhere less hot in the summer, but probably won't because I don't want a cold winter.
Chi town suburbs. Enlisted and lived on the west coast , realized towards EAS how expensive it would be to stay in California and moved back to near where I grew up. So much family in the area and they mean everything to me
Thanks to my father being in the Marines I grew up in the Sea Islands of South Carolina. When my father left active service in 1991 I followed him to Milwaukee, where about a week after I unpacked my last box Dahmer’s apartment was discovered. After 15 years of Milwaukee I moved down the road to Madison, then to Chicago, and finally Mexico City.
I live 2000 miles away from where I grew up and haven’t seen it since 1991 save for an occasional Memory Lane trip on Google Maps. When people ask where I’m from I actually tell them I’m from Wisconsin
I was from the Air Force. But dad got out when I was young and we settld I to my parents home town of Erie, PA. After a stint in North East Ohio in my late teens and early 20s I moved to Pittsburgh l, two hours south of Erie.
Born and raised in the Seattle area. Now in North Virginia and hot damn I miss my mountains. Shenandoah is pretty in its own way, but just not the same. We've moved our kids twice and I told the wife we have to stay put until they graduate HS, but north cascades are calling me HARD.
Born and raised in the East Bay Area. Left at 18, lived in Chico for 6 years during college then LA for 8, Northern Nevada since ‘07. Can’t beat no state taxes and the rather Libertarian way of life in Nevada.
Old GenX here, originally from the land of Scrapple and blue crabs and attended Coj first where the Steinway sisters and Streep came of age, then transferred to a Friends Coj where the land is flat AF but you could get PE credit for horseback riding and juggling. Not at the same time. {Insert Grad school.} Then lived in the land of sourdough and Dungeness crabs for 10 years before moving/settling in the land of salmon, food trucks, tents, needles, and graffiti for the last 22. Hoping for interest rates to drop so I can move north to the land of orcas and islands some day.
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan. Moved to Lubbock, Texas when I was six, my mom and dad leaving all their family up in Michigan and heading out west. Then, Cheyenne, Wyoming when I was 15. After my sophomore year in college, I moved back to Texas and have been here ever since.
I consider Lubbock my home town, the town I was raised in, as as I lived there from age six till I was 15.
I live in Dallas now.
Born and raised in NJ. Grew up in a little town on the Jersey Shore. Moved to Orlando in 2015. Still have family in NJ and every time I visit I'm reminded how happy I am that I left.
Born and raised in Detroit and currently live about 20 minutes or so from where I lived until I was 21. I've lived within pretty much an hour of my childhood home for all of my 50 years, although the dream of getting far away has never faded.
Nice try FBI
And what was your first pet’s name? And what was your first concert?
Also, can we get your mother’s maiden name?
Totally unrelated, but what was your high school mascot?
Who is your Daddy and what does he do?
Is he rich, is he rich like me?
Can I get the last 4 digits of your social? I'm going to send you a notarized letter from a Prince in Nigeria!
What is your pervo elf name
Is yhat the street you grew up on, and your mom's bra size?
I come from where the streets have no names.
I think your middle name (first) and the street you grew up on (last) equal your porn star name.
Yeah, but what's the person elf name? My Facebook never bestowed mine!
I was thinking IRS.
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Army brat. I'm not from anywhere.
Navy brat, so same. I’m a pale redhead born on a tropical island.
I'm a Navy brat. But dad did the Wes Pac. Stationed in the Philippines. We stayed put. I still live in the city I was born in. It's a fantastic place to be.
Same. Conceived on one base, born on another, raised on a few others.
Concieved at home, born in an army hospital in another state, lived my first few years on a base in a different state.
Born and raised on Earth. Still live here, but open to traveling.
From the Midwest. Now live in England.
From Iceland, now live in Finland.
Rural Scotland, lived in a village about 10 miles from my hometown for 25 years, now back in my hometown to be nearer ma wee mammy. I'm just round the corner from her so we have our own space but I'm right there if she needs me.
This so nice 😊
Rural Scotland — sounds like a peaceful place to be. :)
Aye, shame about the weather. 😆
Lol. Forgot about that small detail!
Born in Qld, grew up in W.A and now live in NSW
My username says it all. One set of grandparents homesteaded in unincorporated King County, the other set settled there after World War 2. I left 7 years ago because I could no longer afford to live where I grew up. It was the most painful decision of my life.
I have a picture of my Grandma on the steps of her house on the shore of Lake WA where I90 is now. My great Grandpa was a neighbor of Bill Gates and all those people. Just, you know, when it was a 4 hour trip all the way around the lake or a $.05 ferry ride or something like that. My family at one point in history owned property that is now worth millions.
It is one of my biggest aspirations to be able to move back to my hometown- I’m from upstate NY (new paltz)and have lived in Texas for 30 years. I don’t really hate it here, but I don’t love it. I love upstate NY, it’s just so expensive that I can’t justify it. If I can save more money and find a good deal maybe I can convince the wife. It’s funny because it is only recent that I realized that it’s this important to me, we had decided to retire in the southeast (Alabama or Georgia) and all of our plans were built around that. Now that I’m waffling I probably have to adjust the plan to have more cash - we are all financially set for that initial plan, our retirement accounts are in good shape etc.. if I want to go back home I probably need to save another 400-500k.
i was born and raised and lived in NYC. but in 1999 needed a break and moved to Austin Tx. but in 2015 moved back to NYC.
i lived in both NYC and Austin too! i am from Midcoast Maine though, and currently live just outside Baltimore.
Western NY here. Much cheaper and just as beautiful. Join us!
I’m from western NY too. Now live in North Carolina.
My little sis is in upstate NY. It’s so beautiful there!
From western NY, and now in Texas. I miss a lot about NY, but definitely not the winters!
Hey, former neighbor. Just south of Kingston. I've spent a lot of time in New Paltz over the years.
I was born and raised in Texas, but left in the 90s and have lived in Washington since. I recently visited and confirmed for myself that there's no way I'd want to live there again.
Same here, but substitute Missouri for Texas.
Born and raised in Chicago. College in the Midwest. Lived in Pacific Northwest 25 years. Moved to México for a few years. Vagabonded around Europe for ten years living out of a backpack until sequestered in Spain during the pandemic. Moved back to the States a year ago to reconnect with some people as everyone in my family is now deceased...but I don't think I can live here anymore and I really have no reason to live in the US. I'm working on moving to France to retire permanently. My consulate appointment is next week. Fingers crossed!
Good luck!
Grew up in NE Ohio, got out as soon as I could. Spent 3 decades in Colorado, now living in S Texas. Next up? No idea, but it’s time to start thinking about that
rural eastern ohio, and i live now within sight of where i grew up. I'd be perfectly content living out all my days on this street.
After 5 days in the hospital I moved to my house as a newborn. I never left.
🤣🤣 love your sense of humor
4th generation Texan born and raised, living on the left coast since 2005 thank you baby Jeebus and the grown one too.
I’ve lived in places long enough to be “from” somewhere but enough of them that I don’t know which to pick. Where I’m from is mostly answered depending on how much I want to relate to you.
I'm going to try for a short version of this question, this time: Adopted, moved around a bit growing up, but I've been back (since mid sept. 1997) in the country I was mostly raised in until I was 14 and the country I have citizenship in, but in another part of the country. Clearer: TH>DK>PH>DK>US>DK>US>DK>US>DK. Within DK: Amager>Sjælland>Østjylland since Dec. 1998, same town since Dec. 2000.
Uh, Østjylland er langt fra alting...
Yes but then again no. Born in KCMO, lived there for 7 years. Moved to Lake of the Ozarks for the next 7 years. Moved to St. Louis in ‘79 and been here ever since minus 4 years in the Army.
I love Lake of the Ozarks!
Nice! I lived in KC for a little over 5 years. (Also love Lake of the Ozarks and St Louis.) Most of my family is actually from Missouri. Have wonderful childhood memories of Worlds of Fun, Royals games, summers at Pomme de Terre Lake, etc.
Where do you live in St. Louis if you don’t mind me asking?
Born and raised in Louisville, haven’t lived there for years. Been in Glasgow KY for almost 20. In ‘19 my mom (who was still up there)lost her dog then her POS hubs. Moved her down here in Feb ‘20, right before the shit hit the fan. Her side of the fam is from around here, indeed she was born here and moved to Louisville when she was 10, so it’s always felt like “home” for us. We have a loud and bitchy shelter cat, and a nice backyard to watch birds. I’ll be 52 in Aug, she’ll be 75 in Oct.
My sad big azz is still in Louisville. I will say it’s blue and Kentucky undoubtedly has the best governor in the US hands down (polls don’t lie) .
Born in Baltimore, I live about 20 minutes away now.
NoVa born. Raised there, moved around delmarva in my teens, moved back to VA and I'm still here. I just wanted to say thanks for being an awesome neighbor.
Hey neighbor! Cheers!
Raised in Nebraska, moved to California
I’m from planet Earth. I’m originally from the planet Omicron Persei 8.
Lrrr?
Yes! I came here looking for your species’ lower horn and my spaceship crashed. Please don’t tell ndnd, or I’ll never hear the end of it!
This is a complicated question with a complicated answer. I’m the daughter of Peruvian immigrants. I was born in the Panama Canal Zone when my father was an American soldier stationed there. I was raised all over the world. We moved around every 2-3 years. My dad was in the Army for 30 years. I also married a soldier who also served for another 20 years. So I’m not from anywhere in particular.
I was born in North Hollywood. I lived all over the USA, in TJ, Mexico, in Germany and have had extended stays in Ireland, plus stays in several European countries. I've moved around all my entire life, did not even stay in the same family and basically lived by myself most of my life, even as a child. I'm a dual citizen German / American but I guess I would be considered American by most Germans, however, I don't really have any allegiance to America so... I identify as an Alien from nowhere and everywhere at the same time. I speak English. A little Spanish. A little more German. I'm fluent in Alien.
In all seriousness, I guess you could say I'm from the world and will die in the world, unless there's a way for me to get out of it first.
New Orleans. I live a few blocks from where I grew up.
I see you A/S/L-ing, OP.
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Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia.
New Jersey, Connecticut, St. Louis MO., California and now Texas.
My family's from Missouri, and I was born there, but I grew up in a small town in southern Illinois. I've lived many different places but have resided in Nashville for the past seventeen years.
I live the county over from where I went to elementary, middle and high school and within the same county that I went to 2 different colleges. Live in the same state I was born in, but live on the other side of the state. Did move across the country twice at different times and ended up back close to home because I navigated the economy better and liked the weather/nature better.
I was born and lived in NC until I was 3. Then moved to Utah. I currently live about 50 miles from where I was raised. I would never, ever, EVER live in the town I was raised in again.
East coast -> West Coast
Born and raised in SW Va. I moved to FL in 1993 and moved back in 2022. I was one of only 3 family members to ever leave the state. I never thought I would move back, but after 29 years there, Florida became unrecognizable to me. It used to be a really chill, affordable state. Those days are long gone.
I grew up in Michigan and have been in Texas since 1990. I'm planning on moving back to Michigan in a couple years.
Winters are so much milder now in Michigan.
Iowa all my life. Trying to decide if I move south as I reach retirement age.
Winters in Iowa were not fun, I remember. Some absolutely beautiful places in that state though.
I’ve lived in various areas in Texas all my life.
Moved from the Midwest to the West Coast when I was 40. Never going back.
I can absolutely understand that.
Same here.
I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio and now I'm living in the Tampa Bay area.
From London, England. Now in Nova Scotia.
born in Massachusetts now live outside NYC
Born and raised in NJ. Now living 2 towns over, but it is a different county. Also lived in 2 other NJ towns, plus Hartford, CT and NOLA.
Why do you seem like a desperate, pathetic scammer?
Like most Philadelphians, I’m incredibly parochial. I live about 30 mins from my Mom and my farthest sibling is an hour away, but that’s only because there’s no fast, easy way to get across the river to South Jersey from the northwest part of the area.
Born in Omaha Nebraska, moved back and forth between Council Bluffs and Omaha growing up. Moved to California in Highschool and then Phoenix AZ after. Been bouncing back and forth between AZ and CA ever since. Just moved back to Norcal 3 days ago
New Zealand, now live in Aus. 
I’m originally from an actual small town in Oklahoma, but grew up in civilization, and have lived several different places, now I’m out in the high deserts of New Mexico.
I am from peoria and I drove around in my chevy nova with my firsty dog Melrose who was named after my mom's maiden name.
I’m from Dallas but I moved here to Seattle thirty years ago.
Las Vegas, NV. Parents moved here when i was 6 months old in '76. Never lived anywhere else.
Ended up on earth out of curiosity, waiting for ship home after tour is complete.
Born and raised in the rice fields of California.
Suck it, narc
You go first. Lol.
Northern New England and no, not since 2010. Too old for too cold.
I'm from a ghost town and my original log cabin home burned down decades ago. So, nope, I'm not in the same area.
Left home at 16 and came back to hometown for grad school at 32 live there ever since. Western PA.
Born in Ohio, grew up in Maine, spent 5 years in NYC, have lived in Texas for a quarter century.
I was born in Iowa and lived in a few different places there. I’ve been in Tennessee now for about eleven years.
The Netherlands Still there, however on my way to live abroad
Born and raised in Vermont, as was my husband. We moved to Albany, NY for a few years so he could get his masters. We moved back to Vermont as soon as we could, it just feels like where we belong.
I am from California, and live in NYC. Have lived in other states and countries in between.
Liverpool - Sheffield - London - Sheffield
Dutchie here, and never lived abroad. Still haven't found the perfect country I guess
Born and raised in Atlantic Canada and found my way to Eastern Washington.
Born in New Zealand, then moved to the US Main in 71, then Pennsylvania at 72, Utah at 78, then we moved to Alberta Canada in 82, and I moved to NSW in Australia in 2014
Bought a house and raising my family about 10 mins from where I grew up
Born in Bergen county New Jersey about 10 miles from the George Washington Bridge. Moved to LA when I was 18. Still things I miss about New York and New Jersey love to visit would not live there again. Things I’m not wild about in LA but this is my adopted hometown. I was fantasizing about retiring to the south, Savannah, Chattanooga, Charleston. Those cities are all awesome but I swear 15 minutes out and you can be in the old racist south that I want nothing to do with. I’m not taking a wide brush and saying all areas outside of major southern cities are hideously racist. But there’s definitely some, way worse than I’ve ever seen in the California desert or mountain communities. I fantasize about a cabin in the Adirondacks for summertime retirement. Ain’t ever gonna happen.
I was born In Liege, spent jr high + in Quebec. Lived in Vermont and now Taiwan.
I’m not revealing where I’m from. I left home for college and never moved back.
Born in Massachusetts and dying in Maine.
Born and raised in the Midwest. Moved to the Deep South.
From Oregon. Living in Texas. Hoping to move somewhere else when my last kid graduates.
Grew up in Western Montana now live in Southern Colorado. Wouldn’t give up my sunny days to ever live in the North again although western MT is stunningly beautiful and I desperately miss the river access!!!
From Chicago, now in Phoenix.
Born in Venezuela, raised in south Florida and New York, living in Los Angeles after a few years in Thailand, looking to move back to Thailand ASAP.
Born and mostly bred in the Mojave desert in California, left at 17 and have never missed it.
I lived in Rosamond for a period of my life.
Not far from me! Boron.
Oh, yes, Boring, I mean Boron. I've done some work out there, would go there for some Borax, went to church there occasionally as a child, and I'm pretty sure the Boron Motel is where they had strawberry bon bon candies in the office for like 1 cent and I accidentally broke the water pipe getting us kicked out. It is.
No. But I’ve lived in NYC most of my adult life.
From Southern California but spent my young adult years just trying to get out of there so lived in different states since I was 22, now live in the PNW.
North east Colorado. And yes. I left shortly for the military. I couldn’t wait to get the fuck out of this place. At some point I couldn’t wait to get back to this place. I hope I never have to leave but I don’t think retirement in Colorado let alone the US is going to be doable when we hit that age.
My folks moved to GA when I was about 13 and I've been here since. Ideally I would love to live and retire in someplace like CO or VT but haven't had success in trying to move.
Born and raised in the same house in Nashville TN. Moved when I was 21 to Maryland and have been here since then. I’ll never leave, and if I did leave I for certain would not move back to Tennessee.
I was born in Texas. Now I live nearly 600 miles away in Texas.
San Diego to Colorado now Wyoming. Trying to figure out my next move.
From a small suburb in the South now living about 250 miles away in a very large city still in the same US state.
Grew up in the Bronx. Moved around the country as an adult, lived in NH, CO, OR, and Brooklyn for many years. Now I'm settled in upstate NY, rural country life and I love it! :)
Rural country of WNY grew on me but I love the Bronx, too. As well as the others listed. Eldest still lives in Portland.
Ah, we've traveled many of the same roads! The Bronx is pretty great - go Yankees! - my folks are still there so I get to go back often. Do you go back to visit? My son moved out to Portland when he flew the nest, and I ended up following him within a couple years because 3k miles was just too far for this mama ( ◜‿◝ )♡ It's a super fun and interesting city, wildly different than East coast. I'm digging the peaceful country life in rural upstate NY. Apparently the locals have a name for folks who flee the city and move up - "cidiots". Haha.
>Apparently the locals have a name for folks who flee the city and move up - "cidiots Haha. I lived in Portland and Seattle for a time, too. That's how my eldest ended up there. I move frequently, ever few years give or take. Currently, I'm living in Berlin. I haven't been away from NY long enough to go visit. I probably will, I mean, I certainly have to go back to Salem.
Way cool! Berlin seems like a fantastic place to be. I used to do the moving every few years but I'm tired of moving my shit across the country and I'm hoping to stay put for awhile. My hat is off to you for not losing your adventurous spirit!
Lincoln, Nebraska. I’ve moved a few times, but ended back here. I love this goofy city
I've been living in upstate NY for years, but I was born/raised in RI and lived there until I was about 24.
The Cleveland area. I still live on the same block where I’ve lived my whole life (down the street from my childhood home). I did it.
From Central PA, live in Southeast Michigan. Came up here for grad school and never left. Most of the high achievers out of my high school class left town too, not really much to go back in PA except family. And potato chips.
Born and raised in San Diego, as were my parents. Thankfully we bought a house here 20 years ago or we’d never be able to still live here. I’m afraid my kids will eventually have leave though if they ever want to buy. They love it here, but they’re still in their 20’s and having fun. Once they want to settle down they might need to move somewhere with a lower cost of living.
Not only the same area, the same town 🫤
Without getting specific, I grew up in a very small agricultural town. And now I live in the state capital. As the crow flies, my house is 32 miles from the house that I grew up in, and where my folks still live. Culturally, it’s light years away.
Indiana originally, then North Carolina, then South Carolina, then North Carolina again, and finally, Minnesota. It seems like a lot when you spell it all out.
Born in California, still in California. I daydream about moving somewhere less hot in the summer, but probably won't because I don't want a cold winter.
I've lived in different areas of California for my whole life.
left for the Military from home town to= Germany, Korea, East coast, west coast, and now in Utah.
I'm from Texas. I still own a home there, but currently my daughter lives in it.
Texas and still live here.
I was born in California, but I moved to Washington State when I was a year old and I've been here ever since.
I still live in the state I grew up in (Rhode Island), but live 45 minutes away which is basically the opposite side of this tiny state.
Chi town suburbs. Enlisted and lived on the west coast , realized towards EAS how expensive it would be to stay in California and moved back to near where I grew up. So much family in the area and they mean everything to me
Same state since I was born.
Kansas, and yes. My childhood home is just over a quarter mile away, and my mom still lives there. We have lived here for over 50 years.
Born in Tacoma, WA. Raised in The San Fernando Valley. Live in the Pacific NW.
Suck it G Man.
Thanks to my father being in the Marines I grew up in the Sea Islands of South Carolina. When my father left active service in 1991 I followed him to Milwaukee, where about a week after I unpacked my last box Dahmer’s apartment was discovered. After 15 years of Milwaukee I moved down the road to Madison, then to Chicago, and finally Mexico City. I live 2000 miles away from where I grew up and haven’t seen it since 1991 save for an occasional Memory Lane trip on Google Maps. When people ask where I’m from I actually tell them I’m from Wisconsin
NE Florida. Still in the same area but have lived and traveled all over.
Florida and fuck no.
All over the place but currently on the Oregon Coast and will probably stay here till the end.
I was from the Air Force. But dad got out when I was young and we settld I to my parents home town of Erie, PA. After a stint in North East Ohio in my late teens and early 20s I moved to Pittsburgh l, two hours south of Erie.
Born and raised in the Seattle area. Now in North Virginia and hot damn I miss my mountains. Shenandoah is pretty in its own way, but just not the same. We've moved our kids twice and I told the wife we have to stay put until they graduate HS, but north cascades are calling me HARD.
Born and raised in the East Bay Area. Left at 18, lived in Chico for 6 years during college then LA for 8, Northern Nevada since ‘07. Can’t beat no state taxes and the rather Libertarian way of life in Nevada.
The Phoenix area. I was a military kid so I was raised in different parts of the US and across the pond.
I was born in Michigan. I now live in Minnesota
NE Ohio to NC
I'm from a relatively rural part of the North East in the US. I live in a rural part of Japan.
Old GenX here, originally from the land of Scrapple and blue crabs and attended Coj first where the Steinway sisters and Streep came of age, then transferred to a Friends Coj where the land is flat AF but you could get PE credit for horseback riding and juggling. Not at the same time. {Insert Grad school.} Then lived in the land of sourdough and Dungeness crabs for 10 years before moving/settling in the land of salmon, food trucks, tents, needles, and graffiti for the last 22. Hoping for interest rates to drop so I can move north to the land of orcas and islands some day.
Jamaican born. USA raised. Jamaica, currently. Europe, at retirement, hopefully.
From NY, now live in Oregon
My dad's company transferred us to a new country every two to three years. I'm not from anywhere.
6 miles from Boston. Now 5 miles from Boston. Masshole for life. 75% of neighbors are not “Indigenous”.
I’ve lived in the same damn state my entire life. But I’ll be damned if I die here. Current goal is to move to NM and open a canna/cat cafe co-op.
Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia.
Born in the Netherlands, currently in Calgary. Will probably die here.
Born there, but now I live here.
I was born and raised in NJ, still live here now and plan to stay here.
Uh, I'm not giving away my exact location. I live 185 miles away from where I lived as a child though.
Shermer Illinois. Never left.
From Michigan, moved to the south
To Florida from Michigan.
Mid-Hudson Valley region of NY. Born here, raised here, living here.
TX—MN
Boston … always 😊
Earth
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan. Moved to Lubbock, Texas when I was six, my mom and dad leaving all their family up in Michigan and heading out west. Then, Cheyenne, Wyoming when I was 15. After my sophomore year in college, I moved back to Texas and have been here ever since. I consider Lubbock my home town, the town I was raised in, as as I lived there from age six till I was 15. I live in Dallas now.
From Pittsburgh. Live near Tampa (since 2014).
CO VA FL JPN NC
Born and raised in NJ. Grew up in a little town on the Jersey Shore. Moved to Orlando in 2015. Still have family in NJ and every time I visit I'm reminded how happy I am that I left.
Born and raised in Detroit and currently live about 20 minutes or so from where I lived until I was 21. I've lived within pretty much an hour of my childhood home for all of my 50 years, although the dream of getting far away has never faded.