If you lie about your hometown, why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

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Anonymous wrote:This is for people who, when asked where they're from, will say the current city they live in, rather than where they grew up.

Aka someone who grew up in Utah, but is living in NYC, and when they meet someone new and asked, the say "New York".

Why do you do it? Is it shame about your hometown? Wishing you could have grown up in someplace more sophisticated?

NYC, never heard of it.
I barely know NYC. I think I got coffee there once.
I'm from Palm Beach, always have had a place in Palm Beach.
I vote there. I vote there bigly.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone asks “where are you from?” I would assume they mean “where do you live?” rather than “where did you grow up?”

+1

[Anonymous]

This thread is 15 pages long and keeps going! And it's obvious there's a lot of insecure people from Bumf--k, USA, on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

Yeah, I grew up in the hopeless ghetto of Alpine, NJ. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If someone asks “where are you from?” I would assume they mean “where do you live?” rather than “where did you grow up?”

+1

No way. It takes two seconds to say, "I'm from Ohio but have been in DC 20 years."

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

Yeah, I grew up in the hopeless ghetto of Alpine, NJ. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

Never heard of it. Maybe that's why don't want to tell people? Anyway... pretty sad behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

Yeah, I grew up in the hopeless ghetto of Alpine, NJ. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

Never heard of it. Maybe that's why don't want to tell people? Anyway... pretty sad behavior.

I tell people where I'm from. You keep making bizarre assumptions. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.'

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

Yeah, I grew up in the hopeless ghetto of Alpine, NJ. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

Never heard of it. Maybe that's why don't want to tell people? Anyway... pretty sad behavior.

I tell people where I'm from. You keep making bizarre assumptions.

Good. Then it doesn't apply to you. Own whatever rathole you came out of

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what "where are you FROM?" means.

You are FROM New York if you grew up there, period. You LIVE there if you live there at the moment.

Stop playing dumb, people.

It’s not always that simple.

I’ve lived in the following places:

Buffalo, NY — up to age 8
Westchester County, NY — age 8-14
NYC — 14-18 (parents still live there)
DC (in the District) — 18-25
Chicago — 25-27
DC (in NoVA, the District, and now MoCo) — 27-34 (present)

So where do I say I’m from?

You're from New York and you currently live in the DC area. This is easy.

NY state, yes, but it’s usually not sufficiently specific to just say what state you’re from when you’re talking to other Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the people don’t like you and don’t want to bother getting into a deeper conversation with you about anything. Maybe your breath stinks. Who can really say?

Or they're just ashamed because they come from a dump where everyone has bad breath because of meth mouth. Oh well.

I'm impressed by people who work their way out of impoverished rural areas. Not so impressed by people who never left the second tier city they grew up in and develop a chip on their shoulder because they take pride in well, nothing.

Maybe because you're from that place. And if you are proud, good for you. It's better than the people who lie and try to hide the reality of the dumps they crawled out of, which is a lot of people on here.

Yeah, I grew up in the hopeless ghetto of Alpine, NJ. So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

Never heard of it. Maybe that's why don't want to tell people? Anyway... pretty sad behavior.

I tell people where I'm from. You keep making bizarre assumptions.

Good. Then it doesn't apply to you. Own whatever rathole you came out of

Can you answer a simple question? So what's wrong with "crawling out of a dump"? You seem to be really upset that "outsiders" have the audacity to move. This might be why people don't want to tell you where they're from.

And yes, Alpine, NJ is certainly a rathole, you got me there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what "where are you FROM?" means.

You are FROM New York if you grew up there, period. You LIVE there if you live there at the moment.

Stop playing dumb, people.

It’s not always that simple.

I’ve lived in the following places:

Buffalo, NY — up to age 8
Westchester County, NY — age 8-14
NYC — 14-18 (parents still live there)
DC (in the District) — 18-25
Chicago — 25-27
DC (in NoVA, the District, and now MoCo) — 27-34 (present)

So where do I say I’m from?

You're from New York and you currently live in the DC area. This is easy.

NY state, yes, but it’s usually not sufficiently specific to just say what state you’re from when you’re talking to other Americans.

In my experience it is.

The follow up is, "NY state or city?"

You, "State originally but moved to NYC burbs and then city proper as a teen, parents are still there."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:? It’s not a lie, it’s a different way of answering the question.

It is a lie, ESPECIALLY if it's asked in that same city they're currently living. The obvious implication is "where did you grow up/ where are your roots". People trying to find out the town that truly raised and shaped you.

it's disingenuous at best, and I'm curious why anyone would engage in it.

It's not obvious at all.

"Where are you from?" could mean "Where do you live?" or "Where did you grow up?"

If you want to know where someone grew up, ask "Where did you grow up?" It's up to you to be clear in your communication. People aren't mind readers.