If you lie about your hometown, why?

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Anonymous wrote:I always figure people are either asking this to make polite conversation and don't really care about the answer or that it's a veiled, rude "no but where are you REALLY from" question that POC get asked.

I am a military kid, born overseas, lived all over. Went to middle/high school in NOVA and then UVA, and lived/worked in VA, MD and DC for a few years after graduation. Moved away about a decade ago (military) so I say "northern Virginia" or "DC area" most of the time.

I think it would be strange and easily caught out to just fabricate a hometown. But picking one place that you've lived the longest to avoid having a long retelling of your life to a stranger seems totally fine to me.

Has nothing to do with being of color. Actually it's usually white people being squirrelly and lying about this issue, for some reason. Especially the ones that fancy themselves urbanites since they lived in a "big city" for 3 years

As you demonstrate, it's about you looking for something to judge them about, and they can sense that when you ask. They're probably giving the shortest and most boring answer so you'll go away and stop stalking them at the party. It sounds like you're really bad with people.

No, it's about people lying to seem interesting. Ala Hilaria, excuse me- Hilary- Baldwin, a white person btw who lied to portray herself as and align herself with POC. These types are super shady

Didn't she tell people she was Spanish? What color do you think Spaniards are?

[Anonymous]

Can’t lie if I wanted to. Really rarely asked but my accent is still thick after many years here…. So obviously am not home grown … everyone who asks wants to visit my home country and state or study there …

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I always figure people are either asking this to make polite conversation and don't really care about the answer or that it's a veiled, rude "no but where are you REALLY from" question that POC get asked.

I am a military kid, born overseas, lived all over. Went to middle/high school in NOVA and then UVA, and lived/worked in VA, MD and DC for a few years after graduation. Moved away about a decade ago (military) so I say "northern Virginia" or "DC area" most of the time.

I think it would be strange and easily caught out to just fabricate a hometown. But picking one place that you've lived the longest to avoid having a long retelling of your life to a stranger seems totally fine to me.

Has nothing to do with being of color. Actually it's usually white people being squirrelly and lying about this issue, for some reason. Especially the ones that fancy themselves urbanites since they lived in a "big city" for 3 years

As you demonstrate, it's about you looking for something to judge them about, and they can sense that when you ask. They're probably giving the shortest and most boring answer so you'll go away and stop stalking them at the party. It sounds like you're really bad with people.

No, it's about people lying to seem interesting. Ala Hilaria, excuse me- Hilary- Baldwin, a white person btw who lied to portray herself as and align herself with POC. These types are super shady

Didn't she tell people she was Spanish? What color do you think Spaniards are?

So they’re white.

[Anonymous]

^ are you colorblind, PP?