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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.

[b]Aka someone who grew up in Utah, but is living in NYC, and when they meet someone new and asked, the say "New York".
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Why do you do it?  Is it shame about your hometown?  Wishing you could have grown up in someplace more sophisticated?  [/quote]

I can't imagine what this looks like when some native New Yorker says something like, "cool. I grew up on the Upper West Side, how about you?"

Mega embarrassing for Provo. [/quote]

I'm from NY and this happened to me. I asked someone at work where they were from and they said "New York." Except I wasn't quite as subtle as your post. I immediately answered "No you're not." (There's that New York directness.) They were a bit shocked that I knew immediately (from their accent), stammered something about saying how much they loved living in Manhattan for two years of grad school and dodged me. It was very awkward and I wish I hadn't outed them but it was weird. [/quote]
What do you get out of this? [/quote]

Probably a good laugh and an insight into the person's character.  What does anyone get out of any social interaction?[/quote]

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