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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]

I'm also from NY and this has happened to me several times. I am polite, but I've usually just been like, "No, I meant where are you from originally." It basically translates to, "well, you're certainly NOT from NY and are lying, so here is your opportunity to correct yourself and retain some grace." It is a little awkward because you can tell they think NO ONE can tell and when it happens that instantly it's a call out. [/quote]

These anecdotes are so hilarious.  I do think there are "tells" where you just know someone is from an area.  Southerns give off a kind of evasive energy to me, Midwesterners are kind of polite and unassuming, west coast people can seem kind of uber-relaxed about things /passive aggressive, and east coast people are very direct.  Those distinctions heighten even more if you are in a place with a distinct personality like New York.  It's very easy to tell who is really from that place and who isn't.  Why not tell the truth?  I dont understand lying about something so basic- it would be like lying about eye color or the college you went to or the language you speak.  Just strange, baffling, and easy to detect when it's not the truth [/quote]

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