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

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? [/quote]

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

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. [/quote]

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."[/quote]

That’s what I end up doing, but it’s just such a damn long explanation.

I guess my point was that the PP who acted like it’s simple to say where you’re from is a bit wrong. Some of us can’t answer that with a single place name.

DH lived in CT until he was 10, AZ until he was 14, MI until he was 22, CA until he was 25, and now in the DC area. So he just ends up saying “I’m from all over.” [/quote]

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