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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If someone asks “where are you from?” I would assume they mean “where do you live?” rather than “where did you grow up?”

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

It's not that straightforward for many of us.

I was born in Indiana, raised in Maryland from age 8 up, moved to Michigan for college, lived on the West Coast for 22 years before moving overseas for work, and now I live in Virginia. But I lived in California the longest and most of my family is there now and I consider it home. That's a lot of info when we just met, and if I just tell you I'm from California because I don't feel like repeating my life story, that's my perogative. [/quote]

Well, you're not FROM the west coast, however much you love it, and however much "the west coast" may have a cache to it. You're from Indiana and Maryland, and that's easy enough to say.  You live in California now and have lived there for a while, but that's not where you're FROM, unless you're traveling around the country and someone wants to ask where you live now. [/quote]

No, I lived in California the longest. For several decades.[b] I don't live there now.[/b] I don't even remember Indiana.[/quote]

Correct, but you didn't grow up there, so you're not FROM there. You live there now, so I'm glad you love it so much. [/quote][/quote]

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