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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was born in another country, immigrated here and moved around a lot as a child. Then I went to college and grad school in different cities, worked in nyc and then moved to dc (Virginia).

Depending on who I’m talking to, I may say I’m from X country since I was born there and identify culturally. Other times I may say I’m from ny since I just moved from there. I got married there, had 2 of my kids there, etc. other times I may say I lived in A or B state if I meet a person from A or B state. I did grow up in A and B state but not my entire childhood.

If I’m overseas or on the west coast, I say I’m from dc. I worked in dc but never actually lived there. We live in VA. I do not think I am lying by telling people I’m from dc. We have lived here for over 10 years. My kids are from here although they were born in nyc.

[b]There was once this nosy busybody who told another friend to watch out for me because I was a liar.[/b] [b]I had said I went to college in X. X was the city of the college where my college was located but I went to a different named college. I also went to grad school twice so attended in different cities.[/b] The busybody was convinced I was a liar. I always thought she was weird. It wasn’t even worth it to explain to her that I lived in several states when I was a child.

I have a friend who I met thinking she was from the west coast. I learned later she mostly grew up in Canada and was born in another country. I really don’t care where she is from.

I have a friend from California who seems obsessed with WHERE in California someone is from. I have a friend from a suburb of LA. She grew up there and I always thought she was from LA. My friend always corrects me and  is not really from CA.

OP, this says more about you than others.[/quote]

Sounds like she was right though...[/quote]n Pittsb

Uh, I don't think she lied. I could say I went to school in Boston, but not be at BU or BC, but Emerson or Tufts. Just because some dummy heard it wrong doesn't mean I lied. Or say I went to school in Pittsburgh, and someone assumes I meant Pitt, not Duquesne.And depending on who I am talking to, I may say I went to school in Austin, where I did my PhD. [/quote]

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