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[quote=Anonymous][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. I don't live there now. I don't even remember Indiana.[/quote]

ETA: If you ask me where I grew up, I will say Maryland. If that's what you want to know then just be direct and ask.[/quote]

I agree with the person who responded to you: you're not from California. You were born in Indiana and raised in Maryland. If you just want to say one thing, you can say "I grew up in Maryland." [/quote]

There is no consistency with these comments. If PP also grew up in Indiana and was born there, shouldn't they say Indiana instead since they were born and raised there first? By being "from" somewhere do you only mean tween or teen years, and what if you have to choose between the two? I think it's fine to say you're from where you live now. You [b]were[/b] from Indiana. You're [b]now[/b] from Maryland. You consider California to be your spiritual home. [/quote]

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