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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where are you from is different from where were you born/hometown.

When I’m asked that while on vacation or sitting in a cab on a business trip, I say, “I’m from DC” (where I live).

If I’m asked in a setting where we’re having a longer conversation/getting to know each other, I say, “I grew up in X, and I’ve been living in DC for 20 years.”

Nonetheless, I know what you’re saying, OP. And, New Yorkers are the worst.

We were on vacation with friends from college, and the cab driver asked us where we were from. A pal said he was from NY, and another pal said, “Whatever, Dave. You just moved to NY and you’ve been there for like 5 minutes. You aren’t a New Yorker yet.”[/quote]

This is a different question though altogether.  When you are a tourist in another country, they want to know where you are traveling from.  Not where you grew up. [/quote]

What about when I’m on a business trip?

What about if a colleague asks?

The assumption is where do you currently live, not where were you born 40 years ago. [/quote]

Again - if you are a tourist, question means where are you visiting from.

If you are in the town you live in, i.e., you are at work, they are obviously asking where you came from.  Like, what's your hometown.

This is playing coy to pretend you don't understand the question.  Give me a break![/quote]

You are one of those black/white take everything literally people. Exhausting, but okay.

If I meet someone for the first time and they ask where I am from, I say I grew up in Mayberry and have lived in Dcumlandia for the last 20 years.

You know what your problem is? You aren’t precise with your words. If you want to know where someone grew up, then say that instead of where are you from.

Your fixation is weird and I can’t figure out why you feel so irritated by this. The reasonable response is to clarify with a more precise question. [/quote]

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