For the last week or so I have been in Cincinnati. I grew up in the Greater Cincinnati area and have really enjoyed being able to reconnect with friends and family. BUT I have lived more that half of my life in Chicagoland.
This begs the question, where am I from? Am I from Cincinnati because I was born here or am I from Chicago due to longevity? Or am I English because my family came to America on the Mayflower?
I guess the answer depends on who I am taking to, where the conversation is taking place & the context.
How would you answer, if someone asks you, “Where are you from?”
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I would say I live in New York. My past isn’t important to the majority of conversations, nor is my background. Where I choose to live says the most about me. Where I’m from says more about my parents.
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Good point 👉
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I still live in the town I was born in so am very much from there. A sleepy town in West Sussex in the UK. I love how God has all his people connected where ever we are from 😊 visiting back from fmf #2 thanks for the like and visit x
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Yeah, it would vary greatly. If the person asking me was from India or USA, I would just say, Africa, East Africa, in Uganda. But if it is someone from Uganda, then I would get into specifics like the East, this district ,with my parents etc And even then it would vary with how close we are 🙂
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Well, I was born in Detroit but never lived in Detroit. My parents came here from New England but then we found out that were originally from France by way of Canada. I love your perspective it really made me think. The important thing is that we know where we’re going.
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With my Dad having been in the Army, that used to be a hard question to answer. Although I have my roots in Goa, my ancestors moved to the southern city of Hyderabad two generations ago. And with a name like mine, it takes some explaining.
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I’m sure it does!
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It depends on who I’m speaking with but usually I’d say I’m from England, having lived here for decades now. However, I could also say I’m from Nigeria. Both would be correct it just depends on the conversation.
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Exactly
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I agree 💯%
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Hey! My family came over on the Mayflower, too! I’ve lived in 20+ houses in 9 states, so I can never answer that question in a simple way. Unless I just say, “all over.”
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Wow, Anita! We could be related! All over is a good answer.
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This is a most interesting question. Of late, I have been saying, “Well, because I am a Navy child, I have lived all across the country, but was born in San Diego, CA, and spent high school and college year there.” As an adult, I continued living like I was still my father’s child and moved to Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, DC, and soon to Colorado (in the next month and a half)! I find that sharing my meandering is part of me, I do believe. I taught in most of those places in one form or another and that becomes part of my narrative. Then, sometimes, I do throw in the genealogy mix, depending upon the person I am talking with and where the conversation goes: paternally, from Scotland, Ireland, and England; maternally from Italy, Ireland, England, and Germany. Bottom line…I am from God. He created me and has plopped me down hither and yon!
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Great perspective!
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Definitely Waco. I was born there, lived there until I was 11 and then went to college there.
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Waco, TX ?
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Barb that’s a good question to ponder. Well I was born, raised, and live in Pennsylvania. Blessings.
~Selah ~
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