# Let's see how many states/countries/provinces we have people here from. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320 "2005-09-06T08:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/1 "2005-09-06T08:52:22Z")
Man, it always boggles my mind that on here I’m talking to people from all over the world. Not just in the USA, where I live. But people in Canada, across the sea in Europe, and even around the world in places like Australia and Asia. So it got me curious how mahy people we have here from different states, continents, and countries (and any “smaller” parts of countries if yours is divided up into littler parts). So come one, come all. Reply to this thread saying where you’re from. You don’t need to put the city or town…just the state/country…and more specific part of a country if applicable (IE: Ontario, Canada or Ireland, UK or Queensland, Australia). I’ll then add your name to a growing list of places. I wonder if we’ll be able to fill all the states, provinces of Canada, places in Australia, places in the UK and how many other countries we’ll get. Arizona - **Idle Thoughts** Well, we have one so far. Arizona is covered. 🙂 And by the way, if you live in a place that’s already been “represented”, put your name anyway and I’ll add your name too for that place. I’ll re post the updated list about 2 or 3 times every page (presuming it gets to be more than one page that is). ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/2 "2005-09-06T08:58:20Z")
Current Location = London, UK Place of Origin = Cape Town, South Africa I suppose you’d better count me in London, but Cape Town is where I feel I _belong_ if you follow me… Grim ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/3 "2005-09-06T09:09:12Z")
I’ll fill in the South Africa quotient for you, grimpixie 😉 (Before some of the others get here 😛 ) Pretoria, South Africa ---
**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/4 "2005-09-06T09:16:26Z")
I live in New Haven County, Connecticut right now I’m in Karlsruhe, Germany ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/5 "2005-09-06T09:19:17Z")
Poona, India. Another month or two, if all goes as I’m planning, you can add Dubai to your list. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/6 "2005-09-06T09:25:35Z")
Originally from Britain Now in Hokkaido, Japan ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/7 "2005-09-06T09:33:28Z")
If we’re listing places of origin as well, then I’d have to add Danbury, Connecticut as my most firmly rooted place of origin. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/8 "2005-09-06T09:43:51Z")
Place of origin: Jinan, Shandong Current residence: Perth, Western Australia Also lived in: Vancouver, British Columbia \>\_\> ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/9 "2005-09-06T10:32:08Z")
Birmingham, UK ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/10 "2005-09-06T10:39:47Z")
By the way, I’m only interested in where you PERMENTLY live as of now. If you’re in another place visiting, I’d want your homeplace…not where you are right now. Africa South Africa - **TellMeI’mNotCrazy** Asia Japan - **Hokkaido Brit** Australia _Western Australia_ - **csharpmajor** Europe India - **gouda** North America Conneticut - **Pixisis** Arizona - **Idle Thoughts** UK England - **grimpixie** ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/11 "2005-09-06T10:43:15Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > Birmingham, UK Ack! Should point out that Birmingham is in England. ---
**Author:** ![coop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coop)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/12 "2005-09-06T10:52:13Z")
NSW, Australia. Suburb about 20 minutes West of Sydney (by car). ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/13 "2005-09-06T10:59:09Z")
Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/14 "2005-09-06T11:08:11Z")
Place of origin: **Georgia** (the US version) Currently exiled to: **California** (the reluctantly still part of the US version) ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/15 "2005-09-06T11:10:26Z")
Just put me down for Wisconsin. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/16 "2005-09-06T11:11:13Z")
I’m the first person from Michigan to post. Yay? ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/17 "2005-09-06T11:21:26Z")
Born in **Georgia** Raised in **Pennsylvania** Living in **Texas**. Galveston County, to be specific. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/18 "2005-09-06T11:23:53Z")
Nova Scotia, Canada ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/19 "2005-09-06T11:35:25Z")
Born and raised in **Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA**. Now living in a suburb of **Oslo, Norway**. How I got from there to here is too long a story to tell right now. Let’s just say it involves two men, a unicycle, and chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/20 "2005-09-06T12:13:16Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] By the way, I’m only interested in where you PERMENTLY live as of now. If you’re in another place visiting, I’d want your homeplace…not where you are right now. I move around every few years, and don’t live _PERMANENTLY_ anywhere. Do you want where I am now, where I _have_ lived for over 12 months, or just my hometown? Tripler Sh\*t, that’ll cover four corners of the US. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320.md?page=2)