# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/21 "2005-09-06T12:16:07Z")
Portsmouth, UK ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/22 "2005-09-06T12:16:33Z")
Singapore. ---
**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, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/23 "2005-09-06T12:19:11Z")
**Tripler** , where you live right now. And I feel pretty ignorant right now…but…uh…where is Singapore? ---
**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, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/24 "2005-09-06T12:20:27Z")
And btw, India is in Asia, unless my geography is failing me miserably again. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/25 "2005-09-06T12:22:28Z")
Israel ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/26 "2005-09-06T12:27:31Z")
Originally From: Louisiana Living in: Massachusetts ---
**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, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/27 "2005-09-06T12:41:47Z")
India’s in Asia? Huh. Whatdya know? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/28 "2005-09-06T12:43:04Z")
Maryland, USA. > [@flodnak](#): > > 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. :eek: I **really, really** want to hear this story. Please? Start another thread? ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/29 "2005-09-06T12:43:51Z")
Arkansas-\>Netherlands-\>Lousiana-\>Washington(state)-\>Arizona-\> and finally: Texas ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/30 "2005-09-06T12:44:28Z")
Another Maryland, USA. Born in Madurai, India. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/31 "2005-09-06T12:45:54Z")
Illinois here. Born in Chicago, suburban raised currently living in Kendall County, home of the one and only Denny Hastert. And boy do they love him out here. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/32 "2005-09-06T12:52:00Z")
**[Flint](http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/flint_town/)**, North Wales (not Michigan) ---
**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, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/33 "2005-09-06T13:03:01Z")
Is Singapore in China? Africa South Africa - TellMeI’mNotCrazy Asia India - gouda Japan - Hokkaido Brit Australia Western Australia - csharpmajor NSW, Australia - coop Europe Norway - flodnak _UK_ England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout Wales - rayh Middle East Isreal - Noone Special North America _Canada_ Nova Scotia - Jayn\_Newell _USA_ Arizona - Idle Thoughts California - SolGrundy Conneticut - Pixisis Illinois - mr bus guy Maryland - BiblioCat, Mama Tiger Massachusetts - Shagnasty Michigan - Harborwolf Texas - davmilasav, pullin Washington - racer72 Wisconsin - Boscibo ---
**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, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/34 "2005-09-06T13:09:31Z")
Singapore is its own country, in Asia. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/35 "2005-09-06T13:09:35Z")
Milton Keynes (surprise!), England. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/36 "2005-09-06T13:12:50Z")
NY. I’m surprised one of the NYC Dopers hasn’t beaten me here. Isn’t Milton Keynes that strange town Terry Pratchett makes fun of? Oh, to be an American trying to understand Pratchett…never mind. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/37 "2005-09-06T13:14:39Z")
Wow, I’m the first New York doper to erply. Though not _that_[ New York, just New York state. Hell, it’s practically Canada. It’s Malone, NY. You know what, just list me as middle of nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/38 "2005-09-06T13:16:02Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > NY. I’m surprised one of the NYC Dopers hasn’t beaten me here. Damn you! Beat me by mere seconds! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/39 "2005-09-06T13:16:38Z")
Born and raised in Florida – I’ve never lived out of the state. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/40 "2005-09-06T13:22:54Z")
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