# Location question....
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [October 4, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502 "2003-10-04T04:55:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/1 "2003-10-04T04:55:28Z")
Is it rude or inappropriate for me to list my location as “M’boro/Dixion Springs”?
Because this board is multi-national I wonder if maby I’m insulting international members by not listing my location as, “Tennessee, USA”. Or is it alright to assume that everyone knows where am and that I’m not here to only talk to Americans?
Just wondering because I noticed a lot of members in the USA do that, while members in other countries do not.
Sorry if this was lame. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/2 "2003-10-04T05:24:16Z")
I’m behind door number two. I assume everyone knows where that is.
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/3 "2003-10-04T05:27:35Z")
Nope, got no problems here with that location you propose, \*\* cbm77\*\*. I like to put my country of origin just to stand out a bit from the swag of American and European Dopers here.
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### Author:  [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/4 "2003-10-04T05:27:56Z")
Don’t worry about it. A lot of people don’t put anything at all resembling a location.
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/5 "2003-10-04T05:46:15Z")
ok thanx! I’m just trying to learn the ropes.
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### Author:  [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/6 "2003-10-04T12:25:00Z")
Ah, yes, learn the ropes, grasshopper.
But be cautious with them, lest you hang yourself.
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### Author:  [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/7 "2003-10-04T13:41:31Z")
My location is true _wherever_ in the world I am. 😉
Julie
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### Author:  [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/8 "2003-10-04T15:02:52Z")
I often wonder why our members’ location is so often left blank.
😉
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### Author:  [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/9 "2003-10-04T15:25:33Z")
While I can’t think of any reason why you shouldn’t have that as a location, I think that it would _not_ be a good idea to assume everyone knows where it is. If you post to one of those “What’s so great/lousy about your state/country?” threads, you should go ahead and say where you are.
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### Author:  [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/10 "2003-10-04T19:33:32Z")
My location is an outright lie, and I have yet to have anyone say anything about it.
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### Author:  [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/11 "2003-10-05T04:21:34Z")
My location is totally made up. Nobody’s said anything about it to me so far, either.
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### Author:  [@Bugnorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bugnorton)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/12 "2003-10-05T04:28:31Z")
Is my location accurate? It certainly is. I guess you had to be there.
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/13 "2003-10-05T05:19:45Z")
ok then, why do you dopers submit your location as such?
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/14 "2003-10-05T05:20:56Z")
Not trying to be nosey…Just curiouse. 😉
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/15 "2003-10-05T05:41:05Z")
Because we’re incurable smartasses?
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/16 "2003-10-05T07:37:58Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by cbm77 \*
> \*\*ok then, why do you dopers submit your location as such? \*\*
Aside from us boring folk that stick to expected stuff (“Auckland, New Zealand”. Feel free to yawn and fall asleep now. :)), from what I’ve seen others use the location part of their profile, since it’s been visible on the messageboard forums, as another part of their individuality, along with sigs. It’s quite cool, actually.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/17 "2003-10-05T07:43:30Z")
Hmmm…now I feel inspired to put something in mine. Hold on a sec…
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/18 "2003-10-05T07:50:05Z")
Well that’s just pathetic. _sigh_
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/19 "2003-10-05T08:07:54Z")
NO! Ellis Dee, I think it is very exciting…
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### Author:  [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-question/205502/20 "2003-10-05T08:14:51Z")
Ice Wolf I think you are very exciting because of your riff. Thats why I asked in the first place. It really makes no sense to me why some hide their individuality.
And I have looked at your website and am curiouse.
I’m just trying to rethink my profile and perhaps figure out a better way to express myself. I really like how people express themselves in this board and in this thread. It’s neat to me.
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