# Where are you from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373 "2000-10-18T05:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wetling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Wetling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wetling)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/1 "2000-10-18T05:40:02Z")
Well, I know this has been asked, but I did a quick search and didn’t come up with anything. So, since I don’t see a master list of members (just the newest member), I’m gonna ask. Where are you from. I guess I don’t need a lot of detail, just State/Country. I’m in CO, USA. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/2 "2000-10-18T05:42:49Z")
OH, USA ---
**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/3 "2000-10-18T05:53:09Z")
Boston, MA in the summer (and some holidays) Kingston, ON during the rest fo the year ---
**Author:** ![OrcaChow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@OrcaChow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrcaChow)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/4 "2000-10-18T05:53:19Z")
WA, USA ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/5 "2000-10-18T06:09:59Z")
texas ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/6 "2000-10-18T06:37:20Z")
From: OH, USA In: CA, USA ---
**Author:** ![Wetling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Wetling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wetling)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/7 "2000-10-18T06:44:55Z")
Where in CA? I lived in San Jose and I gotta say that the SF Bay Area is the best place on in the country ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/8 "2000-10-18T06:50:28Z")
Originally from Boston, USA. Now in Tokyo, Japan Right now, sitting at my desk at work and my boss is only a few feet away looking pissed. Gotta go! –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![Season\_Strange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Season\_Strange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Season_Strange)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/9 "2000-10-18T06:57:32Z")
I’m from that UFO that’s always sampling you humans. ---
**Author:** ![They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/They_Call_Me_Sneeze)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/10 "2000-10-18T07:25:20Z")
baltimore, maryland, usa. we are [last time i checked] the gonhorrea AND the murder capital of the east coast. we have nice rats, too, and a lovely harbor for the tourists. ---
**Author:** ![IXI\_Sykoe\_IXI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@IXI\_Sykoe\_IXI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IXI_Sykoe_IXI)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/11 "2000-10-18T07:50:53Z")
Florida, USA ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/12 "2000-10-18T08:08:15Z")
“From” as in “born and grew up in”: PA, USA “From” as in “living at present”: see sig. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/13 "2000-10-18T10:10:21Z")
Born: Tennessee USA Grew up: Iowa USA Now in: Surrey UK ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/14 "2000-10-18T10:25:41Z")
Born and raised in Ohio, USA, then got the hell out. Am now in California, USA. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/15 "2000-10-18T10:44:48Z")
born in San Siego, CA reared in Baltimore, MD presently in Jacksonville, FL ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/16 "2000-10-18T11:02:08Z")
New York, USA (NOT THE CITY) ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/17 "2000-10-18T12:32:02Z")
I’ve always lived in Alberta, Canada. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/18 "2000-10-18T12:50:01Z")
Born Sutton Coldfield, UK Now in Hemel Hempstead, UK (near London) ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/19 "2000-10-18T13:17:43Z")
Texas (like that narrows it down much) ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/20 "2000-10-18T13:36:26Z")
IMHO,IL actually the north side of Chicago and Evanston. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373.md?page=2)