# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/41 "2000-10-18T16:02:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Ike—“Eddjycated in New England?” Stop with the modesty, we all know what that’s a euphemism for . . . \*\* Cut it OUT, already. I have nothing to be ashamed of. **The Portsmouth, New Hampshire Academy of Air-Conditioner Repair** is a FINE school. Want to hear me sing the Alma Mater? ---
**Author:** ![Belle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@Belle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/42 "2000-10-18T16:03:39Z")
Born - LI, New York (USA) Currently Reside - Tallahassee, Florida (USA) ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/43 "2000-10-18T16:08:55Z")
I’ve just used the approximate distances between cities listed by Yahoo maps to find that I have moved a total of 5,740 miles (9,237 km) in my life. Apparently, I have too much time on my hands. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/44 "2000-10-18T16:10:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Mr. C.—So, did they bother tarring and feathering you, or did they just run you out of all those towns on a rail? \*\* Well, let me put it this way: both. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/45 "2000-10-18T16:18:16Z")
Born & raised: Nassau, Delaware. (It’s next to Rehoboth Beach and Lewes. Nassau is there to be a postal code.) Obtaining higher ed: Hanover, NH. Where my heart is: Ellendale, DE, where quietgirl currently resides. \ ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/46 "2000-10-18T16:52:29Z")
Atlanta, GA (but only for nativity) Decatur, GA Lilburn, GA (in the 'burbs) Spring, TX (a Houston 'burb) Athens, GA Lilburn, GA Newport, RI San Diego, CA Yokosuka, Japan Honolulu, HI Athens, GA Atlanta, GA And I’m not leaving Atlanta ever again, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![andyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@andyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/47 "2000-10-18T16:55:47Z")
Born in Baton Rouge, LA, USA Moved in High School to Plaucheville, LA, USA Attended college in Natchitoches, LA, USA Now back in Baton Rouge, LA, USA ---
**Author:** ![quasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quasar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/48 "2000-10-18T16:59:28Z")
**Am I the only doper from Costa Rica?** Geographically speaking I mean. Sentimentally wise, I carry America on my heart. Go Yankees! ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/49 "2000-10-18T18:02:36Z")
[ul] [li]Grand Junction, CO (unincorporated part) - childhood through college[/li][li]Alexandria, VA (City of Alexandria) - with parents after college[/li][li]Arlington, VA - with parents, bigger apartment[/li][li]Alexandria, VA (Fairfax Co.) - with co-worker(s)[/li][li]Alexandria, VA (Fairfax Co.) - with co-worker and 2 other roommates[/li][li]Arlington, VA - with now-former co-worker[/li][li]Alexandria, VA (Fairfax Co.) - with former co-worker[/li][li]Arlington, VA - with fiancee/wife[/li][li]Alexandria, VA (Fairfax Co.) - with wife and daughter[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/50 "2000-10-18T18:29:09Z")
That’s quite a strong heart you’ve got there, **quasar**. I was wondering what was keeping this country afloat. Now I know. ---
**Author:** ![quasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quasar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/51 "2000-10-18T19:07:30Z")
The funny thing, **Tymp** , is that I am not even American, I am Costarican. That leads me to wonder: What is keeping Costa Rica afloat? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/52 "2000-10-18T19:08:28Z")
Hartford, CT Newington, CT Manchester, CT Coventry, CT ---
**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/53 "2000-10-18T19:25:06Z")
Fonthill, Ontario, Canada Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Waterloo, etc. Windsor, Ontario, Canada Welland, Ontario, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Fonthill, etc. Pasadena, California, USA All in ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/54 "2000-10-18T19:31:29Z")
Tokyo, Japan Boston, MA Washington, DC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tokyo, Japan Canberra, Australia Alexandria, VA Madison, WI Ft. Collins, CO Boulder, CO …and I’m getting happy feet again. ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/55 "2000-10-18T19:35:18Z")
Sufferin’ Succotash! You’re only ten years old, **Suo Na**!? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/56 "2000-10-18T19:49:46Z")
Born in Doniphan, MO Lived in: Norfolk, VA NYC, NY Clarksville, TN Hopkinsville, KY Corbin, KY Ewing, VA Jeffersonville, IN Hanover, IN Summers in Yellowstone NP from 1981-1985 Indianapolis, IN Death Valley, CA Louisville, KY Grand Canyon, AZ Hong Kong Seoul, Korea Laplace, LA Taejon, Korea Now in: Springfield, VA, right near DC These are all places I lived and worked in from birth to now-a span of 39 years. ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/57 "2000-10-18T21:18:10Z")
Minneapolis, MN with detours in Olso, Norway Raufoss, Norway SLC, UT Lexington, VA and St. Cloud, MN not neccesarily in that order. Norwegian parents, but born in the states. That makes me a dual citizen. cool, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/58 "2000-10-18T22:02:32Z")
Born in Warner Robins, GA (actually at the Air Force Base Hospital Family moved to Lakeland, FL when I was about two Moved to the Portland, Oregon metro area when I was ten, and have lived here ever since. More precisely, I live in the Beaverton & Hillsboro area. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/59 "2000-10-18T22:05:43Z")
Los Alamitos, CA which is next to Long Beach, CA in the South Bay area. ---
**Author:** ![Suave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Suave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suave)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373/60 "2000-10-19T01:10:12Z")
I’m from the great state of Bavaria! Long may the blue and white wave! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-from/37373.md?page=4)