# Where Were You for Your Decade Years? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 24, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656 "2018-06-24T06:46:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/21 "2018-06-24T15:40:06Z")
10- SE Michigan 20- SE Michigan 30- Officially living in Chicago, actually spent my 30th in a hotel room in Iowa while there for work 40- West Michigan ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/22 "2018-06-24T16:10:12Z")
For me, a different state every decade. 10 - Oregon MO 20 - Pittsburg KS 30 - Austin TX 40 - San Jose CA 50 - Memphis TN 60 - Olive Branch MS I’ve lived in 27 residences in 15 cities in 8 states. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/23 "2018-06-24T16:15:03Z")
0-10: Juneau, AK 10-20: Anchorage, AK 20-30: Vietnam; Adak,Ak; California; Idaho 30-40: Washington; California; Massachusetts; WDC; Germany 40-50: Germany; Belgium; WDC; Lisbon; Mali; Uganda 50-60: Alaska 60-70: Alaska; Oregon ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/24 "2018-06-24T16:15:35Z")
The decade years have all been Southern California. I’ve lived other places, but was always back in SoCal for the ages ending in “0.” ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/25 "2018-06-24T16:18:43Z")
10 - Dayton, OH 20 - Cincinnati, OH (and some time spent in Gaithersburg, MD) 30 - Kettering, OH 40 - Champaign County, OH 50 - Champaign County, OH ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/26 "2018-06-24T16:33:13Z")
10: Bronx, New York 20: Ithaca, New York 30: Boulder, Colorado 40: Washington, DC (though I spent about 6 months in Panama 50: Panama City, Panama 60: Panama City, Panama (though I celebrated my birthday with my family in New York) ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/27 "2018-06-24T16:35:50Z")
10 - Eastlake, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland 20 - Kent, Ohio 30 - Emporia, Kansas 40 and 50 - here in Maryland ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/28 "2018-06-24T16:41:23Z")
10: Springfield, Illinois 20: Either Springfield, Illinois or Macomb, Illinois - I was in one of those cities or the other on that date, not sure which. 30: Loami, Illinois. 40: Springfield, Illinois. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/29 "2018-06-24T17:56:05Z")
10: San Jose, CA 20: El Dorado County, CA 30 and 40 (and likely forever): Sacramento, CA ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/30 "2018-06-24T17:59:17Z")
10, 20: Johnstown, PA 30: Denver, CO 40: Paris, France 50, 60: Houston, TX area Pretty sure I’m done moving. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/31 "2018-06-24T18:34:40Z")
10 - Pyeongtaek, South Korea 20 - Golden, CO 30 - Golden, CO When you look at it that way my life seems more stable then it actually is. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/32 "2018-06-24T18:46:53Z")
Born in Chicago. Then - 10 - Central Ill. 20 - Denver 30 - Denver 40 - Central Colorado Mountains. Closest town anyone would recognize is Breckenridge. 50 - Same as above. Same house for 26 years. Still working on it, it never really ends. When you buy a house, you buy a job. But it is mine. Free and clear. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/33 "2018-06-24T22:16:48Z")
10 in Kansas 20 in California/Texas/Massachusetts from 30 on out I’ve been in Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/34 "2018-06-24T22:52:54Z")
Hmmm, let me think. Indiana, Indiana, Indiana. I’m guessing the next one will be Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/35 "2018-06-24T23:04:59Z")
10 in Western NY 20 in Massachussettes 30 San Diego, CA 40 Connecticut 50 Long Island NY ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/36 "2018-06-24T23:21:23Z")
0 Louisville, KY 10 Fern Creek, KY 20 Elizabethtown, KY 30 Lexington, KY 40 Lexington, KY 50 Manhattan, NY ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/37 "2018-06-24T23:28:30Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 10 in Western NY > 20 in Massachussettes > 30 San Diego, CA > 40 Connecticut > 50 Long Island NY I lived in Pittsburgh and St Louis for most of my 20s, but it didn’t overlap either decade. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/38 "2018-06-24T23:58:11Z")
I turned 20 while in college in Urbana, IL. But every other decade birthday has been in Sweet Home Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/39 "2018-06-25T00:05:05Z")
0-10 Texas and Taiwan 10-20 Taiwan and Virginia 20-30 New York, Virginia and Texas ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656/40 "2018-06-25T00:17:54Z")
10- Winston-Salem NC 20- either Winston-Salem NC or Greenville NC or Valdese NC = my b-day is in early June and I don’t remember if I was still at college, at my family home or at my summer job 30- New York City 40- New York City 50- Milford PA ( I was still living in NYC but staying out of town with friends on the actual day) 60- Winston-Salem NC ( still living in NYC but visiting family on the actual day). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656.md?page=3)