Well, I was listening to the radio, and whadya know, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd comes on. It got me thinking about my own southern roots, South Carolinian rather than Alabamian, but I guess I'm just feeling nostalgic for 'home'.
I live in North Carolina, but I was born in Irmo, South Carolina. I've moved a few times, first from SC to Chicago and then from Chicago to NC, but South Carolina remains the place that I feel most at home. I really love it there. The people, the climate, it's the best place in the world. I want to see as much of the world as I can, but when the time comes to settle down (hopefully not anytime soon!) it's going to be in SC. And out of all the places I could live in SC I'd choose Charleston. Best. City. Ever.
But enough about me, what are your 'roots', dakkaites? Where are you from?
And if you live somewhere other than where you were born, do you miss it, or are you glad to be out of there?
Born and raised in New Orleans,Louisiana,but spent some time traveling in my late teens and early twenties, living in San Francisco,Calf, Houston,TX and Biloxi,Ms.
Currently I live right outside of Atlanta,Ga...but,New Orleans will always be "Home."
Born in New York City (proud to be from Flushing, NY! Queens>Other Boroughs)lived their until I was in the 8th grade (my dad still lives there, so I went back to visit a lot, its only a 45 min drive), currently live in Sparta, New Jersey (northwestern Jersey), although I go to school in Troy, New York (near Albany) so I suppose you could say I live in upstate New York as well. I don't really miss it, since I went through my teenage years in NJ, I consider myself to be a New Jerseyian more than I do a New Yorker, and I'm proud of that (especially for the extreme hatred this state seems to incite in people).
I have been to New Jersey and a lot of it is very nice. If you would like to improve the image of the state you should find these people and... well... tactfully persuade them to not go on television any more.
Born in Ireland (county wexford in the south east) and now living in Essex in the south east of england. Lived in or around Dublin for seven years before this.
Monster Rain wrote:I have been to New Jersey and a lot of it is very nice. If you would like to improve the image of the state you should find these people and... well... tactfully persuade them to not go on television any more.
Only one of those people is actually from the state of New Jersey. It's a great state, and like any great place, lots of really dumb people come here in droves.
Monster Rain wrote:I have been to New Jersey and a lot of it is very nice. If you would like to improve the image of the state you should find these people and... well... tactfully persuade them to not go on television any more.
Monster Rain wrote:I have been to New Jersey and a lot of it is very nice. If you would like to improve the image of the state you should find these people and... well... tactfully persuade them to not go on television any more.
chaos0xomega wrote:Only one of those people is actually from the state of New Jersey. It's a great state, and like any great place, lots of really dumb people come here in droves.
Born and raised in the great town of Maple Grove, Minnesota. We're hearty folk, us Minnesotans - 5 degrees below zero, snow falling outside at 8 AM? Hell, that's a brisk spring day for us. We'll go out and do our morning jog around the lake.
Born, and have lived in the city of Glasgow all of my life-barely even been out of Scotland for that matter. Uh...I don't like other cities...far too noisy and pernickity with their street layouts; just gimme grid iron- Liverpool is hell for me.¬¬
Born in the Chicago suburbs, raised in the same area. Have since lived all over the United States, and several places abroad. Usually when I'm asked where I'm from I say "Earth."
dogma wrote:Born in the Chicago suburbs, raised in the same area. Have since lived all over the United States, and several places abroad. Usually when I'm asked where I'm from I say "Earth."
When I was a teenager and a huge nerd (I'm still a huge nerd, but I have social skills now), I would quote Connor Mcleod from Highlander. "Lots of places."
dogma wrote:Born in the Chicago suburbs, raised in the same area. Have since lived all over the United States, and several places abroad. Usually when I'm asked where I'm from I say "Earth."
I just stare at them, and in the creepiet voice I have, I say
From the abyssal planes, found outside the gates of HELL ITSELF
From Chester(ish), now in Leeds - not arsed where I live, it's all the same.
Wyrmalla wrote:Born, and have lived in the city of Glasgow all of my life-barely even been out of Scotland for that matter. Uh...I don't like other cities...far too noisy and pernickity with their street layouts; just gimme grid iron- Liverpool is hell for me.¬¬
Glasgow's a beautiful city, apart from the one way system. Although, being (mostly) English I don't like opening my mouth when I go there.
Well, i don't think anyone really wants me to link Bruce Springsteen songs, in any case, he's from the Jersey shore, not from the foothills... er... I mean mountains....
My cousin used to play with these guys when they were high school, they grew up about 45 minutes north of my hometown, and about 60 minutes outside Chicago.
I was born in Mississippi, but didn't stay long. Over my life I've lived in Germany, Arkansas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Kentucky and California.
I've been in Connecticut the longest, so I call it home.
IAmTheWalrus wrote:I was born in Mississippi, but didn't stay long. Over my life I've lived in Germany, Arkansas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Kentucky and California.
I've been in Connecticut the longest, so I call it home.
Sounds as though your from a military family, were they perhaps at Keesler AFB in Mississippi?
I was born in Highland park. But 3 days later I moved to Australia and lived there for 6 years. Then I came back to the states. Then 3 years later I went back to australia and stayed there for 2 months. Then Came back to America. Then When I was 13 I went back to australia for 1 week. Then been in the states ever since. Still consider myself an aussie. Even though I lack the Aussie accent, but the culture sorta stuck on me. As People didn't understand me as a kid, so I had to get rid of it. My dad was a health care insurance guy. But his dad (my Grandpa) was a naval lituentat and worked for AT'T for a while then became a pastor.
chaos0xomega wrote:I wish I had an aussie accent... ladies would be all over me... Hell, wouldn't mind being an aussie in general.
Haha. Girls don't know that I am an Aussie. But I can put on a Scottish accent. And it sounds like an awesome badass. Trust me, everyone says my scottish accent is so freaking close to an actual one, they tell me I should keep it on. But I can't it sometimes hurts to do it if I do it for too long, and I also can make my voice sound like other things. Thank you Australia you taught me how to mock other cultures by mimic their voices.
Born in Milan, Italy where I lived for 2 years. Moved to an aparment complex here in NJ, where I afterward moved the a house in an extremley close town.
My family tried moving last summer but we never got good offers and prices were raised to disproportional heights on houses we were interested in.
Born in Cheshire, raised in Cheshire, live in Cheshire; same house for ~15 years and still not done any of it up due to lack of time and funds and family issues.
Closest place to where I live that I dare show on the internet is Stockport.
I wasn't aware that there was any weather in Texas...I always assumed there was simply a giant attitude that hung over the state going randomly from mood to mood.
Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
Amaya wrote:Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
something Tells me you are or were a member of the military! or child of one. based on the the Korea visit, i'd say it was you!
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Born in Barnstaple Devon, lived in Bideford, then Launceston in Cornwall till about seven years ago when I moved to Suffolk.
Although I've never lived there, I consider myself Welsh due to my dad's side coming from the valleys. In particular Porth in the Rhondda.
I often wandered into Barnstaple and Bideford when we used to go down to Devon on holiday; spent a few holidays at Combe Martin and the rest of them at Westward Ho! until some company decided to buy the waterfront in front of the holiday park and erect a huge load of expensive flats there, with work commencing during the holiday season.
I think the people we used to rent the shallets off just sold the company the land once that happened, and since then my Dad's sources down in that area say the place is a ghost town.
Amaya wrote:Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
something Tells me you are or were a member of the military! or child of one. based on the the Korea visit, i'd say it was you!
Why couldn't it be both? Certainly Seoul implies that he was in the military (considering the Ft. Lewis, Ft. Wainwright, and Leavenworth references, I would say U.S. Army), but that doesn't mean that he went to all those places as a member of the military. Coulda gone to the first few places w/ his parents. After Mienz, parents/dad retires from the military, moves to Arizona. Amaya joins the Army, and carries on from there.
I often wandered into Barnstaple and Bideford when we used to go down to Devon on holiday; spent a few holidays at Combe Martin and the rest of them at Westward Ho! until some company decided to buy the waterfront in front of the holiday park and erect a huge load of expensive flats there, with work commencing during the holiday season.
I think the people we used to rent the shallets off just sold the company the land once that happened, and since then my Dad's sources down in that area say the place is a ghost town.
Aye it's a shame, oddly, although I was in Bideford, both my Dad's brothers, and my late Grandmother all lived in Westward Ho. I spent many summers there as a young lad, staying with my Gran. I sadly haven't been in years, since she died really, in the late 90's, but I looked it up on Street View last year. Went to have a look at the old arcade down on the seafront across the park and almost spat my tea out at the sight of this ultra modern looking thingy sitting where it used to be.
Amaya wrote:Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
something Tells me you are or were a member of the military! or child of one. based on the the Korea visit, i'd say it was you!
Why couldn't it be both? Certainly Seoul implies that he was in the military (considering the Ft. Lewis, Ft. Wainwright, and Leavenworth references, I would say U.S. Army), but that doesn't mean that he went to all those places as a member of the military. Coulda gone to the first few places w/ his parents. After Mienz, parents/dad retires from the military, moves to Arizona. Amaya joins the Army, and carries on from there.
Usually deployments to places like S. Korea are what they used to call "Remote Tours" or "Remotes". that meant military members only, no family.
notprop wrote:
I was pleasantly suprised by this thread I thought it would be full of Yanks saying that they were Scots/Irish/Viking etc. Which they probably are not
Yeah, I have noticed that some people over here in the states are really big on saying that they are Irish, or Italian, or whatever other nationality, when in reality, they are something like 4th generation American and have never set foot outside the continental United States. I'm half Irish, half Latvian, but don't particularly identify with either. It's rather silly actually, when you think about it.
Amaya wrote:Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
something Tells me you are or were a member of the military! or child of one. based on the the Korea visit, i'd say it was you!
Why couldn't it be both? Certainly Seoul implies that he was in the military (considering the Ft. Lewis, Ft. Wainwright, and Leavenworth references, I would say U.S. Army), but that doesn't mean that he went to all those places as a member of the military. Coulda gone to the first few places w/ his parents. After Mienz, parents/dad retires from the military, moves to Arizona. Amaya joins the Army, and carries on from there.
Usually deployments to places like S. Korea are what they used to call "Remote Tours" or "Remotes". that meant military members only, no family.
Read my post again. Seoul was the 6th place on the list, and the only unaccompanied tour on the list.
notprop wrote: I was pleasantly suprised by this thread I thought it would be full of Yanks saying that they were Scots/Irish/Viking etc. Which they probably are not
Yeah, I have noticed that some people over here in the states are really big on saying that they are Irish, or Italian, or whatever other nationality, when in reality, they are something like 4th generation American and have never set foot outside the continental United States. I'm half Irish, half Latvian, but don't particularly identify with either. It's rather silly actually, when you think about it.
Now thats some drinking heritage right there. I'm guessing you are immune to hangovers or too drunk to notice.
Amaya wrote:Abiline, Texas -> El Paso, Texas -> Mienz, Germany -> Arizona ->Ft. Lewis, Washington -> Seoul, South Korea -> Leavenworth, Kansas -> Ft. Wainwright, Alaska -> San Antonio, Texas.
something Tells me you are or were a member of the military! or child of one. based on the the Korea visit, i'd say it was you!
Why couldn't it be both? Certainly Seoul implies that he was in the military (considering the Ft. Lewis, Ft. Wainwright, and Leavenworth references, I would say U.S. Army), but that doesn't mean that he went to all those places as a member of the military. Coulda gone to the first few places w/ his parents. After Mienz, parents/dad retires from the military, moves to Arizona. Amaya joins the Army, and carries on from there.
Usually deployments to places like S. Korea are what they used to call "Remote Tours" or "Remotes". that meant military members only, no family.
Read my post again. Seoul was the 6th place on the list, and the only unaccompanied tour on the list.
i may be right, and/or you may be right. i don't see how it really matters. i was trying to spark conversation, and be friendly. not start some kind of post war over their possible service.
i'm not trying to be rude, but i don't see how us revisiting this over and over helps the thread. i'm through discussing part of it.
Hmm, seems a little redundant since we have this country locator tied to our User ID...not to mention the fact that you can enter the exact city and state/providence you reside in.
I know not everyone is from the state/country that is listed....nonetheless, redundant
not to mention the fact that you can enter the exact city and state/providence you reside in.
Which would be fine if the question was 'Where are you currently living?' but since it isn't, and only people who've lived in the same place for their entire lives will have it listed there, it's still a very valid question.
I'm from a little harbor town in LA called San Pedro. Pretty chill place and I have come to appreciate it since I started school up north in San Jose. Another place though that I kind of consider my home, even though I've never lived there, is Oahu, Hawaii. I have family there and have gone back and fourth between there 8 times in my life and I know the Island inside and out and I absolutely love it! It's my dream place to live in and as far as I'm concerned it'll always be my home away from home =). Here's one song I have always liked about Hawaii:
Monster Rain wrote:I have been to New Jersey and a lot of it is very nice. If you would like to improve the image of the state you should find these people and... well... tactfully persuade them to not go on television any more.
notprop wrote:
I was pleasantly suprised by this thread I thought it would be full of Yanks saying that they were Scots/Irish/Viking etc. Which they probably are not
Yeah, I have noticed that some people over here in the states are really big on saying that they are Irish, or Italian, or whatever other nationality, when in reality, they are something like 4th generation American and have never set foot outside the continental United States. I'm half Irish, half Latvian, but don't particularly identify with either. It's rather silly actually, when you think about it.
Now thats some drinking heritage right there. I'm guessing you are immune to hangovers or too drunk to notice.
the east of tenneesee, were a biscuit covered with gravy is considered the breakfast of kings (seriously, you get in peoples way to get this at the local hardee's in the morning and you might get pocket knifed by somebodies grandfather)
people have probably died for slowing someone down trying to get a plate of this.......maybe.......
IAmTheWalrus wrote:I was born in Mississippi, but didn't stay long. Over my life I've lived in Germany, Arkansas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Kentucky and California.
I've been in Connecticut the longest, so I call it home.
Sounds as though your from a military family, were they perhaps at Keesler AFB in Mississippi?
You're correct, and they were for a time. They were also stationed at Columbus AFB, which is where I was born.
IAmTheWalrus wrote:I was born in Mississippi, but didn't stay long. Over my life I've lived in Germany, Arkansas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Kentucky and California.
I've been in Connecticut the longest, so I call it home.
Sounds as though your from a military family, were they perhaps at Keesler AFB in Mississippi?
You're correct, and they were for a time. They were also stationed at Columbus AFB, which is where I was born.
I lived on the Gulf Coast for a time and met a lot of good people from KAFB.
greenskin lynn wrote:the east of tenneesee, were a biscuit covered with gravy is considered the breakfast of kings (seriously, you get in peoples way to get this at the local hardee's in the morning and you might get pocket knifed by somebodies grandfather)
people have probably died for slowing someone down trying to get a plate of this.......maybe.......
I see no biscuits nor gravy?
Our biscuits are like this
and our gravy like this
dogma wrote:Born in the Chicago suburbs, raised in the same area. Have since lived all over the United States, and several places abroad. Usually when I'm asked where I'm from I say "Earth."
Guitardian wrote:go bears
Asherian Command wrote:I was born in Highland park. But 3 days later I moved to Australia and lived there for 6 years. Then I came back to the states. Then 3 years later I went back to australia and stayed there for 2 months.
Then Came back to America. Then When I was 13 I went back to australia for 1 week. Then been in the states ever since. Still consider myself an aussie. Even though I lack the Aussie accent, but the culture sorta stuck on me. As People didn't understand me as a kid, so I had to get rid of it.
My dad was a health care insurance guy. But his dad (my Grandpa) was a naval lituentat and worked for AT'T for a while then became a pastor.
Wow, quite a few of us from Chicagoland. I'm from Evanston originally, ended up moving to Vernon Hills (both Northern suburbs of Chicago), school at U of Illinois - Urbana, now I live in Uptown (neighborhood of Chicago). Not a whole lot of distance covered there, only 180 miles at the two extreme locations. But, I have traveled quite a bit! That counts for something, right?
And, no one is going to beat our song posting (unless someone from New York shows up)
greenskin lynn wrote:the east of tenneesee, were a biscuit covered with gravy is considered the breakfast of kings (seriously, you get in peoples way to get this at the local hardee's in the morning and you might get pocket knifed by somebodies grandfather)
people have probably died for slowing someone down trying to get a plate of this.......maybe.......
I see no biscuits nor gravy?
Our biscuits are like this
and our gravy like this
Well...I see the gravy Corpses...but you seem to have replaced your biscuits with a plate of cookies.
Pretty sure that is the right hospital. I went back there to see what it was like when I was visiting the country a few years ago and it seems vaguely familiar
Born in Connecticutt lived there for one year, moved to Illinois, just outside of Chicago for four years, and then moved to good ol' Virgina in 1995. Been here ever since.
greenskin lynn wrote:the east of tenneesee, were a biscuit covered with gravy is considered the breakfast of kings (seriously, you get in peoples way to get this at the local hardee's in the morning and you might get pocket knifed by somebodies grandfather)
people have probably died for slowing someone down trying to get a plate of this.......maybe.......
AH man! where are the soft eggs!! and don't forget the Tabasco!
Im an Army Brat. born in WA (near Tacoma) 5 years in FT Devins MA, 3 at Schofield in HI, 2 At FT Huachuca (Sneeze and say cuh) and then My dad got out, spent 3 more years in Forsyth Montana (Roadsigns read end of the world 7 forsyth 11) and then the rest of the time until i was 18 in Miles City MT. and thats where i call home. a town named after the general who took over after Custer got himself Massacred.
BTW, for those who dont know, Montana is that big empty spot between Wyoming and Canada, where humans are outnumbered 4 to 1 by cattle.
In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some b-ball outside of school.....
Born in Sydney, Australia.
Living in Newcastle, Australia (former steel town 165km north-ish).
Half-Hungarian, Half anglo gemischt. I've travelled to Britain and Hungary (now) and do not identify with either half. My accent is part US west coast and part bitser. When asked where I'm from, I say "lots of places".
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