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grew up in LA. farthest away i ever got was phoenix. unless you count the 2-3 month at a time trips to the the usvi, over a 2 year period.
now i'm in south OC.
now i'm in south OC.
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Where You Currently Live vs Where You Grew Up? (1 Viewer)
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MAC_32
Footballguy
Grew up in a small college town. No extended family anywhere nearby and almost all of my friends split town either after high school or for those that also went to college there (like me) after that. I now live > 100 miles away and only visit (parents and brother's family are about all that's left there) for christmas.
I've lived around Cleveland for 13 years, many of my friends from high school and college live around here too, and my now wife's entire extended family is here. We're here for the long haul. I don't have animosity towards where I grew up. Rural Ohio just isn't for me.
I've lived around Cleveland for 13 years, many of my friends from high school and college live around here too, and my now wife's entire extended family is here. We're here for the long haul. I don't have animosity towards where I grew up. Rural Ohio just isn't for me.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
Chenequa Wi
Rochester N.Y
Palenque, Chiapas Mexico
Madison WI
St. Paul MN
Marshall MN
Colorado Springs
Aurora CO
A few twists and turns aside.
Rochester N.Y
Palenque, Chiapas Mexico
Madison WI
St. Paul MN
Marshall MN
Colorado Springs
Aurora CO
A few twists and turns aside.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Another Michigan childhood.
Left shortly after college, moved around for 20 years, settled in Alabama. (Just under a 10 hour drive)
I've driven back a few times but most likely won't be going again in this lifetime. Maybe for a funeral, but my parents left a couple years ago. (I'm really not sure if we'll bury our parents there, they both grew up in Michigan too). We have a couple good friends up there still but no real reason or desire to go back.
Our current place is so much better than suburban Detroit.
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I have some extended family in Michigan, but the ones that still talk to me and my parents visit fairly regularly. My entire immediate family(including patents in law) all live here within 3 hours, and I was the first one to actually move here. I still follow Lions football, but that's pretty much my only tie to Michigan outside of family. I consider Florida my home now.
-OZ-
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Born in raised in CT, now live in the Inland Empire of CA.
Went to school four hours from home and after that, worked in D.C. for about five years.
D.C. is my second home, like gianmarco's New Orleans. It's there whether I want it or not.
Went to school four hours from home and after that, worked in D.C. for about five years.
D.C. is my second home, like gianmarco's New Orleans. It's there whether I want it or not.
I prefer the term "loyal to a fault," really. At least in hockey, I follow the Lightning now.
nirad3
Footballguy
Grew up in Costa Mesa, CA. Suburbia. Bounced around a bit after college, settled back "home". Met my now-wife and then spent 6 years in Austin, TX. Thought it was going to be our forever home but ended up, due to not being able to find work in my industry, going to the Twin Cities for 2 years. Then got my old job back in SoCal... so came "home" and settled in the city directly next to Costa Mesa: Huntington Beach. Still here.
mr. furley
Footballguy
one of my best friends grew up in Stonebank and a couple people i met through him are from Chenequa
mr. furley
Footballguy
live now in a suburb of the town i spent my childhood in. only for the last 2 years. 13 prior to that was spent in my hometown.
but only because i met my now wife and she wanted to live here. we moved a 3 minute drive from her parents house. our kids go to the schools she went to.
if it were 100% up to her and not just 98% we would have bought a pile of #### house 3 doors down from her folks. had to put my foot down on that one. we're close enough.
only thing i'd miss about not living here is Packers home games. everything else can get bent.
but only because i met my now wife and she wanted to live here. we moved a 3 minute drive from her parents house. our kids go to the schools she went to.
if it were 100% up to her and not just 98% we would have bought a pile of #### house 3 doors down from her folks. had to put my foot down on that one. we're close enough.
only thing i'd miss about not living here is Packers home games. everything else can get bent.
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
Live 12 miles from where I went to high school.
I have something that I think is kind of unique and interesting - I work in downtown Atlanta on the 13th floor of our building. From my desk I can see the hospital where I was born and the place where I graduated college (GT) - both are less than a mile away.
I have something that I think is kind of unique and interesting - I work in downtown Atlanta on the 13th floor of our building. From my desk I can see the hospital where I was born and the place where I graduated college (GT) - both are less than a mile away.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Born in Seattle and lived there for my first 26 years.
I then moved 800 miles away to Salt Lake City for a pediatric residency and have now lived here for 26 years.
I love many things about both regions but probably won’t retire in either.
I then moved 800 miles away to Salt Lake City for a pediatric residency and have now lived here for 26 years.
I love many things about both regions but probably won’t retire in either.
Blue Dot Orange Dot
Footballguy
Grew up in a small Ohio town (<1000 people, one stoplight), went to college in Southern California, currently live in Texas.
I got a job in the Bay Area out of college and then met my future wife while I was in Texas for work. Moved to Texas in 2000 and have been here ever since.
Will be moving to Florida next year after quitting our jobs. Maybe retirement, maybe not.
I got a job in the Bay Area out of college and then met my future wife while I was in Texas for work. Moved to Texas in 2000 and have been here ever since.
Will be moving to Florida next year after quitting our jobs. Maybe retirement, maybe not.
worrierking
Footballguy
I grew up in a small Southern Illinois town. After college I got a job in Alabama, then nine months later I moved to SW Louisiana. First person I met became my wife. Been here 31 years and I doubt we ever move. She's got all her family here.
-OZ-
Footballguy
I'll always cheer for the wings, although I don't follow hockey nearly as much as I used to. But I've transitioned to the Titans years ago, I liked them with McNair and Eddie, then we moved to Fort Campbell for 3 years. Never went back to the Lions although I would cheer for them over any other team.
My dad graduated from Michigan, we're really looking forward to the citrus bowl, possibly more than the BCS in previous years.
Galileo
Footballguy
Grew up in an east side Cleveland, Ohio suburb...went to college in Ft. Worth, Texas...bounced around a few different suburbs of CLE after college. Lived about 1/2 mile from the house I grew up in for 3.5 years after getting married then settled about 15 miles from where I grew up. Been here now for about 17 years.
-OZ-
Footballguy
It's interesting to see how many went from the north to the South, even among those out west.
it certainly seems like the population has shifted South. Global warming be damned.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/US_Mean_Center_of_Population_1790-2010.PNG/800px-US_Mean_Center_of_Population_1790-2010.PNG
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
I grew up in Connecticut and at age 23 I moved to the Arizona desert. I was following a girl out here but that did not work out. It was a nice clean slate where no one knew me so I stayed. I do love it here and while I do wish I could see my family more I don't really see myself moving back to New England. I have now lived in the desert for longer than I lived where I grew up.
That was a fun move. I put everything I owned which was not a lot into a pickup and headed west.
That was a fun move. I put everything I owned which was not a lot into a pickup and headed west.
OrtonToOlsen
Footballguy
OrtonToOlsen
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
It's great not having to buy airline tickets this time of the year. Unless of course I really want to get away from my family.
Eephus
Footballguy
Grew up in Milwaukee. Didn't like the winters and wanted to spend my 20s living somewhere more exciting. Moved to San Francisco two weeks after graduating from Wisconsin and never looked back.
SF was more affordable then and I married one of the unicorn residents who was born and raised here. It's tough for SF kids nowadays because most can't afford to live where they grew up.
I still make it back to Wisconsin almost every year. It's a nice place to be from but I wouldn't live there again.
SF was more affordable then and I married one of the unicorn residents who was born and raised here. It's tough for SF kids nowadays because most can't afford to live where they grew up.
I still make it back to Wisconsin almost every year. It's a nice place to be from but I wouldn't live there again.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Grew up in San Francisco.
College in San Diego.
Grad school back in San Francisco.
Moved to the Colorado Rockies for about 10 years.
Moved back to Sonoma County about 8-9 years ago.
College in San Diego.
Grad school back in San Francisco.
Moved to the Colorado Rockies for about 10 years.
Moved back to Sonoma County about 8-9 years ago.
KCitons
Footballguy
You win.
I Google Earthed the straight line between my current house and the one I grew up in. 7,108 ft or 1.35 miles.
Chemical X
Footballguy
i’m over 500 miles away, grew up in flushing ny, which is now frushing ny. met wife at college and we suburbed in ny a bit, but commute and taxes were soul sucking. wife has a sister in cary nc we visited (they are no longer speaking), we loved the area and up and left, hoping to find work in 2007. i have no family so i don’t give a crap where i live. i never go back, flushing that i knew no longer exists.
rockaction
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
It's between San Diego and LA. Just short of the glamorous life without reaching the beach. Seriously, there are far worse places to live and I am happy to be in a stable set of circumstances for housing.
Chemical X
Footballguy
Clown Car
Footballguy
Clown Car
Footballguy
I live 250 miles from where I grew up. Only my sister lives there now since both our parents died last year. She did all the caring and doing for them. I told her to leave 30 years ago but she didn’t. Which worked out pretty well for me. I only go back to visit her with portions of kids. I don’t know anyone there and dont even know my way around anymore.
Quint
Footballguy
Born & raised in Fresno CA, still consider that “home” for some weird reason. After 36 years moved to SF (3 hours away) and after five years there moved another hour north to Sonoma Valley (220 miles from “home” now).
Currently visiting Fresno for Xmas and sitting here in my parents house it really doesn’t feel much different than Xmases from yeas ago.
Currently visiting Fresno for Xmas and sitting here in my parents house it really doesn’t feel much different than Xmases from yeas ago.
jamny
Footballguy
DJackson10
Footballguy
I grew up a little closer to Philly then I am now but it's literally still considered the main line. I moved when I went into 5th grade still live in the town I went to HS in living at hoe for the time being. A lot of us my friends and I were always told to move out. Especially now. We've had a epic Opioid destruction amongst many of friend. Those who aren't home are in FL (Those were all our friends who were addicts went down for rehab), a few in Cali do to school and our military employment and the rest of us scattered through NJ/DEL/NY and MASS area.
When I was younger I literally was living in the next town over which is a 10 mins drive give or take with traffic. I want to move out of town. Not sure I want to do the city or somewhere not the city but close enough to it. I'd prefer to move down to Florida or Hawaii but that would cost even more money. I want to get out to try new experiences and such.
I should clarify one place I'd go is Charleston SC. Why? I got an ex GF down there who comes home for Christmas. Had a kid off a 2 night stand with some jerk who left her her with only his name which was apparently a fake and a fake # to call him. Found out she was pregnant 3 1/2 months later decided to keep the kid who's now about 2 yrs old. I didn't find out until she was 6-7 months along. She was embarrassed and her friends who knew also knew how upset emotionally it'd be. I finally got her one friends husband to spill the beans. I had a major breakdown that night but after that was fine. I let it go with her for a bit and finally talked to her about it. I understood why she didn't tell me either. Still have feelings for her, keep in touch and aggravated and pissed off that she got such a ####ty situation and her daughter has no father, but she lives in a really nice apartment is a guidance counselor at a local school and does stuff for HERB LIFE. SO it could be a lot worse for a single mother. However she's one of the nicest people I have ever been with, one of the few girls I was ever with who didn't try to change me to be WHAT THEY WANTED and a lot of her friends ended up being most of my closes friends I hang out with now. We never left on bad terms either. She went to college and because teaching jobs in PA suck she moved which a friend in my HS Graduation class did and moved to ARZ. At the time she moved I was not prepared for a big change or I would've gone with her. I'm terrible with huge changes and had a job with money and bennies going on. I just couldn't leave and then I ran into some financial issues and couldn't afford to go down and live with her which was shortly before that 2 night stand she had. Either way enough of my rant but I almost forgot Charleston would definitely be a place I'd want to be.
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dkp993
Footballguy
For work my region covers the IE (and the OC) so I spend most of my time there. Also my family lived in Rialto since the 40’s. On a clear day that valley is gorgeous. My Grandma used to talk about how pretty that valley was when the moved there, it unfortunately hasn’t been that for 40yrs.
ffweasel
Weasel Power
Born and raised in a small city in Michigan. After college moved to Chicago. Spent about 8-9 years there. Wife and I then moved to Huntington Beach, CA for a couple years & then Oceanside, CA for a couple more. Moved back to Chicago for 6-7 years. Now we’re in Austin, TX since August. Not sure if this is our forever stop yet. My parents are no longer living, but we do visit siblings and her parents in Michigan on holidays and maybe 1-2 other times a year. Probably would never really move back, but it’ll always be home.
Edit: Seems to be a few Michiganders around here.
Edit: Seems to be a few Michiganders around here.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Interesting. I really don't know the area too well as I just transplanted four or so years ago, but the cost of living is certainly different than even small towns in the Northeast. A house around where I am is a complete luxury. I'm amazed people can do it.
dkp993
Footballguy
Don’t waste your time investigating. It’s flat out dangerous now, has been since I was a kid. Stay on the west side of the IE.
DJackson10
Footballguy
Literally one of the reasons many of my friends left. There's a few families in my town that if you knew one person in their family you were bound to meet someone related to them either sibling, in law, friend etc. One of the families is really great people but like a typical really big Irish family have some issues and one side barely if ever talks to the other. However the other families everyones always in everyone else business. Like Mind your god dam business. I almost got in a fight with one of the members who was talking trash about someone I knew. I forget what it was actually about other then the fact they were just being disrespectful and judgmental. The dude was a real sleaze ball too. You know the type who went to the bar and tried to hit on every girl he could and see which one was easier to get in bed with type. All 3 families have family or friends in all 3 townships including ours so when we got in the fight as usual everyone had sides. luckily I had the family crew who had the more powerful people so I got off pretty easily. The other issue is the one set of family is a bunch of alcoholics and drug addicts and complete trash. But because they knew people in law enforcement have always got a slap on the wrist.
Safe to say it's a total cluster#### sometimes and I recently ran into a buddy around thanksgiving who had numerous issues with the one family (the was unfortunately neighbors with the one crew) and said he was so glad he moved because he'd probably be in jail if he had to deal with them constantly any longer. So I know exactly what you mean here. It's ridiculous how certain people need to know everything about you.
rockaction
Footballguy
East Coast Bias
Footballguy
Grew up in NC and always wanted to get out. Joined the Marines and spent all 8 years in NC except for training and a deployment. Finally got out and moved to Seattle just over a year ago.
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