When somebody asks you where you're from, what do you reply? (1 Viewer)

[DallasDMac]

Since I settled half way across the country from where I grew up, I gave the state.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Drained out swamp west of Port Arthur

Not sure if that's a Houston joke or if you're from Winnie.  Or Mont Belvieu.  I hope Winnie.

 

[Nugget]

I have to specify Lawrence, KS. With just Kansas, we have a whole host of issues. Getting to be in a college town gets me a pass most of the time

 

[KPD]

Are they at least 6 ft away? If not, I’m getting the heck outta there!

 

[E Street Brat]

Other; I show them a picture of my mom's hoo-ha. 

So. Where ya from?   

a pm will be fine,

 

[El Floppo]

I grew up outside San Francisco...so if asked where I grew up, I say that.

If asked where I live, I say LES EVil.

 

[-OZ-]

I have to specify Lawrence, KS. With just Kansas, we have a whole host of issues. Getting to be in a college town gets me a pass most of the time

Rock chalk!  

for somewhat different reasons this is very similar to ours (Huntsville/Madison, AL)

 

[cosjobs]

Not sure if that's a Houston joke or if you're from Winnie.  Or Mont Belvieu.  I hope Winnie.

Rhymes with Fort Bakers. Annexed by Port Arthur in the 60s

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Depends on the demo/location of the party 

If I'm in a local party close to home I say my city

If I am out of state I say my state

This.  People who are not from my state have no idea that my city even exists, so telling them my city wouldn't be helpful.  Folks from Chicago, New York, Miami, etc. can go with always-city, but us small-towners need to keep it at the state level frequently.

 

[AAABatteries]

Random stranger talks to you at a party (well, not now but when we get back to that kind of thing) asks you where you're from. What do you reply?

  

I almost always say "from Atlanta" because basically everyone knows the city.  I was born in the city and lived within 25 miles of it my entire life but I'm not technically in the city limits.  The only time I would answer differently is if in the context of the conversation we were talking about a specific geographic region first - like what country, state or county.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

i tell them to mind their own ####### business if they know what's good for them.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I say : "Mind your own business, jerkoff." 

They correctly assume I'm from New Jersey. 

Ah, McKigney, my arch nemesis!

 

[B Maverick]

Depends on the demo/location of the party 

If I'm in a local party close to home I say my city

If I am out of state I say my state

If I'm talking to someone and they are non US I may reply I'm of Portuguese decent. 

This.

If I'm local I will say my city.

If I am talking to someone out of state I usually answer SoCal since the rest of the country doesn't realize there are places south of LA before you get to Mexico.  They do know of this place called San Diego, but don't realize its between LA and Mexico or that Orange County is between LA and SD.  

Sometimes I will say I live near Disneyland but that leads to discussion about LA....

 

[nirad3]

Depends on the demo/location of the party 

If I'm in a local party close to home I say my city

Same.  If out of state, though, I say "southern California".  So picked "Other Geographical Term".

 

[jon_mx]

If a comic would ask me where I am from, I would say Kentucky.  I can always use more Kentucky jokes.  

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Mind your business, jerkoff. 

well this insult is certainly on-brand 

 

[Northern Voice]

Similar to others, if I'm in my home province, I'll say Peterborough, if I'm in another country I'll say "Toronto" or "near Toronto", just a lot easier that way. 

As the Ted Leo song says:

I told the bartender we were all from New York
Sometimes the path of least resistance will gain you the most
More than trying to map the distance up and down the east coast
When you're in Munich making music, raise your glass and say "Probst!"
Make it easy on your host