How long you have to live somewhere before you're considered "from" there 23 Articles

by Barb Hopkins

When my husband asked me to move from our city of 60,000 to a town of 3,600, I was vehemently opposed. I had never lived in a small town. I had never lived in a town where you needed to drive at least 30 miles to get to ...read more

by Captain Average

I recently moved to New York City, but apparently I'm not a New Yorker. Yet. In a society that has become increasingly concerned with borders, boundaries, and where you're "from," I find it interesting that we place suc...read more

by James Mockridge.

To be finally acknowledged as 'from' there when you move into another area will differ depending on your, and the local populations, views. Do you want to recognized as coming from 'there', or do you want to assert the ...read more

by Monnie

Home is where the heart is but where your from isn't nearly as easy to wrap up nice and neatly in a cliche saying. I was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida and there is never a day that I don't feel like I am from Ta...read more

by France Burlingham

There are areas in this great world where you could live for 50 years and still be considered an outsider. One area in particular is the atlantic provinces of Canada. In 1985 I moved from the city of Halifax, Nova Scot...read more

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by Danielle Aguilar

How long do you have to live somewhere in order to be considered "from" there? For me this is the ultimate dilemma. Myself being a half Uruguayan half American growing up all over the world, I can not give you a straight a...read more

by Timothy Franseen

Time matters none when it comes to where one is from. Knowing where you are from should be an easy question for everyone to answer. For example, if you were born one place, lived in a few others, or moved to pursue a relat...read more

by Gardiner Traci

Having lived in Cork, Ireland for close on four years, I often come across the term 'Blow in'. This is not derrogatory, merely a description. I have on many occasions tried to accertain what the crieteria for being a 'Non ...read more

by Charlie Garratt

I now live in rural Ireland, moving here a little over a year ago. And I already know that I'll never be from here as far as locals are concerned. Partly it's the accent and partly it's fairly clear that I've spent most of...read more

by NH Realtor

I have moved a number of times in my lifetime and I have discovered that wherever I move to is where I am from. Invariably, this happens immediately upon taking up residence in the city or town I have moved to. There...read more

by Chloe X

I believe that once you have moved from your home town you are never considered to be from' the place you have moved to no matter how long you live there. I guess the question you have to ask yourself is, Are you OK with ...read more

by Catlin Hogan

When I graduated from broadcasting college in the summer of 2006 in Saskatchewan, Canada, I got my first gig in the small northern community in northern Manitoba. During the six months I was in this town, every time I w...read more

by Mary Hammond

How long indeed ? This year my daughter is trying to decide between a sweet 16 party and a trip to Ireland for her birthday. She wants to visit the old family stomping grounds of Cork. She is not interested in visiting ...read more

by Judy Clevenger

Is it the same thing to be "from somewhere" and "where is home?" It is possible that they have the same meaning, but with Americans becoming so mobile in recent years it is likely they are not the same. My home is in C...read more

by rogerallen

COPING AND SURVIVING The Roma Under Threat AN EPIC JOURNEY They are under threat as never before. In their migrations they made an epic journey as few peoples ever. Indeed they are probably unique among nomadic people...read more

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by J.E. Engel

How long do you have to live somewhere to be from there? I think...forever. If your not born there your not from there. I was born in Indiana, so I am from Indiana. Plain and simple. I only lived there fifteen years, ...read more

by Leonard Brown

First and foremost, there is no possible formula to develop a social time requirement for one to be able to say "I'm from ____". Where you are from can be an element of location, time, experiences and relationships. Just a...read more

by Danaeca Dakel Scott

This question has more potency than what is offered at face value. The question that is posed, has more resonance than is recognized on the surface. "How long do you have to live somewhere before being considered from ther...read more

by Ingrid Cano

This one is a very hard theme. In my point of view, considering yourself "from" a place is an almost impossible thing to do. Because each person has it's own story... As everything else in life, it depends a lot on each pa...read more

by Sage Paradox

Sometimes you will never be from there. Even though I have spent time living in Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, even Guam, I have always considered myself a native of the metro Denver area of Colorado. That is where I was ...read more