Question of the day - Thursday 29 December

I'm a little under 400 miles away from there.  My parents and 2 of my grandparents were born in the same city.  My Dad still lives nearby and my Grandparents lived in the city until Gram went to a nursing home in a nearby town and after she passed away Grandpa sold the house and moved to an assisted living facility about half an hour away.  So not too far; but not in the same town itself anymore. 

I'm betting my Grandparents were born at home but I don't remember where my parents were born.  I do know my mother was born in a hospital; but they have 3 in that town so it could have been the same one; but I don't know for sure.  The house my Grandfather sold was the one she came home to.

I was born here. https://www.google.com/search?q=pho...Q7AkINg&biw=768&bih=960#imgrc=SzuHwBMVxtkYNM:

Emigrated to New York City when I was 25 & wound up in Connecticut, unfortunately.

Mamanyt1953 said:

 
Not that far, but I got here in a very roundabout way!  I was born in Savannah, GA, moved to Anchorage, AK when I was just weeks old, them moved to Florida where I did MOST of my growing up, bounced around the southeast through two marriages (25 moves in 20 years), then moved here to NC in 2007.

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Wow, that's a lot of moves.  

I was born more than halfway across the country, in a military hospital in Gary, Indiana.  I was raised mostly in southern CA, though, which is about 6 hours, 375 miles, away from where I live now.

I grew up in Brandywine, MD. That's about 8 miles from while I live now. I once read somewhere that the smarter you are the further you live from where you were born. That says a lot for me. DUH!

DreamerRose said:

 
I was born halfway across the country, too. I was born in New Orleans and now live hear Chicago.

I grew up in Arlington, VA, and when I go back there, I am soooo glad I don't live there anymore.

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What's wrong with Arlington? I lived there for about 9 months about 30 years ago. I would never go back there to live. It's just too many people and too much traffic. I just don't like Virginia.

Muffy said:

I grew up in Brandywine, MD. That's about 8 miles from while I live now. I once read somewhere that the smarter you are the further you live from where you were born. That says a lot for me. DUH!

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I always remember Dylan's quote (born in Hibbings, MN) that he was born a long way from where he was supposed to be.

Muffy said:

What's wrong with Arlington? I lived there for about 9 months about 30 years ago. I would never go back there to live. It's just too many people and too much traffic. I just don't like Virginia.

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I love Virginia, but Arlington has become too urban. It was just an ordinary suburb of DC when I was growing up, but now is high rises, sirens all the time, and no stores you would want to shop in. If I had to live in the area, I would go to McLean or Fairfax.

Lonelocust said:

Darn, I thought I might be the winner. [emoji]128540[/emoji]

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 Well, you came a very close second.

Same as GemsGem, around 20 minutes [emoji]128523[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]

We live a little over 3,992 miles / 6434 kilometers from my city of birth, on the other side of the Atlantic.

No, not far. I can walk there in five minutes

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