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Post by KikiPea on Mar 19, 2019 19:09:35 GMT
I’m watching Chopped Jr., and one of the kids said he was born in Jamaica, but has never been.
for those of you who live in a different state/country than where you currently live, have you ever been back to your home town? If not, do you have any interest in visiting there?
I was born and raised about 45min. from my birth town, and the furthest I’ve ever lived is about 2 hours away from there.
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Post by slowrunner70 on Mar 19, 2019 19:11:09 GMT
I was born and raised in Germany. Have been living in the US for over 23 years, and I go back home every year.
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Post by Anita on Mar 19, 2019 19:11:48 GMT
My youngest daughter was born overseas where we were stationed at the time. We took her on a trip to the area when she was 16. My oldest was born in CA, but hasn't been back since she was 3. She really wants to go.
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Post by Linda on Mar 19, 2019 19:16:32 GMT
I was born in England - we moved back to the same area I was born in when I was 5 for almost a year and back to England (but another area where my family is from) for a couple of months when I was 9. I've been back twice since then - I went by myself for 3 weeks at 16/17 and then with my mum and sister when I was 19. I was pregnant at 20 and haven't been able to afford to go overseas since.
I spent 4.5 years in Germany as a small child and 2.5 years in Cyprus - I haven't been back to either although I would love to.
Once we moved to the States, we lived in RI - I moved away for good in 1992 and have went back to visit in 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, and 2017. DH grew up in RI also plus my mum still lives there so we tend to prioritise RI when we can afford a vacation.
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 19, 2019 19:17:19 GMT
I’m watching Chopped Jr., and one of the kids said he was born in Jamaica, but has never been. for those of you who live in a different state/country than where you currently live, have you ever been back to your home town? If not, do you have any interest in visiting there? I was born and raised about 45min. from my birth town, and the furthest I’ve ever lived is about 2 hours away from there. I was born in Omaha, Nebraska and I left when I was probably about two or three. I have never been back. I grew up in California but now live in Pennsylvania. If I had another reason to go there, I would like to check it out sometime.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 19:18:12 GMT
My kids were born in Texas and one in Virgina. The two born in Texas have never been back and haven't expressed any desire to go. The one born in Virginia has been back but it wasn't because he felt the need to go back, it just was the fact he was born there while his dad was in the joint services school of music, then he joined the Marines and went to school there himself.
eta:I live about 3 hours from where I was born. I've been back many many times because I had extended family living there. Now that they have passed on I don't expect to go back.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Mar 19, 2019 19:23:57 GMT
I was born in CA and go back often as I still have family there.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Mar 19, 2019 19:26:28 GMT
My parents lived in Chicago when all three of us were born. They used a hospital in Indiana so all our birth certificates came from that state. When I was 7 we moved to Michigan. When I was in college, I lived in Chicago for a while. I go back to visit family quite regularly. In 2009, I moved to Indianapolis for a while. Michigan feels like home, though.
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Post by scrappinmama on Mar 19, 2019 19:26:32 GMT
I was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and moved away 10 years ago. We go back every other year to visit family. It's not home anymore, so we treat it as a vacation, going to different attractions. My bff laughed at me when I told him I was going to Hollywood. I reminded him that while it's a totally tourist thing, my kids don't really remember living there so it's like a vacation to them. I grew up in the ghetto and I have no desire to go back to the old neighborhood.
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Post by oliquig on Mar 19, 2019 19:28:28 GMT
I was born in South Carolina and moved at the age of six months. I have never been back except for a family vacation when I was still a young kid.
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Post by schizo319 on Mar 19, 2019 19:31:09 GMT
I was born in Germany, moved here when I was about a year old. I go back as often as I can (every few years) to visit my relatives.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 19:45:08 GMT
Born in ny Moved to Montana, Now live in wa st.
It has been nearly 20 years since I have been to ny. I don’t miss it.
We haven’t been to Montana in a long time either.
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Post by smartypants71 on Mar 19, 2019 19:59:18 GMT
I was born and raised in New Orleans, so yeah LOL
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Post by bianca42 on Mar 19, 2019 20:01:21 GMT
I was born in Japan on a military base. We came home when I was about a month old and I've never been back.
I don't have a burning desire to go visit, but I've always joked that I'm going to get a Made in Japan tattoo on my butt.
My brother was born on a base in Kansas and he's never been back there.
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Post by Sue on Mar 19, 2019 20:04:48 GMT
I was born in WA but we moved to Newfoundland when I was 8 mos. old, lived there until I was 4 1/2 and then we came back to WA state. I've lived in Oregon for the past 37+ years. My 3 brothers were all born in Newfoundland.
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 19, 2019 20:05:21 GMT
I was born in a small, northern BC coastal town and we moved away when I was 5. It is a stop on some Alaskan cruises and I will definitely get back via a cruise one day.
My kids were both born in Vancouver (BC) and get back at least once a year.
Mom was born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. I've been back a couple of times and would love to take my kids there. Dad moved around England and I'd also include a Leeds, Sheffield, Bath and Rugby in a UK trip.
DH's parents are from Greece. We've been to his mom's village several times (on Samos) but have never made it to his dad's mountain village on the mainland. Maybe for our next trip.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 20:10:07 GMT
My kids were born on the military post DH was stationed at early in our marriage. We moved back to our home state after his enlistment was up. We have not been back.
My sister was born in Japan while my Dad was in the Air Force in the early 70's. I was born stateside in the same state we live in now.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 19, 2019 20:27:47 GMT
i have been back to my birth place 5 or 6 times since i moved to California. most of the visits were because a family member died and the funeral was there. i have no interest in living there although the cost of living is much much lower than living in los angeles.
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Post by cakediva on Mar 19, 2019 20:40:10 GMT
DH was born in Scotland. His family moved to Canada when he was 6. He's never been back. His parents have gone a few times, and his sister once, but he hasn't yet. We'd really love to, and plan to one day hopefully sooner rather than later. We won't notify family until we are there though. We want to SEE Scotland, not spend 2 weeks in a living room and pub.
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Post by just PEAchy on Mar 19, 2019 20:45:14 GMT
I was born in South Bend, IN and we moved when I was around 3. We had no ties to the area, so we never went back. A few years ago, DH & I moved to Indianapolis. We found out about a Downton Abbey exhibit that was coming to a museum in South Bend so DH & I took a trip up there (52 years later!) We also visited the University of Notre Dame and we drove by my family’s old house. I’ve also gone up there a few more times to take the train to Chicago.
My kids were born on military bases in IL, TX & WA. Only my dad, who was born in TX, has expressed any interest in going back.
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Post by scrapngranny on Mar 19, 2019 20:50:11 GMT
I was born in Denver, but let when I was 3 weeks old. So, I didn’t really ever live there. I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been back several times to see family over the years. I don’t when or if I will go back again, most of the family is no longer there.
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Post by leftturnonly on Mar 19, 2019 20:56:58 GMT
for those of you who live in a different state/country than where you currently live, have you ever been back to your home town? If not, do you have any interest in visiting there? I've lived 1500-2000 miles from where I grew up for almost my entire adult life and I've been back many, many times.
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Post by padresfan619 on Mar 19, 2019 20:57:30 GMT
I was born in San Diego, CA, left for college and have been back ever since. I drive by the hospital I was born in multiple times a week. My parents still live in my childhood home.
My husband was born in the UK and lived there until he was about 15, he made his way to San Diego and we have no plans to leave. We haven’t visited as a couple, but I’d love to!
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Post by zella on Mar 19, 2019 21:10:26 GMT
I was born and raised in England, in and around the London area basically. I was just shy of 16 when we moved to the US, over 40 years ago now. I went back frequently the first few years, but I haven't been back now since 1987! I do have a few family members I'd like to see, but all of my grandparents are long dead, as is my dad, and my mother lives in the US. I absolutely wish I could go back. It's primarily finances that have prevented me visiting. Before we found out she had terminal brain cancer, my sister and I were talking about going back together. I wish we could have done that. I still self-identify as British in many ways, though the truth is I'm neither fully American or fully British. But I'd love to hear people talking with my (English) accent, eat certain foods, visit some old haunts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 21:13:33 GMT
No. I was born in Ethiopia. It's not home. It is just where my parents were serving when I was born. We lived a lot of places growing up but home has just always been where we live in that period of time. I don't feel a connection to any of them enough to go visit based on being born or living there.
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Post by carhoch on Mar 19, 2019 21:21:45 GMT
I was born in Switzerland and lived there the first 30 years of my life. We go back one or twice a year, I was there this morning my flight landed one hour ago 😁
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Post by sueg on Mar 19, 2019 21:46:20 GMT
I was born and raised in Australia and now live in Germany. As all of both our families still live in Australia we try to come back every year or two. I am actually back right now, as my son and his wife had their first baby on the weekend and there was no way I was going to miss that! I guess because I moved to a different country when I was older, where I was born will always be my home. Germany is just our residence for the time being, but we will eventually return to Australia permanently.
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Post by cmhs on Mar 19, 2019 21:49:52 GMT
I live 700 miles from where I was born and raised in Indiana. I visit often because my family is still there. I've lived in 5 states.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 19, 2019 22:49:34 GMT
We moved away from my hometown when I was almost 10. The family went back about 3 years later. I took DD there 20 years ago to show it to her and haven't been back since. With no family in the immediate area I doubt I ever go back.
DD was born in New Orleans and lived there until she was 3.5 yrs. She hates it and only goes back under duress, typically a wedding or work conference.
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Post by caangel on Mar 19, 2019 22:49:40 GMT
I don't consider my birth state/town my hometown. I only lived there for 2 yrs. I lived in another state and another country before my family settled in CA, where I currently live. I have been back to my birth state one time and am planning a trip there this summer. I have not been back to the other state nor the other country I lived in.
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