Where you came from, where you are?

[susi]

So I can't help but notice that this UK-based board seems quite international, so where are you from and where are you now?

Born UK/Ireland, living UK/Ireland?
Born UK/Ireland, living elsewhere?
Born outside UK/Ireland, living in your birth country?
Born outside UK/Ireland, living outside your birth country?

 

[ANDYRAF]

Quite a difficult question to answer for me, I was born in England but now live in Cornwall, most of people I have known here resent being called English. Lived here 38 years off and on and am still regarded as a foreigner.

 

[hiraeth]

Born , and only ever lived in wales( but a part of me wishes i lived somewhere with less rain)

 

[Mike Ameling]

Born in the State of IOWA, which is part of the United States of America.

Except for 2 years away at college and a couple years "working" at assorted "jobs", I've lived mostly within 50 miles of where I was born and raised.

Travel/work in foriegn countries? Does Wisconsin count?

Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands

 

[Mesquite]

Born in Fort Worth Texas, moved to England when I was 9 and stayed here ever since. May have lived in England for 38 years but I'm still an American citizen

 

[Celt_Ginger]

Born in and live in Northern Ireland, through all the troubles and out the other side.

 

[Rhoda]

Born in South Africa, live in Cornwall (I'm still not a local either!!)

 

[Toddy]

I still live in the village my father was born in, about 2 miles from the one where my mother was born.
I was born, grew up, married and have lived within an area of less than four miles square all my life. Travelled from here daily to University in Glasgow. It's just home.
Now I travel the length and breadth of the country for work, but I'm always glad to get back.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Mesquite]

Quite a difficult question to answer for me, I was born in England but now live in Cornwall, most of people I have known here resent being called English. Lived here 38 years off and on and am still regarded as a foreigner.

Born in South Africa, live in Cornwall (I'm still not a local either!!)

Hmmmm so what's the criteria for being Cornish?

I only ask as my my Great-great Grandfather moved there in about 1880 as an artist in Newlyn. He then had children there one of which had further children there, one of which was my grandmother. So I've got 2 generations of ancestors who were born there.

 

[ANDYRAF]

Hmmmm so what's the criteria for being Cornish?

I only ask as my my Great-great Grandfather moved there in about 1880 as an artist in Newlyn. He then had children there one of which had further children there, one of which was my grandmother. So I've got 2 generations of ancestors who were born there.

Sorry Mesquite I don't think they'll qualify, there's a lad comes down here quite regularly owns quite a bit of it, his family have held it for about 700 years and they still call him the visitor.:notworthy

 

[JonnyP]

Born in England, just moved to Cornwall...No hope for me....

 

[SOAR]

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, moved to South Africa, Moved back to Newcastle upon Tyne, moved to Staffordshire and I am in Cheshire at the moment.

 

[firecrest]

I still live in the village my father was born in, about 2 miles from the one where my mother was born.
I was born, grew up, married and have lived within an area of less than four miles square all my life. Travelled from here daily to University in Glasgow. It's just home.
Now I travel the length and breadth of the country for work, but I'm always glad to get back.

cheers,
Toddy

Same with me, i live a few minutes walk from where my parents were born, though I recently moved to swallownest in sheffield,some 40 miles away (im only half moved over as of yet) it turns out that my surname dearnley is from this area and when I looked at my family tree, most of my ancestors going back to the 1700s lived and died in this area. My great grandfather was killed in a coal mine not far from here.

 

[Pantalaimon]

I'm born 20 years ago in The Netherlands, and still live there. But I probably don't stay here. Though I love the Netherlands, and the unique things of it, it's too crowdy and there's not many nature.

 

[VIRULENT SALAMANDER]

.... .. Born in wiltshire 44 years ago and still here same town!
its basically its the same distance 69 miles approx. East,South & West, so its great for travel!

 

[Ozhaggishead]

For myself was born and raise in Glasgow Scotland.Been living in Australia for the past 8 years that why you don't see a lot of me at the the bushmoots!

 

[scanker]

I was born and raised in Lancashire, but have been in Cardiff for 14 years now. Crikey.

 

[a12jpm]

Born stirling (central scotland) left at age 17 to see the world.

Got as far as Newcastle, then Gloucester, then Aberdare ( s.wales) then Bovey Tracey (devon). Then after 6 years of mucking aroud came back to Scotland and now live about 7 miles from where i was born. Sorry not very exciting but did discover the wonders of peese pudding on the way - yummy!

 

[Dan1982]

Born and raised in cornwall. moved to Cardiff over 3 years ago and must say that i really like it! will still retire in cornwall i think. its afew years away yet though

Dan

 

[Womble]

Born in Guildford, first 10 years in Farnham, rest of Life in Aldershot (Except for 3 years at school in West Yorkshire).

Pity me.