Being from somewhere...

grindle

So, since Robdied and left us a thread that really only had one answer because it was clear-cut:

What do you answer when someone asks "Where're you from?", if you've moved a lot?

My example: born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.
Where'm I from? What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

El Guapo!

grindle wrote: »

What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

None of your fúckin business

El Weirdo

grindle wrote: »

So, since Robdied and left us a thread that really only had one answer because it was clear-cut:

What do you answer when someone asks "Where're you from?", if you've moved a lot?

My example: born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.
Where'm I from? What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

Why not just say, "I'm from the west/south west"?

For ****'s sake. Where's the problem?

grindle

Dean09 wrote: »

None of your fúckin business

ALL of that business is mine!!! Mine!

MrJoeSoap

El Weirdo wrote: »

Why not just say, "I'm from the wesht/south wesht"?

For ****'s sake. Where's the problem?

FYP

Praetorian Saighdiuir

My mothers Vag

grindle

El Weirdo wrote: »

Why not just say, "I'm from the west/south west"?

For ****'s sake. Where's the problem?

Quick El Weirdo, IBTL.
*closes account*

Battered Mars Bar

grindle wrote: »

So, since Robdied and left us a thread that really only had one answer because it was clear-cut:

What do you answer when someone asks "Where're you from?", if you've moved a lot?

My example: born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.
Where'm I from? What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

There's your answer, is it national dumbass day?

Tesco Massacre

From da mothafuc*in' streets, yo!


Or Foxrock, as some call it.

grindle

Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

There's your answer, is it national dumbass day?

So if you spend two days in a maternity hospital, you're from there?
Should I support Limerick GAA?
Bwahahaha.

I lived in Clondalkin for 3 years, Ballyfermot for 8 years, Kerry for 11 years, Drumcondra for 3 years and Fairview for 2 years.

I consider myself as being from Ballyfermot as that's the time of my life that shaped the person I am.

Gummy Panda

Mystical bamboo forest

No fat chicks allowed! :mad:

MrJoeSoap

Karsini wrote: »

I consider myself as being from Ballyfermot as that's the time of my life that shaped the person I am.

When you learned how to hotwire?

Sindri

Just say you're from the plant Vinzonia before leaning in and sniffing them.

MrJoeSoap

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

When you learned how to hotwire?

Haha, nah. I'm squeaky clean, me. :pac::pac:

Pedant

We're all Africans.

staker

Do as they do over in the UK,"I'm staying in Edinburgh" "I'm staying in Bristol".

Who gives a fuck anyway?

Battered Mars Bar

grindle wrote: »

So if you spend two days in a maternity hospital, you're from there?
Should I support Limerick GAA?
Bwahahaha.

well in that case I would say the first place of residence is where you say you're from, even if it's just a month.

or just say you're from space, people love space.

Organic Cavity

Dean09 wrote: »

None of your fúckin business

Harsh That.

dublin80

grindle wrote: »

My example: born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.
Where'm I from? What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

Tell them 'Im from Ireland'

grindle

staker wrote: »

Do as they do over in the UK,"I'm staying in Edinburgh" "I'm staying in Bristol".

Who gives a fuck anyway?

People who ask where I'm from seem to care.
Some think I'll get riled if they talk about Clare or Limerick getting hammered by Cork/Kilkenny.
I left those places for a reason, so I'm bitterly delighted when they lose.

shopaholic01

grindle wrote: »

So, since Robdied and left us a thread that really only had one answer because it was clear-cut:

What do you answer when someone asks "Where're you from?", if you've moved a lot?

My example: born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.
Where'm I from? What's my concrete answer and what makes it so?

Did you live in Limerick? If so, for how long?

grindle

shopaholic01 wrote: »

grindle wrote: »

...born in Limerick, spent six years in Sixmilebridge, ten in Shannon, five in Limerick, and nine-ish in Cork.

Did you live in Limerick? If so, for how long?

That long.

shopaholic01

grindle wrote: »

That long.

I really must start paying attention

flutterflye

Yeah, this always bugs me too.

First 2 years in Wicklow.
Next 8 years in Dublin.
Next 2 in Wicklow.
Next 9 in Dublin.
Next 4 in Wicklow.
Now Kildare.

Where the fcuk am I from?

dublin80

flutterflye wrote: »

Yeah, this always bugs me too.

First 2 years in Wicklow.
Next 8 years in Dublin.
Next 2 in Wicklow.
Next 9 in Dublin.
Next 4 in Wicklow.
Now Kildare.

Where the fcuk am I from?

Ireland

grindle

dublin80 wrote: »

Ireland

But nobody accepts that answer, they think you're gettin' thick.

Born to Die

What I want to know is how you managed to escape from Sixmilebridge. Nope you were given your shots before you left.

flutterflye

dublin80 wrote: »

Ireland

Yeah. Helpful.

Whenever you meet anyone, they ask that stupid question, and I never know what to say.
I feel that I'm from Dublin, because I've spent the most time there.
But I lived in Wicklow for the first 2 years.
People always say that you are from wherever you feel that you are from, but that's too vague for me.
I want hard and fast rules dammit!

grindle

DP, and not the good kind.

grindle

Born to Die wrote: »

What I want to know is how you managed to escape from Sixmilebridge. Nope you were given your shots before you left.

Fück that, I was taken away to live in Shannon! Talk about bad luck. A cloud with a dark cloud lining.

Born to Die

grindle wrote: »

Fück that, I was taken away to live in Shannon! Talk about bad luck. A cloud with a dark cloud lining.

Christ you have had it tough.

dublin80

flutterflye wrote: »

Yeah. Helpful.

Whenever you meet anyone, they ask that stupid question, and I never know what to say.
I feel that I'm from Dublin, because I've spent the most time there.
But I lived in Wicklow for the first 2 years.
People always say that you are from wherever you feel that you are from, but that's too vague for me.
I want hard and fast rules dammit!

Okay sorry, counting by the number of years you spent in each county, you seemed to have spent more years in Dublin, so Id say your from Dublin.
but if you were born and reared in wicklow, then id say im from wicklow
where did you spend your early years, where were you reared, go to school, make your communion etc

grindle

Born to Die wrote: »

Christ you have had it tough.

The worst. Literally.

CavanCrew

Born and lived in Dublin for a bit, moved to cavan "FOR A BETTER LIFE".

Cavan is my home, but who gives a **** anyways, Im getting out of this country soon.

dublin80

Im from Dublin all my life, but for example I was born in glasnevin, christened there, went to school there, made my communion there.

we moved to Santry where i went to secondary school, made my confirmation, spent most of my years. then years later i moved out of home and my mother moved to raheny (i lived there for a year)

When people ask me where im from , i say Raheny (technically im not really), i just say that because thats where the family home is now.

but if people ask me where i was reared I say Santry cos to me thats were i was reared and went to secondary school etc

If people ask Where I live, then i tell them were I currently live.
its the way people ask the question...... I give them the answer of the way they ask......

dublin80

CavanCrew wrote: »

Cavan is my home, but who gives a **** anyways, Im getting out of this country soon.

Lucky you, id love to get out of this dump too, any room in your suitcase for a small person

grindle

But then people'll think I'm from Clonmel if I start mentioning wherever my family glode off to!
I'd have no opportunities in life at all if I said that.

CavanCrew

dublin80 wrote: »

Lucky you, id love to get out of this dump too, any room in your suitcase for a small person

How small? Australia boundddd.

dublin80

CavanCrew wrote: »

How small? Australia boundddd.

depends on the size of your suitcase but pretty sure i'd fit;)

CavanCrew

dublin80 wrote: »

depends on the size of your suitcase but pretty sure i'd fit;)

Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep:eek:

dublin80

CavanCrew wrote: »

Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep:eek:

relax hun, god you've a dirty mind......I'm female....:D:D:D:D:D LOL

Havermeyer

Where are you from?

Where are you living?

Two different questions, no?

CavanCrew

dublin80 wrote: »

relax hun, god you've a dirty mind......I'm female....:D:D:D:D:D LOL

You can come in the suitcase so, :cool:

CavanCrew

nummnutts wrote: »

Where are you from?

Where are you living?

Two different questions, no?

Does anybody really ask " where are you living "

Havermeyer

CavanCrew wrote: »

Does anybody really ask " where are you living "

Or phrase it whatever way you like.

If you're Irish and living abroad and someone asks you where you're from, you wouldn't say Berlin, New York etc (insert name of relevant city/state here) would you? You'd say Dublin/Cork etc. imo.

Jesus Wept

I do hate that question, I'm not from anywhere.

Dean09 wrote: »

None of your fúckin business

Charming.