re: Why is the question 'where are you from' difficult?

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I have a hard time answering this question. By the time I was 11, I had lived in 5 different cities in 3 different states.

I am 42 now, and I have lived in 10 different cities in 7 different states.

I am not a military brat although my father was in the military when I was born but was discharged a few weeks later.

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I usually interpret this question as "Where did you spend your meaningful growing up years?" In order to avoid a long arse history. Like if you were born in London but lived there for 3 months until you moved to some shithole town in Mississippi, then a-hole you are from MS.

I have a hard time answering that, b.c what are the meaningful years? I went to high school in texass and usually say texass. But I don't have any family there any more, and I hated it.

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