Do you ever wish you could have grown up somewhere else?

Nope, grew up on the Mississippi gulf coast. We rode our bikes to the beach at 8 years old and played all day. wouldn't trade my childhood for anything

I wish I grew up in Chalmette.

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Do you ever wish you could have grown up somewhere else?

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like Africa, or China, or Russia, or the Middle East, or pretty much anywhere but the good ole U S of A.

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you grew up in a beach town in California

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this is the only other place ive thought about. other than that, i loved where i grew up.

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In south carolina, I couldve met a rich white girl who rides horses and plays soccer in high school. We couldve had beautiful kids.

Or in hawaii , I coudlve had a native best friend who surfs and an asian girlfriend.

Or in Ohio, had a crazy white stoner best friend who is fat and plays Mario kart all day

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I think California always comes to mind because it seems every movie made is based in some seemingly perfect town in California.

Yeah, Bill Gates' house.

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I always watch TV shows and wish I was in a place like them with crazy friends. For example, instead of Louisiana , you grew up in a beach town in California, or in a small idyllic educated town in Virginia or South Carolina. Or Hawaii. Imagine the friends you would've made. Th experiences.

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This idea is just like every other "what if" idea. We romanticize anything and everything other than what we experience ourselves. I can go down the rabbit hole of what if about spouses, friends, vacations, schools, etc. Reality is though that the people you know and places you've been have shaped you. But make no mistake that people everywhere, even in the places most fantasize about, wonder what life is like somewhere else.

Grew up in South Louisiana, but damn if I couldn't have had 1000 acres in Montana

Somewhere else?

No

Another time period?

Yes