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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I read somewhere once that the majority of Americans live within a 50 mile radius from where they were born. Its starting to look like we are the same!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm 1000s of miles away. I was born and raised in Arkansas USA and moved to UK when I was 25. I'm quite happy.
Benz is probably 100 miles from where he was born. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I read somewhere once that the majority of Americans live within a 50 mile radius from where they were born. Its starting to look like we are the same!!! "
Well I'm the exception to that  I'm like a tumble I can settle and make roots wherever I am |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I read somewhere once that the majority of Americans live within a 50 mile radius from where they were born. Its starting to look like we are the same!!!
Well I'm the exception to that I'm like a tumble I can settle and make roots wherever I am "
I am similar, I have moved home nearly 20 times in 25 years. In that time have lived in London, Paris, Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and Devon!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i've lived all over from my dad being in the Army (Wiltshire, N Ireland, Germany).. however i always knew that id return 'home'
Couldn't live anywhere but here, it just feels right. My parents live in the midlands but i took the plunge and moved away at 17 |
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I was born in London, moved to Scunthorpe when I was 1 day old. Apparently I wasn't supposed to be born on holiday!
Now I live in Southend, so about 40 miles from where I was born, and 200 miles away from where I call home. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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About 4 miles
I have never lived more than 25 miles from my birthplace.
I guess I am a homeboy at heart.
Even when I go on holiday, after 3/4 days I am ready to come home.
New places captivate me, but they never capture me.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mrs liddy was born in maManchester now in Halifax so about 30 miles ish, we live in the village I was born in, so for me its 1.25 miles don't ask how I know the exact distance lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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4.3 miles! And the weirdest thing was that, although I moved from that address in 1981, I could still rattle off the postcode so I could check it in GoogleMaps!!!! And I haven't even had to quote that postcode to anyone in nearly 30 years!!!!! Cue Twilight Zone intro.... doo dee doo doo, doo dee doo doo.... you know the rest..... 
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Born in Norwich now in Manchester think that's about 180 miles, all I know is it's a bloody long drive!! I go home every few weeks so never gone long enough to miss the place. Don't think I'd ever move back though, I love the city and the kids are proper lil northeners now! Lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Both born 60 odd miles from here.moved around a lot due to hubbys work.Kendal Worcester Jedburgh Duns then here.
Love it here though and would rather not move again. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"414 miles which shocks me as I was born in Germany but come from the highlands and now live in London , so Germany is closer than my village ! Wow "
Did it shock you so much that you lost your trousers? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Blimey according to mr google i am 19,314 miles using land travel and 3369 as the crow flies  "
as the Earth is 24,800 miles around, I reckon Google has sent you the long way around |
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"Blimey according to mr google i am 19,314 miles using land travel and 3369 as the crow flies
as the Earth is 24,800 miles around, I reckon Google has sent you the long way around "
looked at map it gave and think its about right for land travel |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Still live in the area I was born never moved away.lol does that make me a little sad lol xx not if your happy, i like travel and moving but some people are happy homebirds"
Very happy love Devon and great for raising kids. Love to travel but save it for my holidays lol. plus if I moved who would babysit for me all my family live her. Hehe  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my home town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my home town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!! "
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my home town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!!
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx"
Ah!! A lady with some taste!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Born in the barn, live in the house so about 50 yards??
Seriously though, about 25 miles, but moved about a lot when I was a kid and moved abroad when I was 21 for ten years.....then came back. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my home town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!!
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx
Ah!! A lady with some taste!! "
Hehe well I try , can't beat a good Yorkshire man.......I've tried many a time lol xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I read somewhere once that the majority of Americans live within a 50 mile radius from where they were born. Its starting to look like we are the same!!! "
Not with the world on our doorstep! The Brits are famous for striking out to pastures new. You can hardly travel anywhere without bumping into an ex pat somewhere. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my home town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!!
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx
Ah!! A lady with some taste!!
Hehe well I try , can't beat a good Yorkshire man.......I've tried many a time lol xx"
Obviously he's a quick mover!! Only thing you should be beating up is a good Yorkshire pudding mixture - bet you haven't got the hang of that yet!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I read somewhere once that the majority of Americans live within a 50 mile radius from where they were born. Its starting to look like we are the same!!!
Not with the world on our doorstep! The Brits are famous for striking out to pastures new. You can hardly travel anywhere without bumping into an ex pat somewhere. "
I was once waiting with my missus for a Greyhound bus in Flagstaff, Arizona when a young woman asked us where we were from. We told her Chadwell Heath in Essex - she said that's amazing, she was from Gant's Hill.......about 2 miles away!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my o town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!!
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx
Ah!! A lady with some taste!!
Hehe well I try , can't beat a good Yorkshire man.......I've tried many a time lol xx
Obviously he's a quick mover!! Only thing you should be beating up is a good Yorkshirei pudding mixture - bet you haven't got the hang of that yet!! "
I do great Yorkshire puds always have, one of the best bits of a roast. Or toad on the hole lol. Better then some I've had in Yorkshire some places can't do a good yorkshire and that's shameful in Yorkshire |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Born in Halifax, moved to Doncaster when I was 2yrs old. Moved away to West Yorkshire for work when I was 21. Then lived all over the place from North of Scotland to Berlin to Dutch/German borderto Northern Ireland to Belize and a couple of other English bases when I was in the Forces. Lived in London when I finished in the Forces, now living in South Essex (for now!!), about 200 miles from Doncaster, which I regard as my o town.
BUT after all this time I've still got my Yorkshire accent and extremely proud of it. You know what they say - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the boy!!
Don't I know it. I married a Yorkshire man lol xxx
Ah!! A lady with some taste!!
Hehe well I try , can't beat a good Yorkshire man.......I've tried many a time lol xx
Obviously he's a quick mover!! Only thing you should be beating up is a good Yorkshirei pudding mixture - bet you haven't got the hang of that yet!!
I do great Yorkshire puds always have, one of the best bits of a roast. Or toad on the hole lol. Better then some I've had in Yorkshire some places can't do a good yorkshire and that's shameful in Yorkshire "
Yep, gotta agree there. Mind you, they've probably got a bit of Lancashire in there somewhere!! (stands by for flak!!!!  ) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Its interesting, seems most people live hundreds of miles from their birthplace, or right on the doorstep. I thought more people would have moved away, because of work and greater mobility nowadays |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its interesting, seems most people live hundreds of miles from their birthplace, or right on the doorstep. I thought more people would have moved away, because of work and greater mobility nowadays "
u speak for ureself - am stuck on the sofa with strict order not to move !!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Its interesting, seems most people live hundreds of miles from their birthplace, or right on the doorstep. I thought more people would have moved away, because of work and greater mobility nowadays
u speak for ureself - am stuck on the sofa with strict order not to move !!!! "
not even to lift a glass of vino?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its interesting, seems most people live hundreds of miles from their birthplace, or right on the doorstep. I thought more people would have moved away, because of work and greater mobility nowadays
u speak for ureself - am stuck on the sofa with strict order not to move !!!!
not even to lift a glass of vino? "
can't get off sofa to get the vino, and dont think I am allowed the vino with the meds either ............... god this is boring ......... although someone is here doing my housework for me ............... or are they checking I don't move .......... that's probably nearer the truth |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Its interesting, seems most people live hundreds of miles from their birthplace, or right on the doorstep. I thought more people would have moved away, because of work and greater mobility nowadays
u speak for ureself - am stuck on the sofa with strict order not to move !!!!
not even to lift a glass of vino?
can't get off sofa to get the vino, and dont think I am allowed the vino with the meds either ............... god this is boring ......... although someone is here doing my housework for me ............... or are they checking I don't move .......... that's probably nearer the truth "
everyone needs a sub gimp when you can't move!
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By (user no longer on site)
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About 70 miles give or take.
I love living in Leeds, but my hometown of Middlesbrough is always special to me and I still have a northeastern accent rather than broad yorkshire! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"About 70 miles give or take.
I love living in Leeds, but my hometown of Middlesbrough is always special to me and I still have a northeastern accent rather than broad yorkshire! "
do you now? did i ever mention i have a soft spot for a north east accent  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"erm...central america... bit far...bit too far to try arranging a meet too
5018.15miles it says...I want a prize"
yep that beat my measly 1186 miles
sorry to say tho the prize is me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"erm...central america... bit far...bit too far to try arranging a meet too
5018.15miles it says...I want a prize
yep that beat my measly 1186 miles
sorry to say tho the prize is me "
I dont mind the booby prize |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
"Sounds like Bumkin and Stylo are closest and furthest!
Could have been closer if he had taken his lappy into the next bedroom "
Possibly but I`m not able to run on my battery ATM and I`m hard wired to the router but I can always go into the bedroom next door and shout if that`s OK. |
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By *he tactile technicianMan
over a year ago
the good lands, the bad lands, the any where you may want me lands |
Born Hong Kong, raised Malaysia, now reside between Luton and Gosport...can't be bothered to check the mileage for you, fortunately though I can get good Chinese noodles and Nassi Goring in London
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