Question of the Day - Monday, August 22, 2022

[MoochNNoodles]

I almost made today's date jump 200 years. I've had a few conversations about moving lately. I was born in the same town as my parents and 2 of my grandparents; just down the road from where my other grandmother grew up and a little farther from where she was born. My Grandfather was born in a different state and met my Grandma when they were in the military during WW2. I think they moved back because my Grandma needed her family. They were a big, very close family. I had an abundance of cousins, aunts and uncles there before we moved away. I thought it was really neat when my Grandpa or Grandma would drive by a place and say they went to school there or lived down the street. My cousin even married the grandson of someone my grandpa grew up with. We moved away when I was a preteen and I've always missed having that kind of family connection.




How far do you live from where you were born?




I'm at about 400 miles here. Close enough to visit; but not close enough for a whole lot of extended family time. Sometimes that's good because you miss the drama. Sometimes it's not because you miss the good times too.

 

[kashmir64]

About 300 miles (give or take)
I was born in Phoenix, lived there for 38 years. Hate it, don't even like going for visits.

 

[verna davies]

Under 5 miles. I've moved home several times but the furthest from my birthplace was 10 miles.

 

[susanm9006]

I was born about 10 miles from here. Furthest away I have lived was about 15 miles.

 

[Kat0121]

About 1200 miles.

 

[betsygee]

I was born about 2250 miles from here. But I don't consider it my 'home town'--I was born on a military base where my dad was stationed. Spent most of my childhood in southern California, about 400 miles from here.

 

[Jem]

One street over.
While my parents don't still live in my childhood home, I eventually made my way back in the same neighborhood I grew up in. It's just a nice old neighborhood, where the properties are still a decent size and the landscaping is nice and mature. I'm close enough to most essential amenities (mall, groceries, pharmacy etc..) but far enough away from them (not walking distance) and we are not a new subdivision with sidewalks and other fancy city maintained things that taxes are relatively low. I'm only a hop, skip and jump from my work so commuting is as perfect as it can be. Although some have moved on, I still have family nearby and even those who are further are within a 10 minute drive away.

 

[NY cat man]

About 30 miles. I was born in Children's Hospital in Buffalo, back in the 40s, and while I've been to many places- most of them courtesy of Uncle Sam- I have lived all of my non-military life in WNY.

 

[vansX2]

I currently reside in my hometown . The Hospital I was born is about 3/4 of a mile away. The furthest I've lived away from home is close to 10k miles.

 

[Tobermory]

About 2,800 miles. I was born in Virginia.

 

[DreamerRose]

I don't know the mileage. I was born in New Orleans, moved to northern Virginia, grew up, got married, and now live in Illinois.

 

[lorie d.]

I live about 80 miles from the town I was born in. It's just a place my parents lived in when they were first married. I have only been back to that town once.

 

[Winchester]

A little over 500 miles.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

6 miles from the hospital I was born at and 11 miles from the house I grew up in.

 

[denice]

I live 750 miles from where I was born. Both parents' families didn't live in the area where I was born. I was born in Kansas and my dad's family lived in Iowa, Wisconsin and California. My mother's family lived in Southern Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

 

[Silver Crazy]

About 20 miles away ..havent flown far from the nest at all.

 

[neely]

Approximately 30-35 miles. DH and I moved here when we both got our jobs but are still close enough to go into the city whenever we want.

 

[Lari]

According to google maps, 21 miles from the house I grew up in and 29 miles from the hospital I was born at.

 

[sivyaleah]

About 25 miles, Brooklyn to where I live in NJ.
Nobody left in Brooklyn to visit anymore, though.

 

[mani]

2388 kilometers (1484 miles). Born in Hobart, Tasmania.