Do you live in the town/city you were raised in?

[Kualma]

If not, how far away do you live from it?

Me personally, couldn’t wait to leave! I grew up in North Worcestershire and left as soon as I went to university. Never came back except for a few months while I looked for a job after graduating.

No, I’m about 90 miles away, but we do live in dh home town.

Yes pretty much. London. Have lived elsewhere briefly though.

No, four hours' drive away, sadly.

I do now.

I didn't for 20 years, as I couldn't bear the thought of returning to such a sleepy place.

A number of different things led me to move back here 10 years ago. I'm so glad I do!

Yes, I stayed put. Still live in London. No plans to ever move.

No. I'm two counties away from where I was born. We moved to a different county when my dad was made redundant and got a new job, that would have been when I was about 12, and then when I got married I moved with exH to where I am now.

No. I was born and brought up on the south coast in Hampshire, left briefly for university and returned to the area afterwards (but never lived at home again) where I stayed (with DH, also from Hants) till we finally moved away when DS went to uni.

Since then we've lived in Essex, Wiltshire and the West Midlands and now Wales where we've been for four years.

I've never missed Hampshire (hated it and not sure why I stayed so long!) and we never go back now.....but we do miss the south coast of England generally as well as our remaining family so plan to sell up here once the house is finished (big project 🙄) and buy in Sussex or Kent.

Yep. I'm less than a mile as the crow flies from my childhood home.

My parents and Grandparents grew up here too. Although one Grandad didn't move here until he was 6, and he moved away 25ish years ago. Parents and Nannie are still here though.

I’m 49 and have lived in the same village for 47 years. My sister lives around one corner and my parents also live in the village in the house we grew up in. It’s a bit much sometimes and I wish I had moved years ago but dh loves it and dc were settled in their schools.
The village was lovely growing up but has become so built up in the last few years with 2 new estates, it’s doubled in size and no longer the lovely country village I knew and loved, I can’t wait to move.
I have a 3 or 4 year plan in that when my youngest can drive we will move and if dh still won’t want to
then I’m going without him!

Yes. I would never betray where I am from by thinking I am better than it

Nope.

From Hampshire, lived in Essex for nearly 10 years. Around 120 miles.

im a born and bred Londoner, still here at 56, though intending to move out to retire.

I would never betray where I am from by thinking I am better than it

This is a strange attitude @SimonAndGarthsUncle. Moving away from your home town doesn’t necessarily mean you think you’re better than it and it isn’t a betrayal. There are lots of reasons to move away or move around and live in a number of places.

I was brought up in Edinburgh,still here 57 years later...but stay in central town now .wouldnt move .love the town.🤗

Born in Hampshire and now in East Anglia. Wouldn't not go back as I have no reason not to but am happy here for now.

No. I didn’t move very far- about 45 miles- but I did move for uni and stayed. My husband didn’t move away from the area he grew up in until we moved in together and I refused to live there. Not because it’s not nice, it’s perfectly ok, but it’s a weirdly insular part of a big city where everyone stayed within two miles o& their childhood home and married their first boy/girlfriend. If you nip to Sainsburys there, you get spotted and they all phone each other to speculate about why you were buying cake but haven’t invited anyone round to eat it.

No, nor do my DParents, nor does DH or DPIL. We moved for work…and have lived a number of places that were neither of our hometowns. I would move back happily.

Yes but I lived away for about 10 years - university, jobs etc. moved back when first pregnant to be closer to family. It’s ok, sometimes I get bored, but it’s a good place to bring up kids.

feels weird that my DD have ended up at my old school though.

Redditch? If so I don't blame you 😂

I moved 50 miles away from my home town when I got married at 24. After 4 years I moved another 25 miles further away and have been here ever since (30 years).

DS left home to go to Uni in a city 3 hrs away. He came home to finish his dissertation for his Masters and is still here 12 months on. He's found employment here - was not his intention but just how the job offers fell. I'm guessing he'll end up staying around here now and buying a house fairly locally.

Oops...hadn't read the full thread!

No. It always surprises me on here that so many people have local parents to provide childcare. It never crossed my mind to go back 'home' once I'd left. Where I grew up was perfectly nice, but things move on. I'd feel very hemmed in if I were still in the same old place with the same old people.

No but I dream of going back there. Unfortunately it’s changed beyond recognition.

you seem to be assuming that everyone was raised in a single town/city.

Which is not the case.

Yes, I went away to uni in Glasgow, then back to my own town to do my masters (living at home to save for a house). Now I live in the street next to the crescent where I grew up. I love it.