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How far are you from your place of birth?

209 replies

SpecialSpaghetti · 07/04/2023 15:52

I'm 9579 km!

You?

OP posts:
follygirl · 07/04/2023 16:21

8297 miles or 13353 km

SnottyLottie · 07/04/2023 16:22

Husband is 0.7 miles away from the hospital he was born in and 1 mile away from his childhood home.

We are literally just down the road from where he lived 🤣

GoodChat · 07/04/2023 16:22

TheInterceptor · 07/04/2023 16:09

So if someone had your IP address, you've just given them your place of birth. PIN number, anyone?

Your PIN number and your place of birth isn't going to give you much Grin

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 07/04/2023 16:24

TheInterceptor · 07/04/2023 16:09

So if someone had your IP address, you've just given them your place of birth. PIN number, anyone?

That's hell of a reach. Even with my IP address you'd have an area of over 1,000 square miles to try and identify the house I was born in (not a hospital) and I'm one of the closest on here.

There's being sensible and there's tin foil hat...your post belongs in the latter.

sealon82 · 07/04/2023 16:24

Just under 50 miles

Radiohorror · 07/04/2023 16:25

25 miles from the hospital I was born in

Easterfunbun · 07/04/2023 16:26

Okay, I win. I was born at home and I’m sitting on my mothers sofa 😜. So approx 4 metres.

LlynTegid · 07/04/2023 16:27

I think it's about 12 miles.

imnotthatkindofmum · 07/04/2023 16:28

30 miles. Was working there up until last week!

I've never actually lived there as my parents were living in the next town over when I was born.

My husband was born in the same town (same hospital) and he's never lived there either as he was adopted at birth.

Both of us have lived much further away (still in UK though) and ended up back in the area we grew up in.

nicetoseetgesunsout · 07/04/2023 16:28

About 4miles now but I've lived several 1000s of miles away too.

easterbunnie · 07/04/2023 16:28

31 miles.

Thursa · 07/04/2023 16:28

4353 miles

Pahpahpotato · 07/04/2023 16:29

61 miles.

NotHangingAround · 07/04/2023 16:29

500km

RegainingTheWill2023 · 07/04/2023 16:30

12.5 miles
The furthest away I've lived is 10,500 miles.

MyGirlDaisy · 07/04/2023 16:31

100 miles

Jellytotsburnmytongue · 07/04/2023 16:31

3.2 miles

BonjourCrisette · 07/04/2023 16:32

About 12 miles (other side of London).

LadyOfTheCanyon · 07/04/2023 16:32

4 miles. I've travelled a lot but I've always lived in London.

DorisParchment · 07/04/2023 16:33

2624 kilometres.

blitzen · 07/04/2023 16:33

1 mile

uncomfortablydumb53 · 07/04/2023 16:34

10 miles

Babdoc · 07/04/2023 16:34

500 miles. It was as far away as I could get from my toxic parents, when I chose which medical school to attend. I love the area, so stayed after qualifying. Been here 48 years so far.

Goneback2school · 07/04/2023 16:36

Currently, as the crow flies 1,588km but I'm un the airport on the way home from holidays. I live in the village I grew up in which is about 40km from the hospital I was born in.

SouthCountryGirl · 07/04/2023 16:37

About 3 miles