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Do You Live In Your Home Town? If Not, Why Not?

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Fimbo · 10/04/2006 12:52

I was born in Scotland, but now live in England because of my dh's job. If you don't live where you were born, what was the reason for your move?

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spursmum · 10/04/2006 12:54

I live in the next town as it's classed as one by the council (IYSWIM) and I needed a bigger and better place for me and ds.

Piffle · 10/04/2006 12:54

because I was born in Hull :)

PiccadillyCircus · 10/04/2006 12:55

Jobs - DH's line of work is more based in London. Also, we both have different home towns so would have been weird to live in either if them.

DaddyCool · 10/04/2006 12:56

i've lived all over the shop. can't really class any town as my home town. i move every few years.

intergalacticwalrus · 10/04/2006 12:56

Was born in Birmingham. It was shit so I moved to Bath for Uni. I did go back to Brum for a bit, but 6 months of living next to a brothel took its toll. I came back to Bath, met DP and "settled down"

hulababy · 10/04/2006 12:58

No. Was born in Doncaster, as was DH. We met there and our families still live there. We now live a couple of towns away in Sheffield. This city was chosen for work reasons Love it though and cannot ever imagine living back in Doncaster instead.

MissChief · 10/04/2006 12:59

home "town" was a hamlet-many, many moves since then so hardly feel I've got a home county anymore. Sad, in some ways, would love to feel rooted and be near long-standing school friends as well as more recent ones..life's too fast moving and complex for that to happen as much these days though

Tutter · 10/04/2006 13:01

because I grew up in Barnsley Grin

that trumps you, piffle!

Tutter · 10/04/2006 13:01

(i know, because i also lived in hull!)

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Fimbo · 10/04/2006 13:03

I find it a pita not being near friends/family, especially with 2 young children, my dd misses her grandparents & cousins dreadfully. There are tears everytime we have to go back "home".

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KTeePee · 10/04/2006 13:06

Because I didn't fancy spending the forseeable future unemployed (not even jobs in a supermarket, etc available.). Ironically my home country now has the lowest rate of inemployment in Europe...

NatalieJane · 10/04/2006 13:08

Well I was born in Lincoln, my dad was in the army so even before I can remember we had moved towns, counties and countries away, the first place I remember is my mum and dad home town of Cheltenham, my Dad had left the army so we were there till I was about 8, then my parents split up, so my mum and sisters all moved to moved to Northampton, then on to Bedford and they haven't moved since, but I moved onto Rushden (Northants) and now on up to Accrington (Nr. Blackburn) with DH and his work.

LOL Bet you wish you hadn't asked now!!

iota · 10/04/2006 13:13

my father was in the RAF, so we moved a lot when I was a child.

So no I don't live where I was born and nor does my db. My mother however, now lives in the village where she was born. Smile

noddyholder · 10/04/2006 13:14

I was born in Northern Ireland and was planning my escape at about age 10!I never really liked it there although beautiful for a holiday.Luckily my mum remarried and we moved to England when I was 14 which saved me running away!

Screwballmuppet · 10/04/2006 13:17

Its full of takeaway shops theres about 3 pizza shops all next to each other then theres the numerous chinese and curry houses oh and to boot a shop call booze r us or something like that. Nough said.

welshboris · 10/04/2006 13:17

Born in Swansea, live in Swansea

Wouldnt want to live anywhere else

FioFio · 10/04/2006 13:18

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OddOneOut · 10/04/2006 13:18

i was born inwales, but moved about a lot because of dads job, then parents divorced to mum took me back to wales when i was 8, then i went to cambs when i was 14 to live with my dad(big mistake), now im happy to report that im moving back to wales again in a few weeks(touch wood)

FioFio · 10/04/2006 13:19

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OddOneOut · 10/04/2006 13:20

hull!! what a fab place to live!!!

ahem....

katzg · 10/04/2006 13:22

i was born in bournemouth but my parents left there when i was 4 to move to the midlands then move to wales when i was 8, i then left wales to move to Sheffield when i was 18! been here nearly 10 years and hopefully aint going any where!

pootlepod · 10/04/2006 13:27

Parents moved when I was about 7 from the town I was born. I too have lived in a number of places so would not consider where I was born as my home town. Home town is where I am at the moment.

Wouldn't live in the town where my parents lived- as much as I love them.

twokids · 10/04/2006 13:33

lived in bookham then dorking. met dh when he was working in dorking so moved to brighton to be with him(all very romantic)

LillyPink · 10/04/2006 13:36

I live nearby to my hometown. Would love to move back there but prices are way too expensive.

Hausfrau · 10/04/2006 13:38

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