zizban
Troubadour
I'm from New England. A couple hours west of Boston.
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We're practically neighbors!
I'm from the hometown of R.A. Salvatore, Robert Cormier, Johnny Appleseed, the invention of plastics, and...
...and...
...actually, if you only know these four things, my hometown is looking pretty good!
myrddin173
Maester
Actually, I wasn't bragging in that last line. Everything after the "and..." was me resisting, successfully, the addition of facts about my town that I'm NOT proud of. The intent would have been humor, but the result would have been slander.
Sparkie
Auror
Oh yea? Well, my hometown is where the sock monkey was invented! Beat that!!!
While not as unique as the sock monkey, my place of birth is where the Big Mac was invented.
myrddin173
Maester
I split this off from the Members Whereabouts thread so we don't clutter it up.
The aforementioned casino is one of two in the area, both owned by Native American Tribes. People who grow up here have a pretty skewed idea of what life is like for Native Americans.
The aforementioned casino is one of two in the area, both owned by Native American Tribes. People who grow up here have a pretty skewed idea of what life is like for Native Americans.
I can totally relate to the skewed perception on Native Americans. After Alaska and Oklahoma, I think Washington might have more "federally recognized" tribes than any other state. On a different note...How far away are you from New London? I'm quite fond of that town.
myrddin173
Maester
I am too, especially since I was born there. I actually live two towns north. The funny thing is my town was originally named "North Parish of New London." Then they sold us and the town between us, and now they have no natural resources.
Xanados
Maester
I hail from Scotland.
@myrddin: That sucks that they swallowed up your hometown & the natural resources. Connecticut is a beautiful state and so is the rest of New England for that matter...(A wink and a nod to the Legendary One and zizban...)
@xanados: I humbly apologize for my earlier remarks (you know what I'm referring to). Scots are my favorite Europeans. I hope that you'll accept my sincere request for forgiveness.
@xanados: I humbly apologize for my earlier remarks (you know what I'm referring to). Scots are my favorite Europeans. I hope that you'll accept my sincere request for forgiveness.
myrddin173
Maester
I think you misunderstood me. My town has all of our resources, lots of nice trees and wetlands, as well as New London's reservoir...
I like New London and all but its to urban for me.
Not a dumb question if you ask me. Yes to all of the ever-been-tos. I tend to avoid Boston these days, since I mostly went there for Chinatown, and Quincy is better if you want to have dim sum, buy Asian food, and not have pigeon poop on your face. (All that and free parking, too!) I went to the Holyoke Mall the day I accepted my job teaching at Dean Tech, the vocational school in Holyoke.
Now I'll answer the "too urban" question in regard to my place of employment: yes! I pity those who grow up there, especially in the gang-controlled sections. I admire strength of those who grow up there and refuse to assimilate into the gang culture. I am proud to have many of the strong ones in my classroom.
Amanita
Maester
I'm living near a southern German town called Stuttgart. Some of you might have heard of Mercedes and Porsche cars, they're being made there.
Heidelberg isn't far away either. It has an US-Army-base and plenty of students and tourists from all over the world. It really is very beautiful, the town as well as the surrounding countryside.
Heidelberg - Google-Suche
The Black Forst is rather close as well, and it's very inspirational for fantasy lands.
Schwarzwald - Google-Suche
Heidelberg isn't far away either. It has an US-Army-base and plenty of students and tourists from all over the world. It really is very beautiful, the town as well as the surrounding countryside.
Heidelberg - Google-Suche
The Black Forst is rather close as well, and it's very inspirational for fantasy lands.
Schwarzwald - Google-Suche
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mythique890
Sage
Utah, smack in the middle of the Rockies (gray mountain northern Utah, not red-rock southern Utah). We're sadly lacking in "the greatest snow on Earth" this year. I'm originally from the Midwest (which, for those not from the US, is deceptively far to the east) specifically Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio.
Xanados, have I asked you what part of Scotland you're from? I can't remember. My husband lived there for two years, mostly around Glasgow.
Xanados, have I asked you what part of Scotland you're from? I can't remember. My husband lived there for two years, mostly around Glasgow.
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I live within England in the countryside, the hills near where I live are really nice when you see them from my house, but when you get to the hill and look back you can see that the urban is infecting the countryside...
Dont get me wrong England does have some beautiful spots (most of which I have yet to visit) but it seems that building companies are being given more and more priority over land than keep the beauty of our countryside, it makes me sad that it may not be that long until my hometown goes from being one of the greenest towns in England to one of the most urban.
Dont get me wrong England does have some beautiful spots (most of which I have yet to visit) but it seems that building companies are being given more and more priority over land than keep the beauty of our countryside, it makes me sad that it may not be that long until my hometown goes from being one of the greenest towns in England to one of the most urban.
Giant
Minstrel
Cleveland, Ohio
Home of the worst sports teams ever, totally unpredictable weather, but other then that a pretty good place to live.
Home of the worst sports teams ever, totally unpredictable weather, but other then that a pretty good place to live.
Damien
Dreamer
I am from the central area of Alabama, USA.
The Blue Lotus
Auror
Sounds better than Detroit.... Horrid spots teams with the exception of this last year, and the weather Blah. Add high crime and it's a perfect pot-o-poo!
