Other Where did you grow up?

[Truff]

Just like the title says. Where did you grow up? Or if you're younger, where are you currently growing up? How does it compare to where you are/where you want to be? Are you still there?



I grew up in very rural Michigan. I grew up in a village (as it's official title was...) of 2000ish people. Lots of people drove old pickup trucks, were farmers, etc. We had the first day of hunting seasons off school. Camo day was definitely a homecoming spirit day every single time. I made money by picking up hay bails out of fields in the summer. I went to several parties that were held in the middle of fields. Very interesting way to grow up. I now currently live in the middle of Philadelphia working as a graphic designer, so that's way different.

 

[Kieran Renard]

I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana it's the capital of the state. I'm still currently living there (unfortunately) but growing up in Baton Rouge was a unique experience. We are known for our food, friendliness, music and cultural stuff. The people here love their hunting, fishing outdoor etc and football. Growing up I didn't really notice much that was going on and just went through my childhood enjoying the incredibly hot summers and mild winters. We would get two days off for Mardi Gras and a week off for Easter. So it was pretty fun.

As an adult it feels incredibly different though now it gets hotter every and it feels like everyone has lost their minds. But I appreciate it more than I did when I was growing up but I still want to move my family somewhere else.

 

[Chione]

I suppose I've grown up in two places.
For the first eight years of my life, I lived in a rural village called Headley in East Hampshire. Think lots of open fields and forests. It was a really small community. Everyone knew each other so there was never any fear or suspicion. From the age of seven I'd walk to school by myself using the cemetery as a short cut. I used to make impromptu visits to the care home afterwards, just for a chat and a biscuit. In autumn I'd collect conkers from the horse chestnut tree outside my home and in the summer there was a fete and you could watch the Maypole dancers. The memories that I have of living in the countryside are ones that I'll always look back on fondly, the days were just peaceful. I feel like I really got to experience what it meant to be a child, to run around and play outside for hours and hours.

However, when I was eight, we had to move into a more urban town in the West Midlands. It had definitely been a bit of a culture shock for me. It was there that I had to adapt and become more streetwise. A new friend I'd made had to literally tell me that staring at the guys standing in the gulley we walked through to get to the park was not a good idea. It's embarrassing to admit this now but I'd actually asked him to "teach me slang" because I'd wanted to fit in more. I lived there between the ages of 8 - 16 and I can genuinely say that those were some of my most transformative years and the environment I was in shaped me. Granted, some of the decisions I made were iffy at best, such as entering an abandoned, derelict school (very dangerous, don't do that) and having to climb over a spiked fence to get out of the cemetery that me and a couple of friends had got locked in by accident (me and graveyards aren't a reoccurring theme, I swear) and making a makeshift treehouse in an (apparently) paedophile infested woods. I hardly ever feared for my safety there though, which was odd considering it was a much rougher area compared to leafy Headley. I think it was because I quickly learned that if you just kept your head down and stayed out of trouble, you'd be fine.

I currently live in Manchester. I haven't been here long but it's really not the kind of place where you want to be out late and alone. The rising crime rate was never a thing I thought too much about, or even worried about, until it got a little too close to home. Manchester - whilst a lovely city with a rich culture and history - is the only place I've lived so far where I'm constantly keeping an eye out. I've taken to carrying a panic alarm whenever I know I'll be out late.

This got a little long, I feel like I've written my own autobiography To summarise: I've moved around a fair bit and I wish I wasn't where I am currently. I still get pangs of homesickness.

 

[PanOtterPus]

(I like this thread)
I grew up just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. We lived in a small village near the airport for the the first 8 years of my life, then we moved to another small village but on the other side of the airport XD my parents still live there (I'm 26 now). Was a fairly normal upbringing - walked to school every day with my brother, walked back to my gran's after who fed us dinner because our parents both worked till 5pm so she watched us since she lived pretty much next to us (about a 10 minute walk). Once we got to highschool we were trusted to be alone in the house for a couple hours so we stopped going to our gran's (we did sleep over there every Friday though (it was and still is a tradition for the grandkids (and there's a lot of them))).

I now live just outside Falkirk with my partner and his mum until we can afford our own place (or until he gets into the RAF).

I'd like my kid(s) to have a similar childhood to mine - running about outside as much as possible, only really coming in for food, sleep or if it's raining, getting a knock at the door from their friends to check if they're in and if they can come out and play. But kids just aren't like that anymore and it's kinda sad to me. Either way, I'll encourage it as much as possible lol.

 

[ANIMEWEEB101]

I grew up in Los Angeles, California, inside of small apartments. At the time we didn't have much money and we could barely pay for rent. My room was painted with butterflies and I've been fascinated with them every since. Our neighbors were so nice and caring, and usually gave up baked goods, in return we did some chores for them. Since it was L.A. a lot of the residents weren't nice people, but I did find one friend. After about seven years there, my great grandmother was getting sick with cancer, at the time I didn't know what that was and I only said goodbye before I had to move to Texas. Now I currently live in Washington, there is a lot of nice folk here compared to L.A. I also would like to move to Osaka, Japan. I do miss L.A. because half of my family live there and I haven't seen them in years.

 

[KeirenReine]

Atlantic Canada lol, still there as well. It is my home!
CB FTW

 

[tuxedo-fish]

Like ANIMEWEEB101, I also grew up in LA. County, anyway.

Despite LA being huge, I didn't really leave my own city much. It was plenty big all on its' own. My high school had 2,000 kids -- and we were one of two high schools for the city. Sometimes, I'd go off into Downtown, or up into the mountains to hike and experience "nature" (ie, rattlesnakes and coyote scat), but otherwise, I didn't leave my little bubble until college.

I moved off to a coastal college town known for its wine and the constant looming threat of an earthquake-induced Chernobyl-like TPK (the English Building doubled as a fallout shelter). The place was a strange mix of hoity toity and rural aggie. The gas stations sold $80 bottles of wine, but the In-N-Out drive-thrus were often covered in horse plop. Back home, the only livestock I'd ever seen had been backyard chickens and the long-suffering trail horses through Griffith. Now, I was pulling calves and tending to sheep and honestly it was the best thing in the world. I loved it. Once college was over, I stayed.

I've had to move back to LA, recently. But, unlike before, I'm suddenly very aware of how small my city actually is. There are a lot of people, sure, but there's so much more outside LA, too. I can't wait until all this is over, and I can go back home.

 

[Idea]

. Where did you grow up?

Lisbon Portugal. I did spend my first year (ever) in France though.

How does it compare to where you are/where you want to be?

I mean, I still live there. We moved to a better apartment, but yeah... And honestly I would still want to live in Lisbon in the future if possible. I know the place, and I feel good being there. I can get where I want, and I know what to expect. I can speak the language, I feel comfortable with the culture and the people are generally nice.

 

[low fidelity]

born and raised in las vegas, nevada, babey!

i have a major love/hate relationship with vegas. for those unfamiliar, we're basically the gambling mecca of the united states, and many folks outside of vegas are surprised that people actually live here and have families here. we moved a lot when i was a child, i think we've lived in 5 or 6 houses, the early ones in especially bad areas. there's quite a clear divide here between the older, poorer neighborhoods and the richer ones, and the tourists are plentiful and oh so annoying lol. it's a really unique town if you're a local or have lived here for a while, while sure the city is big, our community is pretty tight knit. such a mish mash of cultures. i've lived here my entire life and it feels hard to get yourself out of vegas tbh. as a freshly-turned-21 adult now, there's a lot this city has to offer if you want a job in the casinos or something with tourism and hospitality, but this city is really not a good place to raise your children. our school's county is probably one of the worst in the country, we have abysmal funding and a lack of qualified teachers. it's sad to see, plus honestly there's not much for anyone under 21 to do here!! kids can't even go out to play during the summer because of the damn constant 110°-120° weather. all in all, a fun place to visit, but i'm happy to move away whenever i can.

 

[Idea]

A positive thing about the countryside is the fact that I can practice horse riding in a more consistent way though. Living in a big city does not make such impossible though, so I am not sure if this is really an advantage.

Ah horseback riding. I really miss that.

There are some ranches I think, even in Lisbon. They are nothing compared to areas with more space though, most you can is riding a bit in circles unless you're at the level to do some more complicated obstacle stuff. Besides, I'm not sure if they are open with the pandemic and all...

 

[akumie]

I grew up in a small town of around 1,000 people in North Carolina. It's easier just to tell people that I lived in Charlotte. We didn't get a takeaway until about 2014, and even now, there is only one place you can order from. The nearest cities are 30 to 40 minute drives away, each direction. Everyone hung out at the local burger joint during Friday evenings or drove the thirty minutes to one of the major cities.

My house specifically had a forest on one side, a preacher and his wife to the other, a ranch on the third, and our huge backyard on the final side.

Schools were 10-30 minutes away via car. You could drive that whole time without seeing someone else. Even our major cities have deer in them. My first two years of high school I had to get ready for a 5:30 bus to get to school for 7:15

In the town itself, it wasn't uncommon to see:
-people on horseback chasing down a horse
-an escaped cow
-a wood fire from a storm
-cars that were held together with tape
-buildings that seemed to be falling apart
-a church on every corner

Everyone acted nice, but no one actually liked each other. Everyone knows each other and the families have been living there for generations upon generations. So my family was known for being especially eccentric due to half of them being from Europe.

I used to hate living in such a place. Then I moved to a huge city in Europe. And I miss most everything about the countryside. I am tempted to go back, but a lack of jobs in the area makes it a bit difficult to do so, and I know I only see it so fondly now due to the huge change.

 

[luvfull]

i grew up, and still am, in new mexico! i hope to be able to move out of state eventually. don't get me wrong, it's nice here but i'm tired of the same ol' stuff. xP

 

[CaptKiraXAlkeno]

Small town New York farm country. And is currently in college.

 

[Truff]

I do jumper and hunter classes, but also dressage.

A fellow equestrian! How fun!!

 

[The Waluigist Priestess]

Arizona Cities. Poverty and Cacti. yep

 

[Bennoloth]

Grew up in NY, now live in NJ. More trees here!

 

[The Silent Z]

I was born in the area of Ogden and raised in Harrisville the first roughly 8 years of my life. It wasn’t a bad area to live, not the most pleasant of memories but not a bad part of Ogden to live. Spent most of my life in Roy though, a relatively peaceful and small city that doesn’t get much talk or exposure in Utah, but I like it.

 

[Reid]

NYC. My grandmother came here in the early 90s with my mom and aunt. And I ended up being born and raised there. I liked it, there was always something to do for free or for low prices. I have fond memories of my mom signing up to be a monitor on school trips when I was a kid. Or the few times we went to the movie theaters. Mid to late 2000s, this was. At the time I was her only child so you can guess how much I was indulged haha. We also had this running joke that you're not an NYC kid if your school hasn't made a trip to the Bronx zoo at least once or twice. Really, that was the default 'we gotta organize a school trip' location because it was rather easy to arrange.

We moved away when I was going to enter the 10th grade. Where I live now is... A lot different. Less diverse. Honestly, it's startling how different the people here are. Coming from the candidness of NYC'ers to the somewhat passive aggressive and often times two faced attitudes of the people in the place I now live is like whiplash. It's quieter, yeah, but it's boring. Maybe I just got used to all the rush and sound of my birth place... But eh.

 

[WiccaMistress13]

Was born in Perth, Western Australia!

It isn't the best nor is it the worst, I think that it's the same for most people, you get sick of where you live and you wanna branch out and find a new place.
Explore and travel abroad, that kinda thing and some people stay where they travel and move to, whereas others come back to their roots.

I had a dream when I was younger to move to Canada, pursue voice acting there and get used to the cold (I've never seen snow and I hate anything colder than 33 degrees Celsius so uh rip) but life changed and here I am, almost 25, still in Perth with plans to visit Japan after C19 is over but I dont think I'll move away from here.
Own my own home here, got furbabies and friends.

In another life maybe, for now?
I'll still call Australia home.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Northwest born, Northwest bred, and most likely end up Northwest dead. PNW all my life, try the salmon, it's delicious. (Seriously. The salmon out in our waters are awesome.)

 

[meowingmilq]

I've grown up in many places, but have never once left my state. I am currently living in the Pacific Northwest, with plans to move over to the Midwest for an easier living and to be with my partner. I have lived in cities, suburban areas and very few rural areas. Bounced around from place to place, never stuck in home for long but that reason is none of your business. I hope I end up in city or rural area in the end just to live. I'm tired of moving around.

 

[CorralDust]

Grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Moved to the southern USA for a job, but after a decade away, I'm really missing 'home' and seriously considering moving northward again.

Not sure if I miss all the snow though. As a wise southern man told me when I complained about the hot summers ... "you don't have to shovel too much sunshine"

 

[Kurotsuki]

I wasn't even born in the US, but on a military base in Germany. Since then I've moved to a new state every 3 years (lived in 4 different states, been in one of em twice even). So, I grew up/am growing up all over the USA.

 

[Mr. Sparks]

Washington State >:-)

 

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I grew up in the middle of nowhere in Oklahoma. Our town had 1000ish population, and we had maybe 300 students in the elementary, junior high, and high school combined. We didn't have a stop light, and we only had one four-way stop in my entire town. Nearby towns were the same. The nearest McDonalds was an hour away. The nearest Supercenter Walmart was an hour away.
Also, a lot of rude people and cows.
But I had lots of puppies in my home growing up so that was nice!

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