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Don't dox yourself. Try to limit your information to a Maidenhead locator or general area of at least a few kilometers in an urban area and a few dozen in rural areas.

I'm from South Hesse, in Germany. Some of the most regarded German comedians (yes, they exist) are from around here and we have a pretty diverse culture, both traditionally German and from immigrants.

So, where do you live and how is it?

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[–] Aetrix@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Scranton Pennsylvania, home of The Office (AMA)

[–] SoaringFox@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah I have a question. Number one: how dare you?

[–] Deebster@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

I'd never heard of the Maidenhead Locator System so I thought perhaps that was a typo. I went to uni close to there (which is South England) but lately I live in SE Asia (it's too hot!)

[–] DingoFan@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Southwest Washington State. Originally from Northwest Oregon.

It is amazing here. We have very moderate weather, lots of trees year round. An hour from the beach. An hour from the mountains. Surrounded by forests.

The people here are pretty diverse and friendly for the most part. Always festivals or events going on year round. We have a great beer and food culture.

The complaints I have are few and far between, but overall it is a fantastic area.

[–] TheSkoomaCat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

North Georgia here. Wife and I have been up to visit friends near Seattle a few times with another trip planned this year. We. Love. It. Being so close to so many proper mountains is just such a breathtaking thing that we don't really have where we are. Don't get me wrong, the Appalachians are nice, but we were just in awe seeing Mount Rainier above the clouds during our first flight in to the area.

[–] padjakkels@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

South Africa!

[–] RedEagle@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I'm from a small town in Kentucky but have moved multiple times throughout my life due to my parents occupations. Now that I'm older I've moved to a bigger more liberal city in Kentucky which is considerably more diverse and has plenty of things to keep you occupied.

[–] darylsun@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I'm from one of the many cities in Metro Manila, Philippines. Right now, it's very, very rainy.

[–] RiceChex@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I live in the countryside of western New York, somewhat close to Buffalo. Its beautiful land, but not a lot to do unless you're really into outdoor activities (which are fun, just in moderation for me).

[–] IcedCoffeeBitch@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

From Puerto Rico.

Espero q otres boricuas se unan aquí ;-;

[–] PurpleTriffid@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Glasgow, Scotland. 👍

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Gazelli@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Westside of Michigan. The summers and autumn are stuningly beautiful here. And it's surprisingly affordable to live here, though, like pretty much everywhere, that's is charging rapidly>

[–] Face@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Southern California. It's very hot here and there's a lot of dirt, but at least we have In-N-Out.

Being in the high desert, we have like four weather patterns, but we do rarely get snow so it's cool to see when it happens. It also gets very windy, especially during early summer.

To get anywhere interesting you would have to drive, and to go on vacation you would have to drive much further. Even then, a lot of people still drive big trucks that burn gas like nobody's business. But hey, that's rural America for you.

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[–] kiithwarrior@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Originally from Cheshire, England. Then lived in Sydney, Australia and currently I'm in Singapore

[–] BinaryDigit@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Originally from Long Island, New York and the city area, now in Metro Detroit - USA. Similar vibes, but more quiet way of life. Cool to learn about the midwest and different area of the US. I've lived in the UK before and miss that. I hope to make it to the West Coast to see what it's like living there :D

[–] GandalfDG@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Greater Boston area here, and I love it! Lots of friends from school happen to live here, and the job market has been decent for me as a software engineer.

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[–] cavemeat@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Miami, Florida, but I'd like to leave eventually because Florida is rapidly becoming a shithole (as I'm sure many of you have seen).

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Tampa area here. Bought a house 5 years ago which we love, and we love the climate...so here to stay for the foreseeable future.

Hope it gets better at some point, but not holding our breath!

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[–] Rimjob_Bob@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

From Bosnia but living for the last 5 years in Southern Hesse as well. Schön hier :)

Edit: Typo

[–] admin@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Western beautiful mountainous Maine USA.

[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Northern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, probably the most boring place in this country with nothing but dry fields and narrow minded people, at least outside of the capital city

[–] JoKi@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I'm from south west of Germany (Südbaden).

[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 1 points 2 years ago

I was born in Dayton, Ohio in the US - however my father was in the military at the time, and two years later he was stationed in San Antonio, Texas so we moved there. I then lived there until about a year after I graduated high school, and moved back to Dayton to be closer to my mom's side of the family.

I much prefer not living in what is essentially summer weather for 80% of the year! Plus, I never really got to experience snow as a kid so that was quite fun the first winter! 😅

[–] Lucy@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Originally from the mid Atlantic, USA, have lived in NW England for years now.

[–] whitehatbofh@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mostly live in the state of exhaustion, though sometimes I get to visit the land of dreams.

Eventually, I expect to move permanently into the undiscovered country...

...I'm just not sure when.

[–] lens_r@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This gave me a good chuckle

[–] raresbears@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Least obvious fed

In all seriousness though I'm in Québec

[–] Helix@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Least obvious fed

spotted! 🙃

[–] scough@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Washington state, it's pretty good as far as the US goes. Dreaming of moving to the Netherlands someday.

[–] JasBC@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Malung-Sälen, Sweden.

The tune of our lives, voluntarily or not, is "dunka dunka" - edm/dansband-music that feature loud bass (LOUD) and explicit lyrics, blaring from the speaker-mountains installed in the A-tractors of our youths.

[–] d3fc0n1@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Quebec, Canada. The land of poutine.

Things are okay but I feel like there's still a bunch of issues here politically and culturally.

[–] paulie420@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, I'm OK w/ general locationz... Portland, OR, USA, earth.

[–] GenericPerson@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice to see a fellow Oregonian!

[–] themadcodger@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'm also from Portland. Hello Medforder!

[–] png@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

[–] Warped@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'm in England, Essex. That's east of London. Stuck between two cities in a rural setting.

[–] YuzuDrink@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Grew up in Colorado in the United States; but have been living in Tokyo the last like 8 years or so.

And it’s… super crowded these days, to be honest. Wouldn’t mind a smaller city at all.

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Helsinki, Finland.

What I love about the area I live in (and most of Helsinki for that matter) is how close nature is. I live a few hundred meters from the beach, there's two nature preserves within 1km, and generally there's lots of trees and greenery everywhere

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'm from Oviedo, Spain.

[–] Sizousho@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

From west Central Arkansas, USA. It's fairly nice here. Travel for an hour in any direction and you are basically in the middle of the woods. Very slow way of life for most.

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