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How should I phrase this...(Details)

Asked by deni (23141points) December 13th, 2011

I have a map of the United States in my living room. Whenever someone comes over, I give them a push pin and tell them to put it where they’re from. People never understand, and everyone asks the same question. “Where I’m from? Where I was born? Where I grew up? Or where I live now?”....I say “Where you tell people you’re from….so if you were born in Pennsylvania and moved when you were a month old and lived in California til you were 20, you probably consider yourself more from CA than PA.” It’s quite simple, but I want to write on the map something like “Mark your roots” or “Where ya from?” and then have a tray of push pins out so that I don’t have to explain it every time. Or, when we have a party, I don’t have to go out of my way to hand every single person a push pin and explain why I like doing this. (I like it because I am a geography nerd and any excuse to have multiple maps, I’ll take. Also it’s a cool idea.) Is there another way to phrase it that might be more clear? Since I’m writing it permanently on the map, I figured I’d ask yall to help me come up with the best phrasing so I don’t have to plaster over it. Thanks :)

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