I'm sure we've had threads like this in the past but I'm nosey and like to hear about other people.

Where do you work / live? Have you stayed near where you were born or like some of the expats worked and lived in other countries?

I was born in Barnet notrth London and now live about 5 miles away in Enfield,

I work in the City and West London as my job is split between 2 offices at the moment, soon to change to be permanently in West London in about 6 weeks.

I was born in Dorchester, Dorset. Went to Uni in Southampton and stayed there when I left, then went to London for a few year. Came back down here 9 years ago and don't plan on leaving.

Born in Hertfordshire, moved to Scotland as a young 'un, came to London for Uni, stayed for about 10 years, moved out to Maidenhead, got sick and came to Devon about 3 years ago.

Born in Chester originally. Now live in Exeter having come down for uni some years ago.

Born in Darwen.
Lived in Blackburn until I was 14 when I got taken in to care and moved to Burnley.
After 6 months in Burnley I was taken to a residential boarding school in Cumbria for the remaining 2 secondary school years.
Moved back to Blackburn.
In 1996 moved to Northern Ireland to attend university.
Still in Northern Ireland.

Mark

Born in Nuneaton.
Then moved to Jeddah and then Riyadh for a few years.
After that moved to Leeds when I was about 4.
Then Sheffield.
Then back to Leeds when I was about 8.
Went to Brum for Uni and then came back to Leeds and I'm still here now

I work in Harrogate though.

Belfast born and bred, and I often wish I hadn't been

Mark, does the job keep you here, or do you like it here, or....

Well, I'm currently married, so …

Mark

I don't think it was a chat up line .

Born in a small place called Billinge.
Grew up in Bolton, Lancs,
Left to live in Swansea for a while.
Then spent a year in Birmingham.
Then was 6 months living in Boston (USA)
Then spent another year or so in Canada
Then came back to the UK, got a job in Manchester and here I am.

Born in Birmingham, spent most of my life in Watford, now in Chelmsford.

I know where that is.

Mark

Born in Lesta.
Home home is a small (as in proper small) village near to Rugby.
I spent a year in Farnborough, Hampshire working at BAE Systems (MAS).
Now back at uni, in Bath. I live in Oldfield Park, with most all the other students.
I'm currently sat in the 4E lounge, on campus. If I had miPod I'd've checked into 4sq accordingly, but that's in Lahndon.

Born in RCH
Spent 28 years within the Camborne-Pool-Redruth cornurbation (as demographers call it) which has held the dubious title of most economically depressed area in the EU.
Moved out to the Roseland (a couple of miles away from THE Fraggle Rock lighthouse on the south coast) to live in the flat at work.

End. Wow, that's a pretty boring summation.

Seems most people have moved for work and/or uni, but not much else. Is that correct? How do people feel about it?

It is what it is. *shrug*

Mark

Lived all my young life in Askern (just north of Doncaster) up to 16.
From 16-18 I stayed living in Askern but travelled almost everyday to Pontefract for college.
After college I worked all over doing different jobs in Ironbridge, [LIFTED], Beckenham, Guildford and Peterborough but always came back home to Askern.
At age 20 I decided to go to Uni and chose Coventry. I stayed there 4 years including a year at Jaguar, Browns Lane HQ.
After uni I went back home to Askern for a few months before moving to Nottingham* for work. That was when I was 23 and I'm now 31.

*one of my jobs in Notts involved working away a lot - but never more than 2 nights - including central London, Truro, Exeter, Swansea, Aberdeen, Derby, Hull, Bristol