As a small child I have moved with my family four times, finally settling in one town, (which I will refer to as "Western Head"), for all of my grade-school years. Now the answer seems even simpler, right? When asked where are you from, I should simply reply "Western Head".
INCORRECT
From my experiences I have gathered that when people ask this question, they generally do not mean in which town did you spend your last 15 years, they actually mean in which land does your family name hail from, so simply replying with "Western Head" does not suffice as neither my mother or father have family ties in the area, leaving So-And-So to continue on and on about this family or that family, and whether or not I have met Bob down the lane.
Sorry, I don't know Bob.
Assuming that So-And-So is trying to figure out where my family name comes from, perhaps just saying "England" or "France" would do the trick, right? Well I think it would be quite obvious that when I speak I have no hint of an English or French accent (although I can do a good fake one), so I cannot possibly declare I am England. In the event of my fake accent convincing the inquisitor, a whole new can of worms would be opened such as what brings you here, when are you returning to England/France, what is that land like, etc.
Often, I give up and explain that I grew up in "Western Head", but my parents are from "Blueberry Hill" and "Stephen's Point". Most times this leads the inquisitor to make a link to someone in my family, thus avoiding admitting that I am not here from England or France, and I have never actually met Bob down the lane.
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