Why Do So Many Folks Omit Where They are From?

I know one thing for sure, most folks from Texas are proud of it and don't mind telling ya! :)

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I know one thing for sure, most folks from Texas are proud of it and don't mind telling ya! :)

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Lived there for five years, I know all about Texans Texas pride lol

You have a point. It became a habit for me, but honestly if someone really wanted to find me they could.

Thats why there is not a single point in my house that does not have something capable of self defense within arms reach. And why my back door has plexiglass on the inside. I learned the hard way.

Then again, you won't find me on Facebook Twitter or any of that. I have two separate phones, one for those close to me and one for everyone else. Same with my email.

It's not a matter of hiding who I am. It's more, feeling safe enough to actually be the real me. im okay with being called paranoid or crazy. Because the paranoia was pretty much what kept me safe for a while there.

(Btw, being a online gamer.... Thick skin isn't all you need. How many times have I had to smack down guys who get all caught up in my voice and the fact that I have "boobs". Fellas can we get a grip and go kill that boss?!?! Apparently in voice chat I have the voice of a erm...late night telephone girl....and the vocabulary of a well educated sailor with a Irish temper.

Go figure

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I know one thing for sure, most folks from Texas are proud of it and don't mind telling ya! :)

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well, I'm from Minnesota and I don't care who knows it but quite frankly it's nobodies business where I'm from and it's really not necessary for giving out husbandry advise. If someone doesn't want to advertise where they're from why would anyone care?

I don't put personal identification information in the internet, any more than I willingly give out my real name or post photos of myself. If there's any reason for anyone to know where I'm located, they can ask.

I personally don't mind sharing, but I know a lot of people my age (darn milennials!) were told to never ever ever post any revealing personal information online. Because bad men will find you and chop you up or something. I still get a little nervous posting anything personally revealing online as an initial gut feeling, but then I think logically about all the reasons it really doesn't matter whether I tell the internet what city I live in or not.

As an aside, all these "have a gun for self defense/ protecting your family," things... I just can't help think of how much guns can make things worse for certain households. Many, many people either have family with serious mental health issues or have issues themselves. Owning a gun would probably end in another nightly news tragedy for those households. Just something that maybe some hadn't considered. I would never feel safe with a gun in my household. I would rather take the astronomically slim chance of a home invasion than the daily, hourly worry of someone getting to a breaking point on a bad mental health day and doing something rash.

lol just follow the yellow brick road and u will find me here in the Emerald City (aka Seattle)

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:)

I am from Norfolk but not in Virginia lol. I am in not so sunny England :) beautiful part of the countryside though xx

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Thank you all for your responses.

One final thought; of those (the forum population) that don't want to give out information, I can't help but wonder how many of them have Facebook accounts, with their real names and locations, as well as job, and more.

Honestly, I suspect that most of the time people just don't want to bother with filling out their profile when they sign up; they just want to hurry up and register so they can ask why their BP isn't eating or whatever. If they hang around long enough to care, maybe they'll get around to it later. But if they just intend on asking a few questions, solving whatever problem brought them to the forum, and then be done, why bother?