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Are Americans a nomadic culture?

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Are Americans a nomadic culture?

Where have you lived?

from JoeUser Forums
I have wondered if Americans are a nomadic culture, I am 58 years old and here is where I have lived {for more than 30 days}

New York State
Washington State
Ohio
Michigan
Oregon
California
Colorado
Florida
New jersey
Japan
Vietnam {south}
The Philippines

How about you? Remember the rules 30 days or more as a resident not a visitor
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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005Virginia, Texas, California, Ohio, Germany, France, Washington St. and Maryland.Favorite was California


if yer ever out this way doc... do drop in, and that is not an idle invite.
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: NJforeverPosted: Thursday, April 21, 2005New Jersey all my life. But, though it is a bit early to be thinking of this, college speculation may bring me to Pennsylvania, or Virginia.


california has some wonderfull schools, hint hint.
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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: foreverserenityPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005Jamaica, W.I. - birth to 22 yearsNew York, 1987 - 2002Florida, 2002 - ?I have no idea where we'll be in the future. We love to travel so in between living where we were we've visited a lot of places. And will continue to do so. I think I would definately be nomadic if I wasn't married with children!


My mom was tribel, in Turkey, they moved everything, animals, tents, children, on and on.
Reply #29 from JoeUser Forums Top

if yer ever out this way doc... do drop in, and that is not an idle invite.

My Wife and I go out to Imperial Valley about 2-3 times a year.  We are headed there in September for her Nephews wedding, but that will be in the Staples center in LA, so we will be both there and the Valley.  Dont know where you are located, but i seem to remember it is not the coast.  HOw close would either of those 2 be?

Reply #30 from JoeUser Forums Top
I am actually working on a paper to this end. I'm going to follow this thread for some unofficial research.
Reply #31 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005if yer ever out this way doc... do drop in, and that is not an idle invite.My Wife and I go out to Imperial Valley about 2-3 times a year. We are headed there in September for her Nephews wedding, but that will be in the Staples center in LA, so we will be both there and the Valley. Dont know where you are located, but i seem to remember it is not the coast. HOw close would either of those 2 be?


about 300 to 350 miles my friend. I live between sanfrancisco and sacramento on the sacramento river. poop!
Reply #32 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005I am actually working on a paper to this end. I'm going to follow this thread for some unofficial research.


cool gid.. paper for what class?
Reply #33 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Helix the IIPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005Thanks to all the moving, I really appreciate being in one spot and wish to settle down for good in a small community. I've my fair share of big cities where faces are always anonymous, military installations where you never become friends with anybody.. because everyone's movin in a few years, anyways..


The last 15 years of my life I have lived in 2 places, the town of sonoma and now rio vista, I figure if my health goes well I might have one more move in me, New zealand or tasmania, if we go to tasmania I get to be the new Errol Flynn. lol
Reply #34 from JoeUser Forums Top
cool gid.. paper for what class?


I have no class, mod...you of all people should know that...lol

But seriously, a paper for my archives. Possibly part of a later larger work.
Reply #35 from JoeUser Forums Top
El Salvador, 1985-1990
Illinois, 1990-present
Reply #36 from JoeUser Forums Top
here's my list:

Indiana, 1970-1972
Oklahoma, 1972-1976
Ft. Hood, Texas 1976-1978
Oklahoma, 1978-1980
Utah and Nevada, 1980-1983
Oklahoma, 1983-1988
Washington State, 1988-1991
Oklahoma, 1991-1993
Chicago, Il. 1993
Wisconsin, 1993-2004
Nevada, 2004
Texas, 2004-2005
Reply #37 from JoeUser Forums Top
Okinawa, Japan
Kentucky
Virginia
Minnesota
California
Maryland
Korea
and currently back in Minnesota
Reply #38 from JoeUser Forums Top
My mom was tribel, in Turkey, they moved everything, animals, tents, children, on and on.


That must have been quite a move whenever you guys moved. While we haven't been to that many states as residents, my family and I have moved quite a few times within each state, always in search of better accommodations. When we find that, we usually stay for up to 3 years. Basically I've realized that we move every 3 -3 1/2 years. Since being here in Florida we've moved once and have now been in our current residence for 2 years now. And yes, we plan to move again at some point in the future so it's not permanent!
Reply #39 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oregon
Oregon
Washington
California
California
Nevada
Colorado
Vietnam
Philippines
Japan
Germany
Australia
Egypt
Alaska
Hawaii
New York
Georgia
Texas
(these aren't in any particular order, just as I remembered them)
Yes, a couple places are listed more than once. That's because I moved away then came back and moved to a different town. I'm 33, and have always considered myself nomadic.
Reply #40 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm 33, and have always considered myself nomadic.


Yes, as have I. My "travelling" name (when we do hippie music fests, etc), is "rambler", often proceeded by the name of the state i9n which I currently reside (from "wisconsinrambler" to "nevadarambler" to the current "texasrambler"). I took the name, for those taking notes, from the Tom Paxton song "Ramblin' Boy".
Reply #41 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005cool gid.. paper for what class?I have no class, mod...you of all people should know that...lolBut seriously, a paper for my archives. Possibly part of a later larger work.


you have class gid, and do I smell a possible book in the making?
Reply #42 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: PhilomedyPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005El Salvador, 1985-1990Illinois, 1990-present


so yer pretty fluent in spanish then?
Reply #43 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005here's my list:Indiana, 1970-1972Oklahoma, 1972-1976Ft. Hood, Texas 1976-1978Oklahoma, 1978-1980Utah and Nevada, 1980-1983Oklahoma, 1983-1988Washington State, 1988-1991Oklahoma, 1991-1993Chicago, Il. 1993Wisconsin, 1993-2004Nevada, 2004Texas, 2004-2005


it's starting to look as though we have more nomads here that stay puts. very cool
Reply #44 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: xtinePosted: Friday, April 22, 2005Okinawa, JapanKentuckyVirginiaMinnesotaCaliforniaMarylandKoreaand currently back in Minnesota


How did ya like okinawa? I lived in kyoto for a bit.
Reply #45 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: foreverserenityPosted: Friday, April 22, 2005My mom was tribel, in Turkey, they moved everything, animals, tents, children, on and on.That must have been quite a move whenever you guys moved. While we haven't been to that many states as residents, my family and I have moved quite a few times within each state, always in search of better accommodations. When we find that, we usually stay for up to 3 years. Basically I've realized that we move every 3 -3 1/2 years. Since being here in Florida we've moved once and have now been in our current residence for 2 years now. And yes, we plan to move again at some point in the future so it's not permanent!


always looking to find better places to park the body, good for you, This home is new {finished in oct 2002} We love it!
Reply #46 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Reverend David(Anonymous User)Posted: Friday, April 22, 2005OregonOregonWashingtonCaliforniaCaliforniaNevadaColoradoVietnamPhilippinesJapanGermanyAustraliaEgyptAlaskaHawaiiNew YorkGeorgiaTexas(these aren't in any particular order, just as I remembered them)Yes, a couple places are listed more than once. That's because I moved away then came back and moved to a different town. I'm 33, and have always considered myself nomadic.


moving around, preaching the Gospell? or just like to move around?
Reply #47 from JoeUser Forums Top
do I smell a possible book in the making?


Yes, a few, actually. I'm trying to use ad revenue from my sister site to help fund it (so far, not much, but I'm hoping my regular readers will start making a practice of visiting the site and clicking on ads).

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Reply #48 from JoeUser Forums Top
I took the name, for those taking notes, from the Tom Paxton song "Ramblin' Boy".


you sure it wasn't "ramblin man" by ricky nelson? Or ramblin man by the eagles?
Reply #49 from JoeUser Forums Top
so yer pretty fluent in spanish then?


Yeah, pretty completely, although I'll have moments when I can't remember a word for hours on end.
Reply #50 from JoeUser Forums Top
"moving around, preaching the Gospell?"
Not exactly that kind of Reverend. This could develop into a really long story, so let's just go with this - if you know the show Northern Exposure, and the character Chris Stevens, you have an idea what I mean.

"or just like to move around?"
This could also easily slide into a really long story with possible flashbacks, flash-forwards and maybe even a flash-diagonal or two. I don't want to torture everyone, though. Suffice it to say, I developed a severe case of wanderlust at a very young age.