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Originally Posted by MTVN
Geordie doesn't have to only apply to people specifically born within the City, a lot of my family live up in Northumberland and would say they were Geordies even though they're about 20 minutes from the city. Plus people often give the name of their nearest City to say where they're from, I'd say I was from Bristol even though it's 20/30mins away from where I live
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I live 30 mins away from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, but I don't say I'm from either place.
I say I am from the town that I actually live in - I think most people tend to do that, unless of course, they are trying to hide where they actually come from (either through trying to play it up - or down).