LOL

i tell ppl i'm from 'St. Louis' even though i never lived inside the city limits. i say 'St. Louis' b/c it's short-hand for 'St. Louis Metro Area'. if pressed for more detail i tell them i grew up just outside the city in University City and Florissant.

it's really that simple in most cases where ppl 'claim' a city but live in the burbs.

i live in the city of Chicago and have for 20 yrs. i don't give a damn if ppl who live in Skokie say they live in 'Chicago'. i don't care if they 'claim' *MY* city. their claim has 0 impact on my life.