What City Are You In?

[dscher]

East Mesa. But close enough to Gilbert to be considered a snob.

 

[Dback Jon]

I have never lived in Phoenix. Only out-of-staters generalize the entire metro area into one huge conglomerate. I live in Mesa or the East Valley, but never Phoenix.

Actually, you seem to be the only one.

 

[Dback Jon]

Do you have the power as a Mod to update to the Valley of the Sun? Apparently its a big deal on Twitter to a mod on here.

This is the real Valley. If anyone says the The Valley here, they know it is the Phoenix Metro Area. Those that think otherwise can move back to whatever valley they think is important

 

[BurqueCardFan]

I technically don't live within the city limits of Albuquerque, so I guess I can't say I live there even though that's the general term someone from the Albuquerque metro area would say. Lol. I live in Alameda, NM.

 

[Cards Czar]

Central Illinois-2 hours north of St Louis and 3 hours south of Chicago. Right smack dab in the middle of Tornado Alley in the spring, sweltering heat and humidity in summer, and minus zero degrees in winter. It’s paradise (sarcasm). Most folks here are Bear fans, but there are still some Big Red fans from the St. Louis era.

what town? Springfield?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

This is the real Valley. If anyone says the The Valley here, they know it is the Phoenix Metro Area. Those that think otherwise can move back to whatever valley they think is important

I thought this was Bird City?

You're a birder, right?

 

[Dback Jon]

I thought this was Bird City?

 

[kerouac9]

I have never lived in Phoenix. Only out-of-staters generalize the entire metro area into one huge conglomerate. I live in Mesa or the East Valley, but never Phoenix.

Out-of-staters and the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Labor.

 

[AZ Native]

And from looking at the responses, only @Brian in Mesa was so pedantic that he clicked other, instead of Phoenix.

I see your point but people in Cave Creek will never say they live in Phoenix. Just an example. But I did say Phoenix.

 

[AZ Native]

Also - thanks for using the full term "Valley of the Sun" to describe the area. "The Valley" is where I am originally from - the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, CA.

Well, technically it is a basin so Wolfley is right about something.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

Canton! Home of the Little Giants! Birthplace of Dback Jon

Yes, lived in Canton for 21 years. Grew up in a small town about 20 minutes from Lincoln.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

what town? Springfield?

I live about 1 hour and 10 minutes from Springfield.

 

[Dback Jon]

Yes, lived in Canton for 21 years. Grew up in a small town about 20 minutes from Lincoln.

My dad was a minister, so we moved about - was born in Canton, but lived at the time in London Mills.
Lived in various small towns (Macon, Sibley, Neponset before moving to Springfield, where I spent 5th grade through HS.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

My dad was a minister, so we moved about - was born in Canton, but lived at the time in London Mills.
Lived in various small towns (Macon, Sibley, Neponset before moving to Springfield, where I spent 5th grade through HS.

London Mills-The best place to visit on the Spoon River Drive in October!!

 

[PJ1]

Lived in Murfreesboro TN the last 16 years but back in St Louis again. A town called Wentzville. I don’t meet many football Cardinal fans here and many are surprised I stayed with them. The Bidwill hate seems to have been replaced with Stan Kronke hate. The Rams super bowl win was a disaster for the people here.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Annapolis, MD

 

[Harry]

Most of the board knows it but I’m in Orlando, FL.

 

[cardncubfan]

what town? Springfield?

I was going to say Jon is from Springfield but he already answered that. I'm from Taylorville myself.

 

[Dback Jon]

I was going to say Jon is from Springfield but he already answered that. I'm from Taylorville myself.

BTW - there is a funny facebook page called 217 Problems - highlighting (or lowlighting, as it were) all the crap that happens in the 217 area code.

Reminds me why I live here

 

[cardncubfan]

BTW - there is a funny facebook page called 217 Problems - highlighting (or lowlighting, as it were) all the crap that happens in the 217 area code.

Reminds me why I live here

I've read a few of those. Definitely accurate of small town midwest.

 

[jbjarko]

Born and raised in the valley. Lived in Phoenix, Peoria, Surprise, but settled into Laveen.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

I'm not a Cardinals fan and technically don't live in any city, township, etc.

However, this whole area is Phoenix.

Even the more disconnected and actually unique areas like Cave Creek are Phoenix.

Not to mention Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, etc - it's all Phoenix

Even want to be fancy places like Scottsdale - also Phoenix

No one outside of this area cares which section of sprawling tract developments and strip malls you actually reside in - most of the time you'd have no idea when you leave one and enter another if the signage didn't change

It's all Phoenix

 

[Totally_Red]

Cedar Rapids, IA original home of Kurt Warner. My Cardinal fan misery predates Kurt by decades.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

It's in my username

 

[Shane]

Bird City