I realised today that I have been in Hong Kong (not at the same address though,) for 30 years exactly on the 4th of August.
I cannot see myself living anywhere else now.
How long have you been in one place? I can't believe where 30 years went!

I hope you will be taking a cake into school to celebrate.

Some time ago I was transferred to Jersey with my work, I told my employers that I would stay for six months then wanted a 'proper' overseas transfer. On 1st November I will have been here for thirty-five years.

I'm 37 now and I've lived in the same town all my life with no plans to move anywhere else.

I've lived in the same place now for almost 17 years! For me that is a first. Longest I've ever lived in one place in my entire life (and that's saying a looooong time). Thanks to the military at one point I moved 17 times in 20 years. Such fun. At least I no longer get the urge to move every two years, but I would really like to get the garage cleaned out!

I lived in my last flat, in East Ham in London, for 23½ years, which was a record. Having moved here to Hastings on the Channel coast, I don't intend to move again. If I want to break my previous record, I'll have to live into my eighty-third year. I'm not sure what my chances are, since the various "death clocks" on the web give very different forecasts.

I've been living in Rome for approx. 30 years. I feel like ren33: where have these 30 years gone? I hope to move when my husband retires, but we won't be going very far: from the town to the country.

I think you all are rather fortunate. I've lived all over the place and can never quite decide whether that's a good or bad thing. Here in the U.S. alone, I've lived in two cities in Ohio, two in Connecticut, then Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Princeton, NJ, and Chicago. I've also lived in Italy, in Rome and Parma.

It's been an adventurous and fascinating life so far, but I often envy people who have deep roots in one place and many friends and relatives there. Keeping in touch with my friends and family members requires a lot of time and attention. When you make a friend somewhere and then move, it's too easy to fall out of contact.

Ianfranco, only very seldom do I envy people who live in one place for really long periods of time. When I lived in Hawaii, I met neighbors who had never even been off the island of Oahu! How limiting is that!

As well as having lived in numerous places across the continental US, I've lived in Hawaii and southern Spain. Were it not for living in those places, I'd never have seen Maui, the big island of Hawaii, Morocco, Portugal, Italy and most all of Spain. It is a big world we live in and the more of it we see the more knowledgeable, experienced and "well rounded" we become.

I visited once my "home town" for a class reunion. I found people who have never, ever moved away, saw any other part of the country, or have seen the world. They are limited in their experiences, and their own little world consists of a 10 mile radius. How sad is that?

On the other hand, it's okay to live in one place (in my opinion) but it's a real necessity to get out, around, and see what there is in the rest of the world.

My only sadness comes when I think about the fact that there is no one left "at home" where I grew up. Just remember, "Home is where the heart is," not necessarily a place.

I've been living in the same house since before I was born.

I've been in Oxfordshire since 1982. Before that I traveled around quite a bit with the Forces. Before I joined up I had lived in the same village since I was born. I'll probably stay where I am now until I retire, and then buy a smaller house somewhere cheaper.

There are benefits in staying put. My younger brother still lives in the house which my family have lived since I was a year old, so about fifty-nine years. Recently a letter arrived addressed to me in my maiden name (I got married in 1974). It was from the Pensions Office in the UK, they were writing to my last known address regarding my pension which will be payable to me when I am sixty later this year. This means I will get my pension when due and without any hassle such was experienced by one of our older members here who upped sticks and went to Hong Kong without leaving them with a forwarding address.

I have lived in the same city since I was five months old, and have lived in the same building (in different apartments) for the last 30 years. Ouch.

I moved 8 times in 12 months once - different cities, different suburbs, different states. EXHAUSTING. I had one box that had never been unpacked since I first packed it for the first move, so I threw it out without opening it. I knew that if I opened it, I'd keep all the garbage I clearly could live without, so I just tossed it.

It's funny. I agree that "Home is where the heart is", and I've never felt at home in the town where I grew up. I once drove into this little town in outback Queensland and had the weirdest feeling. In my heart of hearts, I knew that I was home. It was the oddest sensation, but one that I will remember forever. Kinda makes me wish I'd stayed. HA!

My great-grandmother has lived in the same house for the past 76 years - the house she went home to the night of her wedding. My grandma has been in the same house for 50-something years. Same deal. I wish my life were that simple.

Well , some amazing stories there! I must add that at the last count (and I do miss one or two,) this address in HK is my 28th!. So it is quite something for me to have been in this house for 30 years.

I've lived in my town of Grangemouth,all my life and been at this current address over 30 years-how time flies
If I had the extra money I'd move to a country cottage-you can't beat a bit of peace and quiet-and the noise of sheep haha

I have lived down my street for over 22 years 2 moths and 29 days. I am 22 years 2 moths and 29 days old. I moved when i was 2 litually across the road were i have been for about 20 years now. I do plan on moving out of town at some point in my life. But it will be out of the country. I wouldnt live anywere else in the UK not even for Uni were i plann on commuting.

I live in a house.

Born and raised in Winnipeg and I've been in my present house since 1973. I guess that's why we travel a lot.

I've lived in the same area of England all my live, and only in two houses. I moved into our present house (with Mum and Dad, obviously) almost 30 years ago, and very content with it. Some of the neighbours around, have watched me grow up. I really can not imagine living anywhere else

I've been in Israel since 1982, in Jerusalem since 1984 and same neighbourhood (but not same apartment) for 17 years. Stuff accumulates! When all the kids have moved on I'd like to get rid of a lot of stuff and move somewhere smaller and more out in the country. We stayed put for the sake of continuity in the kids' schooling but I don't get attached to places so much, home is where I sleep. I've lost count of the actual number of buildings I've lived in.