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I was off sick yesterday afternoon, and while tucked up in bed I started to read again the excellent Notes From a Big Country. At one point in it Bill Bryson comments that to feel totally American you have to be somewhere that isn't part of America. I found myself agreeing. I feel a lot more northern for moving to the south east. I didn't used to be so vehemently defensive of the north east... although to be fair, I didn't know much about the rest of the country so didn't need to be defensive! Still, I recommend it to anyone - move away from your home to somewhere completely different and see how loyal it makes you to your homeland.