Melody Kramer @mkramer:
“The US Census used to be full of people like you.” — @harrisonhaas, on finding out I’ve lived within a block of my birthplace for 5~ yrs.

@mkramer FWIW, for a while Philadelphia had the highest percentage retention of natives of any major US city. Dunno if still true.

Amanda C. Becker @acbeckr:
@jeffporten @mkramer I worked with a guy in Philly who had never left the city except to vacation on the Jersey shore. Blew. my. mind.

@acbeckr @mkramer Not uncommon among my parents’ generation. W/exception of Las Vegas & Miami, my dad only left region twice.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
@jeffporten @acbeckr My extended family almost never leaves.