I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.

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This quote reflects the speaker's experience of revisiting their hometown, Sheffield, in England. Despite not wanting to permanently return, they find it amusing how spending time there allows them to recognize the significant impact it has had on shaping their personality or identity. It implies that our place of origin has the power to influence and shape the person we become, even if we choose to distance ourselves from it later in life.

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