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I grew up as an Air Force brat. Every single year from first to 11th grade I heard "class this is Glen the new kid" but I did get to stay at the same school and graduate the next year.
I moved to Oklahoma City and knew no one by my grandparents, and a few co-workers. Long before cell phones or the internet. Getting around was a challenge. OKC along is 621 square miles, and it has swallowed up many former suburbs. It is easy to drive through three other cities with their own street names, and end up back in OKC on the other side.
Personally I think of someone as a "local" that can get around the city with no need for a map or today's cell phones or GPS, and know the good restaurants or businesses.
One of my friends was born on what was then a farm "out in the country" and today is underwater as a city's drinking and recreational lake. He talks about the days long past when the busiest intersection in town was a blinking red light 4 way stop. So he is certainly a local. I have been her 42+ years and kinda feel like a local, but my friend was joke I am just a newcomer.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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