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I believe that may be a valid asssertion De.
I live one county away from where I was raised, about 30 miles east. It's where I met my beautiful wife. My parents later moved to a northern suburb when my father got a position in the engineering department of Generous Electric Company in Evendale's Jet engine facility.
So yes, I'm with ya on on that. I think it has something to do with familiarity and Family both. While I enjoy seeing other cities and meeting some very interesting business people as Dorothy said, "There's no place like home". How true that is...