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Nancat Fri 02-Sept-22 12:58:15

I love Gransnet, but read more often than post. You can always find useful information, fun, sympathy, so many things on the forums. I also understand the preference for anonymity, but as legalities, customs etc vary so much from Country to Country, wouldn't it be a good idea to include the Country in the Poster's information? Nothing more specific, just UK, FR, AUS for example. It wouldn't identify the poster, but would indicate if advice etc given was relevant to where the OP is located. It would also be interesting to see how different the responses are depending on which Country you are from.

Chestnut Sat 03-Sept-22 00:02:10

I agree wholeheartedly with having our country next to our name. I've read so many posts where they say 'here it's blah blah whatever' and I have no idea where is 'here'? It doesn't seem to be the UK, and they have given some very interesting information about something in their country, but where on earth are they?

SunshineSally Fri 02-Sept-22 23:36:48

Hampshire UK ?

Shinamae Fri 02-Sept-22 20:29:15

North Devon

AskAlice Fri 02-Sept-22 20:27:02

East Hertfordshire

Nancat Fri 02-Sept-22 20:04:56

DorothyGlamour, the post was not really asking people to reply with their location, but it is lovely to see how many are happy to give their area. We are a virtual community, friends, confidantes, advisers, jokers, sharers, and it doesn't matter where we are, but sometimes it would be useful/interesting to know a location.

Hymnbook Fri 02-Sept-22 19:16:11

Sherwood Nottingham (not the forest)

crazyH Fri 02-Sept-22 19:04:53

Wales

Jamie Fri 02-Sept-22 19:00:03

Lancashire

nexus63 Fri 02-Sept-22 18:47:08

glasgow scotland

3dognight Fri 02-Sept-22 18:46:15

Nottinghamshire, uk

DorothyGlamour Fri 02-Sept-22 18:40:12

Nancat, I read your post that you meant it might be helpful if we included our country in our posts so that others knew that we were providing information based upon our home countries. Was that your intention?

I'm confused by the posts above where people have simply posted where they are from although those do answer your question.

MrsKen33 Fri 02-Sept-22 17:45:05

Wales

Chocolatelovinggran Fri 02-Sept-22 17:02:40

Kent.

TwiceAsNice Fri 02-Sept-22 16:52:40

Surrey England last 6 years before that S Wales

Hellogirl1 Fri 02-Sept-22 16:49:02

Boston, Lincolnshire

Nancat Fri 02-Sept-22 16:47:10

I'm in the Cotswolds. I agree with PollyDolly, I'm not suggesting that responses be limited to our own Country, but think it could be useful to know that advice offered may be different elsewhere. I totally agree that kindness and friendship should be, and mainly is, regardless of location.

ExDancer Fri 02-Sept-22 16:19:03

Cumbria Westmorland UK

Sago Fri 02-Sept-22 16:08:12

Currently in a chateau in Bordeaux but back home to East Yorkshire next weekend.

PollyDolly Fri 02-Sept-22 15:37:59

I am in the East Midlands. I don't think it matters where we live, if we need advice or support then reaching out should not restrict responses to our home country. Legal information might not be the same worldwide but kindness and friendship should know no borders.

Aldom Fri 02-Sept-22 15:33:22

My Goddaughter lives and works in the US. Her adult sons' are American.
Several of my longstanding friends are from the USA. I have never had a problem with their nationally. One cannot and should not generalise about any nationality.

MerylStreep Fri 02-Sept-22 15:30:44

You can always tell a US poster by their terminology.

tanith Fri 02-Sept-22 15:28:38

West London.

imaround Fri 02-Sept-22 15:25:23

Ilovecheese

I am not sure about this idea. There was a somewhat hysterical and deeply unpleasant post on the thread about Meghan Markle towards an American poster. Responses like those may put off others from giving that information.

I was going to say, as long as it doesn't say US all will be well.

grin

Greenfinch Fri 02-Sept-22 15:19:49

Berkshire, England

LisaAN Fri 02-Sept-22 15:14:59

Essex, England