Word: hometowners
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...foreign cultures, as if every child of empire wanted to do something noble, like translate the Bhagavad Gita or teach for a year in Sierra Leone. Sadly, not so. In Britain, the imperialist adventure produced a belief that Britons were better than anyone with dark skin. In my hometown, imperialism bred a pervasive racism. When John Barnes, a great black soccer player, first played for Liverpool, the fans greeted him by throwing bananas on the field and making monkey noises. This was not in the 1950s...
...allow students to leave campus. The most bustling places in town are the railway stations, where frantic citizens jostle for a ticket out of town. "I'm very worried about getting on a train with so many people," says a university student, waiting for a train back to his hometown of Changzhou. "But I'll do anything to get out of Beijing. It's simply become too dangerous...
...didn’t expect to be a hometown girl, but I am, I guess,” she said...
...seventh grade, he says he’d never even considered theater, although his aunt took him to plays often in their hometown of Philadelphia...
...grew up around sake. The clear rice liquor--a fermented product somewhat similar to wine--infuses many important holidays and traditions here, not to mention poetry and cuisine. My father, an American who has lived in Japan for four decades, drinks it hot every night with dinner. My hometown, Kobe, produces nearly a third of the industry's yield. My mother's side of the family is even in the sake business. Still, until recently, I never cared much for the stuff. Its strong smell, fiery aftertaste and old-fashioned image seemed about as alluring as my grandfather's hair...