What Is the “How I Feel in My Hometown” Trend?

What Does the Trend Mean?

There is no single emotion behind every edit. Some versions joke about feeling out of place. Others use a character to exaggerate boredom, nostalgia, identity or the strange feeling of returning to a familiar place.

Examples

Example 1

An early example documented by Know Your Meme was posted by @xxlastunicorncat on August 30, 2026. It paired Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling with Pacific Northwest and Midwest hometown imagery.

Example 2

On September 11, @rosstheboss28 used Chainsaw Man imagery with rural Tennessee.

Example 3

On September 14, @jiminiemochioppa used Jujutsu Kaisen imagery with South Texas.

How to Make Your Own

1. Choose three to six photos or short clips that immediately look like your hometown.
2. Pick one fictional character whose mood, look or personality creates a strong contrast with those places.
3. Alternate the hometown shots and character shots in a vertical video editor.
4. Add the text “how I feel in my hometown” or “how it feels in my hometown.”
5. Use an audio that fits your version instead of assuming the trend has one official song.
6. Keep the edit short enough that the place-character contrast is obvious on the first watch.

Is There One Official Song?

No single audio defines every version documented so far. Different viral examples use different sounds, so the format is the hometown-and-character pairing rather than one mandatory song.

Where Did It Start?

Know Your Meme says the exact origin is unknown. One early viral example it documents was posted on August 30, 2026 by @xxlastunicorncat.