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I live in [city], Saudi Arabia.

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My name is […] and I’m […] years old. I live in [city], Saudi Arabia.

Would the underlined part mean I’m Saudi?
 
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Not necessarily. You could be an immigrant from another country.
 
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In a globalised world, there is no reason to assume it refers to the nationality of the speaker. I am British and live in Vientiane, Laos. I have lived in several cities that are not in the country I was born in.
 
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