Roots

I'm from Melbourne but live in Sydney. I'm in Sydney most of the time but I do spend quite a bit of time in Mebourne, at least every second weekend. Someone quite recently was asking me which of the two cities I felt most at home in, and I gave some vague answer mostly to the effect that I'm happier in Sydney.

He then asked whether I had more roots in Sydney than in Melbourne now. I said with a straight face "definitely Sydney". I very nearly lost it, but you'll be pleased to hear I managed to keep (most of) my composure. I expect that non-Australian readers will be scratching their heads now. Don't worry, it's a localism.