a mall where I live

What is your question?

Hi

In US English, a mall can be a parade of shops, sometimes with people living in the apartments above the shops. If that is where your flat is, that is the mall where you live

In UK English, it is unusual, now. It would mean that you live in a high-class part of town where there are tree-lined walks

Dave

I'm sorry my question was not clear enough. I'd like to know if you can omit words "in a place" before "where I live". I've read a conversation between a boy and his grandfather;
A) Did you use to hang out at the mall with your friends?
B) They didn't have shopping malls where I lived.
Does the usage " where I lived" sound ok to you?
And if so, it means that you can omit the phrase

Yes, you can do that. Btw, I'd say 'in the place' (not 'in a place').

Thank you very much, Ivanhr!

Maki