Difference between ずっと and いつも


The other day when I was having a brief conversation in Japanese I meant to
say "I have always been living here" so I said いつも(the name of my home
province)に住んでいます。 The Japanese person I was speaking with however said this
was incorrect, and told me the more appropriate word to use in this situation
was ずっと such that the sentence would be ずっと(the name of my home
province)に住んでいます.

From my interpretation both of these words mean always, however there are
clearly some nuances that I'm misunderstanding. If someone could clarify the
meanings of these two words and why ずっと is more appropriate here and what kind
of situations I would use ずっと vs いつも I would be very appreciative.

Thanks!




Quick answer:

ずっと - sustained over long period of time

いつも - every time, all the time, etc.

Examples:

> ずっと東京に住んでいます。 (I've lived in Tokyo for a long time.)
>
> 東京に出張するときは、いつも「帝国ホテル」に泊まっています。 (I always stay at the Imperial Hotel when I
> have a business trip to Tokyo.)

Hope that helps!




Quick answer:

ずっと - sustained over long period of time

いつも - every time, all the time, etc.

Examples:

> ずっと東京に住んでいます。 (I've lived in Tokyo for a long time.)
>
> 東京に出張するときは、いつも「帝国ホテル」に泊まっています。 (I always stay at the Imperial Hotel when I
> have a business trip to Tokyo.)

Hope that helps!

