Let's back up for a minute.
houseman04: Did you grow up in Southeastern Michigan? You mentioned
that you work in A2, but are you originally from the area?
I can understand that, if you're not from the area, you could see this
as a potentially divisive and confusing issue. But it's really very
common for anyone from basically east of Jackson to the lake (not to
mention north of Toledo to basically...well, the lake) to refer to
themselves as "from Detroit".
It's not meant to be deceiving. It's just that the so-called "metro
Detroit" area really is thought of as that - satellites around Detroit.
And the area in question is REALLY large.
When people ask me where I'm from, I tell them Detroit. (I was born in
Warren and grew up in Sterling Heights.) If they then make it clear
that they're actually familiar with the area, I go into suburbs-level
detail.
2 more cents,
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Dennis DeSantis
www.dennisdesantis.com
