I have to second this notion. I was born in Saginaw, MI, Moved to Detroit at the age of 13, moved back and forth between Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Southfield, and Sterling Heights after High School. I now live in Phoenix, AZ. When people ask me wher I'm from, I say Detroit.
Metro Detroit goes as far north as Auburn Hills, as far west as Ann Arbor, and as far east as St. Clair Shores (or farther). Some folks view Windsor, Ont as a suburb of Detroit as well. It's all Metro Detroit. Living in Troy and saying you're from Detroit is perfectly acceptable as far as I'm concerned 'cause you're in the Metro area. It's like saying the "Belleville 3" are lying about being from tha D seeing as how Belleville is closer to Ann Arbor than it is to Detroit. > > From: Dennis DeSantis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/05/24 Mon PM 01:26:08 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) why lie on your bio (Tim Baker) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So it should read John Doe grew up in the Suburbs of Detroit in Ann Arbor. > > But they just don't. There's a huge precedent for this. I don't know > why it is, but the area casually called "Detroit" extends much farther > than comparable metro areas in other parts of the country. > It's just the way it is, and it has nothing to do with cashing in on the > Detroit appeal. My grandma would say it too (although she's actually > from Detroit ;) > > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com >
