yeah, i grew up in jackson (ok, brooklyn to be precise) and toledo and whenever i'm dealing with people from outside the area i usually just say detroit or the detroit area. it's just a handy, well-known reference point, not an attempt to decieve people.
Quoting Dennis DeSantis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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, > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com >
