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Originally Posted by whell
Agreed.
I identify with this to my degree. I was born and raised in Detroit. Detroit is endlessly - and often unjustly but sometimes accurately - trashed in the media and folks perceptions of the city are shaped by that. When folks ask me where I'm from, I say "Detroit", and the reactions to that are always interesting to behold.
At the end of the day, is Detroit a great city? No, not by any objective measure. But its my city, in my mind its great 'cuz its where I'm from. It may be a cesspool from other's point of view, but its my cesspool and I'll punch anyone in the mouth who calls it a cesspool.
I think there's some parallels to "southern heritage" in there somewhere, although some folks in the south would be aghast that I'm mentioning Detroit in a comparison with any square inch that's south of the Mason/Dixon line.
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FWIW, Mason and Dixon drew their line to once and for all define the Maryland/Pennsylvania border.
I've a cousin who's urban pioneering in Detroit. He's been there five years and it's now his home.