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Do You Say You Are From Detroit?
Here is what Patch readers around Michigan had to say in response to a blog post by Huffington Post Detroit blogger Toby Barlow on Thursday.
Do the suburbs know Detroit?
Not according to HuffPost Detroit blogger and author Toby Barlow, who argues that the suburbs don’t know the real Detroit and that they should embrace the city.
"But you can't have a region without a center," Barlow said. "If you're from Detroit, you've got to know it and be a part of it, embracing all of its opportunities, its troubles and its beauty."
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Barlow argued that many suburbanites say they are from Detroit without really knowing what the city is like.
The blog generated heated response on Facebook, Twitter and in the comments on some Patch sites. Some agreed with Barlow, and others disagreed vehemently.
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Regional editor Nancy Hanus captured much of the feedback on the Storify post above, and we'd like to know what you think.
Do the suburbs know Detroit? Does Detroit know the suburbs? And where do you say you are you from?
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