Do you have a bunch of questions about Detroit that you were too afraid to ask? It's fine, we'll always try to answer them in the best way we know how.
So writes Aaron Foley on Jalopnik Detroit. He's a Detroiter who lives in Detroit, and not downtown or Midtown.
If you're from Detroit and you tell people you're from Detroit, this might have happened to you in the last two months: You get a pause, a brief stare and a "what's it like?" in a low voice.
I get it. A lot. I get it from people who live just across the Eight Mile border and I get it from people in other parts of the country. I don't mind answering "what it's like" at all, but lately I do find myself wondering if I always say the right thing.
Honestly, I get nervous talking about Detroit. For one, you're asked to provide a lot of information off the top of your head. I'm a Detroitophile, I know a bit. But in casual conversation, you have to be brief, be informative and be authoritative.
