Larkin2AA
Registered User
As someone who grew up in Michigan and moved away more recently... people from other states don't feel this way. When I mention I'm from Michigan, I have about 2 minutes until somebody makes a Flint water comment. If I bring up Detroit, the first thing I'll have to explain is that it's not a warzone. That's the prevailing narrative in other states.
I wouldn't be surprised if guys who aren't from here have this same perception, that Michigan is poor, violent, and badly run.
I get the perception because its something I understood when I moved to Michigan from Washington back in 2010. I almost moved to Michigan in 2009 but it didn't work out. Visiting here and driving from the airport to Rochester you could see how bad Detroit looked, but now, damn near 10 years later, its definitely changed, and its beautiful down there. I'd say in the next 10 years, Detroit will be a destination city.