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I grew up in a Detroit suburb and lived in both Denver and NYC. I didn’t fit in in either. We didn’t have those same childhood touch points - Up North, economic dependence on a single industry, proximity to a city that was historically important but was struggling. I don’t necessarily see Detroit as Midwest. Rust Belt and Great Lakes region for sure. We have commonalities with Pittsburg and Buffalo - cities that were powerhouses, declined to the point of decay, and are now reinventing themselves. There’s a psychological mindset that comes with being from a place like this that my friends from Denver and NYC don’t share. It’s why Detroit vs Everyone is a slogan that resonates. I think a shared history and story defines a region and shapes the people. We have far more in common with Duluth than we do with Omaha. So no, I wouldn’t put Detroit in the Midwest.

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