Life in the "D" ain't easy, but it ain't impossible.
For one thing, it ain't Houston, all filled up with "Nawlin's Castoffs". People around here actually say "Hi!", maybe nod their head in polite greeting once in a while. I lived in Houston for three months this spring...geez louise what a rude, freaked out city!
Yes, Detroit has its share of pinheads inside the city limits, but the worst of the worst are ending up in a grave or a cell. Generally the murders here are "beef" murders, not strangers.
That said, I wouldn't go wandering around the neighborhoods inside the city. But zip through the 'burbs of Oakland, Livingston, Western Wayne, and Macomb counties and you might be suprised how green, lush, and prosperous it is. The center city is NOT the only thing happening here.
(OK...where's my check from the "Chamber of Commerce"?)
I still blame the Pistons for destroying the NBA.