Don't feel sorry for me. I live in the Detroit area, and I love it. I will never leave. I feel sorry for all the people in this country that think Detroit (or the Detroit area) is the worst place to live. We have many faults, this I agree with, but there are many reasons our area is a great place to live.

Kelso, do not feel sorry for me please! I have been to LA and it was very nice but I was only a tourist so do not know the "feel" of your city. I know the feel of mine and would not live anywhere else. My son stays in LA for months at a time for work and cannot wait to get back to Detroit. Also, I gather from your post, you have not been here in a very long time or have never been here. Do not believe all you read. Love my city, my state, my 4 seasons, yes..even the snow, love it all and right now the state needs help, not pity.

I love how everyone hates on Detroit for their run-down areas with burnt, boarded up and falling down buildings. No one stops to think that EVERY major city has these "attractions". I have been to LA, NY, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh...omg I could go on and on. In EVERY one of these cities I have seen destruction, people struggling to live yet so proud of what they do have. It boils down to "sections" of these cities. There are very nice parts of NY, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, etc; however, keep in mind that there are some very sad and scary parts in all of these cities as well. Detroit is not alone.