Indeed concept of "south Detroit" has always been illogical to anyone who lives in the area. It's a great song but a cringe worthy line to the ears of a Detroiter.
I think there are two reasons for this. One: the southern most part of the city is mostly industrial and commercial buildings and not a very popular place to live. Two: all the main "north/south" streets converge downtown at angles from the northwest or northeast. From there if you want to go further south but stay in the U.S. you have to go southwest along the river which leads you out of city, so you never really feel like you are in the sourthern most part of Detroit as it is oriented at an angle along the river.
When young adults are clueless about basic things it really stumps me. As kids my siblings and I did laundry and we went grocery shopping with our mom. In college I met kids who couldn't use a hammer, read the half inch mark on a ruler or change a light bulb, yet many of these kids were in honors classes.
There are basic things your parents are suppose to teach you. It's like their parents thought "Well my kids go to school so I guess that covers learning!"
Of course there are infinite things that I don't know how to do but it makes me sad to see adults who were never taught the basics of "just figuring it out."
I think there are two reasons for this. One: the southern most part of the city is mostly industrial and commercial buildings and not a very popular place to live. Two: all the main "north/south" streets converge downtown at angles from the northwest or northeast. From there if you want to go further south but stay in the U.S. you have to go southwest along the river which leads you out of city, so you never really feel like you are in the sourthern most part of Detroit as it is oriented at an angle along the river.
There are basic things your parents are suppose to teach you. It's like their parents thought "Well my kids go to school so I guess that covers learning!"
Of course there are infinite things that I don't know how to do but it makes me sad to see adults who were never taught the basics of "just figuring it out."