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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel
Well, no one is actually from Detroit, they are from Royal Oak, Gross Point, Bloomfield Hills... When I worked in Toronto I’d encounter customers from these places and eventually they would say it’s “near Detroit”. Kind of like people who are from St. Albert. Calgarians always say Calgary, not Okotoks or Edgemont.
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I've never heard anyone from Okotoks, Airdrie or Cochrane say they're from Calgary. Most are really pointed about stating they're from those towns. Usually to out of towners they'll state it as "I'm from Cochrane, just outside Calgary", and in the Calgary area they just say the name of the town/city.
Same way outer Detroit people likely say "I'm from Royal Oak, just outside Detroit" to out of towners.