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To: ambrose
Nuke Dearborn!!!

Sorry ... got a little carried away there.

19 posted on 04/15/2004 11:41:10 AM PDT by spodefly (I've decided not to include a tagline with this post.)
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To: spodefly
"Nuke Dearborn!!! "

Wait till I leave, I am flying out on Saturday!!
22 posted on 04/15/2004 11:47:08 AM PDT by oldcomputerguy
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To: spodefly
"Nuke Dearborn!!!"

Hey . . . Watch that stuff! I live in Dearborn, too -- as do many of my family. Our area used to be a strongly Polish area and still has many of the same businesses (good restaurants) in the neighborhood.

Yes, we now have many Arab neighbors. Yes, they have many different habits than what I was used to when I grew up locally. For instance, many of the bars in the area closed for lack of business. But, at least close to me, all the neighbors are very nice, take great care of their property and are law abiding almost to the extreme. Fact is, although a few short blocks from Detroit, this is a crime free area and everyone (including single women) feels free to take a jog/walk anytime 24/7 in this neighborhood. On the other hand, it could be decisively unhealthy to cause problems around here because everyone (including me) would come out to help.

Locally, there are Arabs in City government and one is even assistant police chief. Two of my Arab neighbors are Dearborn Police Officers. As a population, they are striving to learn English quickly and one of the local Arab cable TV channels teaches a well received English class for Arabs which replays (I think) four times a day.

One friendly local business proprietor asked me once why I don't learn Arabic. (I know a few words.) I just looked at him and smiled, replying: "Why don't you learn Polish?" Everyone around got a big laugh out of that cause they know -- we speak English here. English is our common bond. And, I am happy to report, all the kids in the area speak English without an accent.

So, Dearborn is still Dearborn: a nice place to live. Yes, with the "newcomers," it changed somewhat. But, they seem to be conforming to the local community quickly. Sure, they have a few religious needs that are different. Fact is, though, all that stuff seems to be getting worked out nicely and does not seem to be bothering anyone (anymore).

One other point: Their kids act a lot like the kids around here did when I grew up here in the 1950s. That is, they address adults as "sir" or "ma'am," always say hello and I have never seen even a hint of any trouble. I'm out there walking a few miles every evening, too, and so see a lot of people every day.

Anyway, that's my point of view -- from someone on the inside of Dearborn, Michigan looking out.

57 posted on 04/15/2004 2:37:48 PM PDT by Doug Fiedor
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