Chinese friends often ask about Detroit, because  they know I come from Michigan. They know that it is the car capital of the world. They said that they have heard that property prices are low and there is a lot of crime.  I said that prices are low, but little crime because the criminals have all starved, or gone other places where they can make a living. I lied.

I am a former resident of Michigan where social problems are raising havoc with living conditions. Detroit is about 225 miles south of Traverse City, my home town.  Many people come to China for a better quality of life.