Things Detroit does better than other cities, according to Reddit

By Alex Washington on Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 8:28 am

We love a good Reddit trend, and one of the latest to pop up has been users sharing things they believe their hometown does better than other cities.

Of course Detroiters joined in on the fun, and while some are funny, others are straight facts (here's looking at you, techno and coneys).

Here's some of our favorites from the Reddit thread.

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“Coney dogs. You can’t get them where I live.” —Triposer

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“Coney dogs. You can’t get them where I live.”

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“Jit.” —djneedle914

Derek Dandridge

“Jit.”

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“Public official corruption.” —avsterbone2

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“Public official corruption.”

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“Losing football games.” —unarmedarmenian

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“Losing football games.”

—unarmedarmenian

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“Detroit handles more trade with Canada than any other city.” —Whalesrule221

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“Detroit handles more trade with Canada than any other city.”

—Whalesrule221

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“T.E.C.H.N.O.🎧“ —justinconstructionMI

Viola Klocko

“T.E.C.H.N.O.🎧“

—justinconstructionMI

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“On most downtown streets you could have a Lamborghini, four wheeler, low rider or a horse pass you at any time.” —digidave1

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“On most downtown streets you could have a Lamborghini, four wheeler, low rider or a horse pass you at any time.”

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“Urban agriculture.” —Dukdukdiya

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“Urban agriculture.”

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“Authentic Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food.” —TheDadThatGrills

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“Authentic Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food.”

—TheDadThatGrills

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“Detroit rap is leading the pack nowadays.” —jimmy_d1988

Kahn Santori Davis

“Detroit rap is leading the pack nowadays.”

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“Pizza.” —JohnWad

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“Pizza.”

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“Baseball opening day.” —szayl

Joe Maroon

“Baseball opening day.”

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“Floods every time it rains.” —is_it_local

Rusty Young

“Floods every time it rains.”

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“Being against everyone.” —Rogue-Smokey92

Alyson Williams

“Being against everyone.”

—Rogue-Smokey92

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“Dressing up in style.” —Desperate-Yoghurt-50

Mike Pfeiffer

“Dressing up in style.”

—Desperate-Yoghurt-50

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“Flat out, we build automobiles better than any city ON THE PLANET.“ —MojoRollin

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“Flat out, we build automobiles better than any city ON THE PLANET.“

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“Gentrification.” —juanST9876

Steve Neavling

“Gentrification.”

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“Entrepreneurial spirit. Everyone seems to have a hustle, a side hustle, and a side business.” —bukhara_aidarus

Skyler Murry

“Entrepreneurial spirit. Everyone seems to have a hustle, a side hustle, and a side business.”

—bukhara_aidarus

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“Potholes.” —gh0stbon3r

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“Potholes.”

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“Drive 80 in a 55.” —dirtewokntheboys

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“Drive 80 in a 55.”

—dirtewokntheboys

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