tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post8303408454202015956..comments2023-10-31T07:31:24.963-07:00Comments on word.: Blogversation: What do you want from your hometown?Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-18141213642728759562012-07-04T12:59:18.975-07:002012-07-04T12:59:18.975-07:00I didn't realize how grey Michigan was until w...I didn't realize how grey Michigan was until we moved to New York -- there's so much sunshine here all year and now I notice the gloom when we visit our home state. <br /><br />New Yorkers are, of course, famously direct. Some call it rude, but I think that's probably the perception of people who come from places more likely to be passive aggressive. We were back in Ann Arbor a few years back during winter. A group coming into a restaurant was standing there holding the door open forever, letting an icy wind blow in. Several people glared at them, but we were the only ones to actually say, "Hey, close the door, it's cold."Colleen Newvine Tebeauhttp://newvinegrowing.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com