Anyone else find it peculiar that he keeps calling Lansing a small town?
It's not only the capital city of the state, but it's generally divided in peoples minds into the four cardinal directions, so North Lansing, South Lansing, East, and South. This is important because each area is not only fairly large, but is also very different culturally from each other.
In fact East Lansing (still Lansing!) is the home of Michigan State University. That's hardly what I'd call a small school in a small town. East Lansing is practically a city unto itself.
Out of the 300 municipalities in the state of Michigan, Lansing is the 5'th largest by population.
I understand he's trying to evoke a certain emotion, but to anyone who is even remotely familiar with the area it comes off as pandering and dishonest.
It's not only the capital city of the state, but it's generally divided in peoples minds into the four cardinal directions, so North Lansing, South Lansing, East, and South. This is important because each area is not only fairly large, but is also very different culturally from each other.
In fact East Lansing (still Lansing!) is the home of Michigan State University. That's hardly what I'd call a small school in a small town. East Lansing is practically a city unto itself.
Out of the 300 municipalities in the state of Michigan, Lansing is the 5'th largest by population.
I understand he's trying to evoke a certain emotion, but to anyone who is even remotely familiar with the area it comes off as pandering and dishonest.