The worst decisions you can make in Detroit [PHOTOS]

By Metro Times editorial staff on Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:47 pm

You’ve read about what we think are the best decisions you can make in Detroit, but what about the worst ones? This week, we asked our staff and Instagram followers for their advice on what you should absolutely not do in Detroit. Here’s what they said.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

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Not paying attention while driving on I-75 near exit 47B.

(You’ll end up in Canada if you take the wrong exit, and will need to be escorted back across the border.)

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Drew Tarvin, Flickr Creative Commons

Riding the giant slide at Belle Isle.

We loved the giant slide as kids, but this new slide is out of control.

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Kate Sumbler, Flickr Creative Commons

Leaving valuables in your parked car.

C’mon, you’re smarter than that!

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Saying you’re from Detroit when you grew up in the suburbs.

Just admit you grew up in Farmington Hills.

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Being a Detroit Lions fan.

Seriously, find a different hobby. Sunday is supposed to be the day of rest, not a day of masochism and humiliation.

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Lee DeVito

Getting a parking ticket.

It will set you back $40.

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“Driving at night on a street you don’t know where the potholes are.” —@morethanbrando

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Steve Neavling

Riding the QLine if you’re in a rush.

The little engine that couldn’t.

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se7enfifteen

Going to Greektown on the weekend. —@freddiesimonjr

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Viola Klocko

Thinking I could find a parking spot within 2 miles of downtown for under $80 on opening day 😒😂 —@mymarcus1

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The ones you make between 1:00 and 3:30, of course! 😃 (Unless it’s Lafayette Coney. That’s ALWAYS a good decision!) —@cliffsteele

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Lee DeVito

Ask for ketchup on your coneys. —@lifeofdurf

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Lee DeVito

Using the bathroom at Lafayette Coney Island. —@david97bravo

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Robert "Nix" Nixon

Vote to give a billion dollars in public money to billionaires. —@num1catguy

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@momokoniizuma, Instagram

Trying to get something to eat after 10 p.m.

There are a few metro Detroit spots open late, but it’s hard to find a late-night bite these days.

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Calling it “the D.”

Just don’t.

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Living in the burbs, buying an “investment property” in the city, jacking up the rent, and renting it to ppl who don’t care about the community they’re coming into. —@jmariest

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