25-04-2009, 13:04
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Taking a year (mostly) off
 FRC #0254 (The Cheesy Poofs), FRC #0341 (Miss Daisy) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 3,082
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Re: District System in Other Regions in 2010?
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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner
Seriously, most people in the so called "rust belt" area find that term pretty offensive. Every time I see it in the media I cringe and fire off a nasty e-mail to the journalist.
Steel Belt, Manufacturing Belt, Large Industry Belt - these imply correctly that this area is responsible for creating much of the large heavy machinery that makes everyone's lives better.
Rust Belt implies decay, mechanical death, and junk piles. I don't really appreciate my chosen area to live being compared to a junk pile.
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I honestly had no idea that the term Rust Belt had so many negative connotations. Chalk one up to ignorance. Sorry! |
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