What is Grand Rapids?
1.
A term used to describe heaven on earth.
"Where are you from?"
"Grand Rapids"
"Lucky..."
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2.
The 2nd largest city of Michigan with about 193,000 residents, but slightly declining as some residents move to the suburbs. The largest city in Western Michigan, located in Kent County along the Grand River. It is often called The Furniture Capital of America. Amway is one of the few major companies headquartered in Grand Rapids.
The Grand Rapids area is generally nicer than most Michigan cities, especially Detroit.
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City in Western Michigan with a population of about 200,000. People outside of Western MI generally have no idea where it is, possibly because nothing happens there. Called The Furniture Capital because Steelcase makes a few desks and chairs southwest of town. Dutch people abound in the area, as well as an increasing population of Hispanics. Former President Gerald Ford grew up near the city. The company called a pyramid scheme by some, Amway, alternatively Scamway, is also based nearby.
A: Where are you from?
B: Grand Rapids.
A: Where's that?
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NOT the city in Michigan, but a quaint little town in northern Minnesota. The birth place of actress Judy Garland, where she began her acting career. Home of a real yellow brick road. The official town of the Wizard of Oz. A kick ass town to go fishing, hunting, etc. in.
Joe: So where you from?
Jane: Grand Rapids
Joe: Oh, Michigan? Gross. Sorry to hear that.
Jane: No, Minnesota.
Joe: Oh, right on!
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A city in Michigan with about 200,000 residents. The metropolitan area has around 1,000,000 residents. It has the highest murder, rape, assault, and theft in all of West Michigan. It is also home to GRPS which owns Union high school, Ottawa high school, Creston high school, and Central high school who all four are on the list of worst schools in the U.S. Union has the highest drop out rate in all of the U.S. under 25% of their students graduate. 1 of 9 will make it to senior year. Union also is number second highest for assault, and third for weapons. In one year alone there were four rapings, two shoot outs, and 53 incidents of weapons un just Union. All in all Union made it second on the list of worst high schools in the U.S followed by Creston 4th Ottawa 5th and Central 10th.
"Martha who is that trashy new boy."
"Oh that's a product of Grand Rapids."
