wild goose chase
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While I know a few people mentioning having cross-border family ties between Windsor and Detroit, I know of far fewer people who have ties between Toronto and the next closest sizeable US city, Buffalo in terms of family but many do in terms of having visited/passed through at least a few times, if not shopped there. I often also occasionally hear lots of Torontonians mention visiting their relatives stateside, but I don't really perceive a particular strong trend of more individuals having relatives in states closer to the border (eg. Upstate New York, Michigan) any more than states farther away (say California or something). Perhaps it is because Toronto and other Great Lakes cities (many which are now "rust belt") peaked at different times or attracted separate waves of settlement/migration/immigration? Perhaps it also depends on how distant/long ago the family ties were and peoples' family histories of moving to the city. I have heard of my former Torontonian classmates who moved to US locations ranging from the South, West, East etc. and moving for particular industries or opportunities in large US cities is often the reason, but these are often recent.
What places do you think in the US do Torontonians have stronger ties to?
What places do you think in the US do Torontonians have stronger ties to?
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