Pro: My entire family is from Michigan
do they hold out their palm and point to indicate their place of origin?
Michiganders live to big time outsiders with this move. It is also a key rite of passage as parents pass along the point to their children.
I've taken to doing the same thing by turning my left hand thumb down and using the back to point out Manhattan's location. The descending length of my fingers from the middle finger suggests the Missouri's bend in to the Northeastern corner of the state.
Michiganders love this move.