Question: Why was the CIA agent pleading not to be sent to Detroit?

Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
1 question
Directed by: John Landis
Starring: David Zucker, Bill Bixby, George Lazenby, Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Marcy Goldman, Marilyn Joi, Saul Kahan
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: During the 'High Adventure' skit, the interviewer dies of a heart attack and is leaning back on the chair, in the next shot he is now leaning forward.
Pennington: These are the Hartz Mountains of Asia. A terrain so rugged, so treacherous, no country will claim it.
Asquith: Worse then Detroit?
Pennington: I'm afraid so.
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Answer: Detroit has long been notorious for its high crime, high unemployment, and urban blight. It's just a joke about how it's not a very pleasant place to be. Heck, the city motto is 'We hope for better things' and 'It will rise from the ashes.'
Brian Katcher