speaking as

speaking as somebody

with the experience of this type of person What would you like to see happen, speaking as a someone who has lived in the area for a long time?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amandus	-	Late Roman
Rameshwar	-	Indian, Hindi
Sewell	['su:əl]
Crabtree	['kræbtri:]
Anselme	-	French
Lilith	LIL-ith (English)	Near Eastern Mythology, Judeo-Christian Legend