Is Lenox Square ghetto?? (Bloomingdale: fit in, buying, college)

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

i think MARTA is the main reason why. underpriveleged teens who don't have cars or parents that can constantly drive them around usually rely on public trans to go hang out

You don't even have to add underprivileged. Taking public transportation is what city kids do. My parents are middle class, but when I turned 16 I didn't get a car, I got a MARTA pass and free reign to go (mostly) where I wanted so long as I got home at a decent hour. Where did I end up? If it wasn't Little 5 or the West End, I was spending a few rolls worth of quarters at the Video Arcade that used to be at Lenox.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by johnatl

Al, do the Southside kids in Dallas not ride DART to Mockingbird Station, Northpark and the Galleria?

Just curious, because I really have no idea.

i mean, i don't live in dallas so i don't know the transit system well at all. while i'm sure some southside kids might use it, i know that DART currently isn't as efficient as MARTA is. and i do know that in center city dallas you will see more of a mix of races but still mostly white

Originally Posted by waronxmas

You don't even have to add underprivileged. Taking public transportation is what city kids do. My parents are middle class, but when I turned 16 I didn't get a car, I got a MARTA pass and free reign to go (mostly) where I wanted so long as I got home at a decent hour. Where did I end up? If it wasn't Little 5 or the West End, I was spending a few rolls worth of quarters at the Video Arcade that used to be at Lenox.

i guess what i meant by "underprivileged" is anyone who isn't very wealthy. correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm sure you won't see a whole bunch of buckhead kids on MARTA....or will you?

i mean, i spent much of my childhood in the "city", and i was definitely underprivileged, but we couldn't go anywhere (unless we caught a ride) because there wasn't any efficient public trans. that's my point about atlanta. it's a lot easier to use MARTA than it is to use the transit systems in say houston and dallas. and those are cities too

on the other hand, i know that everybody in atlanta doesn't have easy access to marta

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

i guess what i meant by "underprivileged" is anyone who isn't very wealthy. correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm sure you won't see a whole bunch of buckhead kids on MARTA....or will you?

Well, yeah - you see just about every ethicity we have here on the trains daily. I guess it's just a different dynamic. And it does go to most of the major activity centers ITP, despite what people say.

[ct36]

Honestly, I do think that Lenox is a little "ghetto" on the weekends. But I went on a Saturday morning and it seemed like a very peaceful, nice, world-class mall. I kind of hate to say it but a lot of the blacks were more of the "thugs" there that looked the opposite of classy with their Nikes, too long tee shirts, and baggy jeans. Why can't they be like the (black) guys that work at my favorite store (Abercrombie & Fitch)? They seem a lot classier, and I'm not afraid of them, haha. Some of the white guys weren't so nice looking either, but I didn't notice them as much. The older (black, about 30 yrs. old) guys were usually very classy looking (in suits) and if more were like them, Lenox would be a lot nicer.

[plessthanpointohfive]

Because teenage punks look like teenage punks no matter they're black (with the sagging) or white (with the skinny jeans and pink hair).

The only difference between a teenager and a 5 year old? They're bigger and have more hair.

Seriously, I think if you're not close to 30 you're a teenager. Kind of. Sort of. Often, but not always. Obviously it's not always true. Maybe never.

But I seem to think it is.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by ct36

Honestly, I do think that Lenox is a little "ghetto" on the weekends. But I went on a Saturday morning and it seemed like a very peaceful, nice, world-class mall. I kind of hate to say it but a lot of the blacks were more of the "thugs" there that looked the opposite of classy with their Nikes, too long tee shirts, and baggy jeans. Why can't they be like the (black) guys that work at my favorite store (Abercrombie & Fitch)? They seem a lot classier, and I'm not afraid of them, haha. Some of the white guys weren't so nice looking either, but I didn't notice them as much. The older (black, about 30 yrs. old) guys were usually very classy looking (in suits) and if more were like them, Lenox would be a lot nicer.

that's not very nice. people of ALL ethnicities and backgrounds should be able to wear whatever they want without being judged. and it's quite offensive to say something like "why can't this group of black people be more like the black people I approve of?".....just because they're wearing Nikes and baggy jeans doesn't mean they're trouble makers. it's just fashion

i guarantee you that most of these young black men you're "afraid" of aren't even thinking about you, let alone concerned with doing you any sort of harm

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by plessthanpointohfive

Because teenage punks look like teenage punks no matter they're black (with the sagging) or white (with the skinny jeans and pink hair).

The only difference between a teenager and a 5 year old? They're bigger and have more hair.

Seriously, I think if you're not close to 30 you're a teenager. Kind of. Sort of. Often, but not always. Obviously it's not always true. Maybe never.

But I seem to think it is.

and how old are you? and since when are twenty somethings the same thing as teenagers?

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by ct36

Honestly, I do think that Lenox is a little "ghetto" on the weekends. But I went on a Saturday morning and it seemed like a very peaceful, nice, world-class mall. I kind of hate to say it but a lot of the blacks were more of the "thugs" there that looked the opposite of classy with their Nikes, too long tee shirts, and baggy jeans. Why can't they be like the (black) guys that work at my favorite store (Abercrombie & Fitch)? They seem a lot classier, and I'm not afraid of them, haha. Some of the white guys weren't so nice looking either, but I didn't notice them as much. The older (black, about 30 yrs. old) guys were usually very classy looking (in suits) and if more were like them, Lenox would be a lot nicer.

Do everyone in the global city of Atlanta a favor--stay in Asheville.

You obviously can't handle elswhere...

[plessthanpointohfive]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

and how old are you?

I'm 36.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by plessthanpointohfive

I'm 36.

When giving your age, always add "...and hot." after it.


For example,

"I'm 36 and hot."


In ten years,

"I'm 46...and d@mn hot!"