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Why do people do that: take phrases like "the south side of Chicago is rough" and then take it out of context to mean "every square mile of the southern part of Chicago is rough". It doesn't address the point at all.
Who would want to live in Chicago? The majority of the people who live there, probably just do so because they are too poor to escape its grip. It's cold, isolated, violent, and segregated.
lol you know damn well people are going to roast you since philly has a higher crime rate then chicago lol.
lol you know damn well people are going to roast you since philly has a higher crime rate then chicago lol.
while I think the comments were ill advised, Philly and Chciago are both pretty comparable on crime rate actually, good news is both are getting better
Crime in Philly is down dramtically over the last 10 years, much like what happened in NYC a decade ago
Well I didn't really bash anyone or any place though, don't see how what I said about Dallas having high poverty is harsh.
I mean, I am going to defend my hometown when people bash it though, especially when information is wrong at least.
Chicago being isolated?
- It's the most inter-connected flight destination in America (because its nearly centrally located), its got one of the best travel times to nearly any city in the country. Not a far drive away from other cities either.
Chicago segregated? Okay, yes it is segregated no doubt about that and probably a bit more so than some of the Northeastern cities, but Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, & Boston are pretty segregated also.
Chicago is cold? Everything in the Frostbelt is cold first of all, haha. And there isn't much of a difference between Chicago and Philadelphia in this regard either.
Chicago:
Philadelphia:
There really isn't much difference between Chicago's issues and the issues of any of the other major cities in the country, all deal with poverty, all deal with crime (besides New York, not as much), all deal with weather (besides Los Angeles), all deal with the same issues kind of.
it seems as if your saying philly,s and nyc segregation is on the same level of chicago when in reality its not at all.
Anyone who thinks that New York and Chicago have anything but superficial similarities has obviously never spent time in both cities. And Detroit? I won't even go there.
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Originally Posted by urza216
This is a fair statement about parts of Chicago's south side. But you'd have to be pretty ignorant to generalize the entire south side like that.
Right! Okay there are alot of places with vacant lots but IMHO the worst on the South Side is not quite similar to the Worst in detroit. (as far as vacant neighborhoods).
Why do people do that: take phrases like "the south side of Chicago is rough" and then take it out of context to mean "every square mile of the southern part of Chicago is rough". It doesn't address the point at all.
Why do people make sweeping generalizations and the get suprised when people take their words at face value? That's a better question.
I wouldnt say they look NO DIFFERENT. Thats a stretch. There are definitely places similar to Detroit but for the most part they dont look eactly the same.
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I said "almost" looks no different than Detroit.
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Originally Posted by Chicago South Sider
Chicago's south side is a lot better than Detroit. You have to be pretty misinformed to make an ignorant statement like that.
A lot better? That's a lie. Maybe a little better, since Chicago is in a healthier metro area, but definitely not a lot better. Again, the city lost 200K people in just ten years. Not even Detroit did that. You want to talk about ignorance, yet you've said some pretty ignorant things in the Houston forum.
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Originally Posted by Min-Chi-Cbus
Why do people do that: take phrases like "the south side of Chicago is rough" and then take it out of context to mean "every square mile of the southern part of Chicago is rough". It doesn't address the point at all.
Right! Okay there are alot of places with vacant lots but IMHO the worst on the South Side is not quite similar to the Worst in detroit. (as far as vacant neighborhoods).
Not only that but the best of the south side is way better than Detroit's best.
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