Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Southeast San Diego isn't that bad. I have a cousin from around there, and it just looked like a working class neighborhood with Filipinos, Mexicans, and Blacks everywhere. It does have a higher than average crime rate than the city of San Diego, but most cities have a higher crime rate than the city of San Diego. However, I still wouldn't want to live there.
In person, I would say the projects of the South Bronx and Co-Op City aren't very visually appealing. West Coast ghettos aren't really big on the project houses, since Section 8 gives everyone houses in poor neighborhoods to begin with. However, since East Coast cities are considerably more dense with less land to work with, projects have been the way to go.
The difference between a project and a ghetto; "At least most people in the ghetto work" Project homes, forget it.
There are people in San Diego who believe that the reason for their low crime rate is because the weather brings out "joy-joy feelings" in everyone, while Detroit's crime rate is due to their cold winters.
ROFL! That is not ghetto! Give me a break! No where in San Diego is nearly as bad as parts of LA, Oakland, Detroit, St Louis, and many other cities. San Diego "ghettos" are just run down lower class homes. These people have yards with lawns and decent houses for christ sake. Take a look at the Bronx and the cities above, then tell me what's ghetto.
ROFL... the moment I saw that you posted in this thread I knew you'd post Oakland. Have you even seen Oakland outside of a computer screen? rofl...
That being said, Oakland does look real ghetto in areas, the key words being in areas. Oakland as a whole is not a ghetto city... for that refer to Richmond.
While we're still talking about Oakland, tho, here's a couple pics of east oakland I took:
All of these pictures are on the same street (14th ave). Oakland has a lot of diverse residential architecture, and a lot that people don't typically associate with California.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.