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I'm leaving this neighborhood soon, and I won't name the 'hood but it's been written up by the NYtimes as a gentrifying place. It's relatively safe and full of families.... But...
Litter everywhere, every-fokin-where. People love donating their trash to the sidewalk. Limited amenities. Restaurants around here serve food that is tasty but it's mostly greasy, obesity-inducing grub. Want grilled chicken? NO, YOU TAKE IT FRIED LIKE A GOOD FATTY.
What else is charming about my neighborhood? I'm glad you asked. First.. People blasting their music with zero regard for their neighbors. Every other household has a subwoofer and you must listen to what they listen to! Sharing is caring.
What else? People letting their dogs sh1te everywhere without picking up. People illegally breeding multiple dogs. Parents who let their children run around like wild animals with zero oversight. Really bad parenting in general, I think. Half the kids in my neighborhood are overweight by the time they are 8.
Anyone recognize this? It's insane that we live in such a wealthy city but have so many neighborhoods like this
I'm leaving this neighborhood soon, and I won't name the 'hood but it's been written up by the NYtimes as a gentrifying place. It's relatively safe and full of families.... But...
Litter everywhere, every-fokin-where. People love donating their trash to the sidewalk. Limited amenities. Restaurants around here serve food that is tasty but it's mostly greasy, obesity-inducing grub. Want grilled chicken? NO, YOU TAKE IT FRIED LIKE A GOOD FATTY.
What else is charming about my neighborhood? I'm glad you asked. First.. People blasting their music with zero regard for their neighbors. Every other household has a subwoofer and you must listen to what they listen to! Sharing is caring.
What else? People letting their dogs sh1te everywhere without picking up. People illegally breeding multiple dogs. Parents who let their children run around like wild animals with zero oversight. Really bad parenting in general, I think. Half the kids in my neighborhood are overweight by the time they are 8.
Anyone recognize this? It's insane that we live in such a wealthy city but have so many neighborhoods like this
This sounds normal for NYC to me unless you live in a place that is over 90% immigrants or a commercialized place I consider nonresidential. For some reason, chicken in typical American restaurants in residential areas is always fried, and I don't know why.
You can get Mexican, Chinese or in some areas Senegalese food if you want stuff with less oil. You can ask a takeout spot for typical home dishes and not just the westernized stuff.
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Nowhere in NYC actually resembles a third world country, but some neighborhoods are very run down looking.
I see more severe poverty in NYC than I do when I visit the better off parts of the Caribbean. People need to come out of their bubble and admit that there is much poverty and marginalization of large swathes of US society.
I see more severe poverty in NYC than I do when I visit the better off parts of the Caribbean. People need to come out of their bubble and admit that there is much poverty and marginalization of large swathes of US society.
You said it better than I did, ...and I been overseas.
Within in our lifetimes ...Americans... will be the ones on China's "feed the children" commercials.
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Seeing the future ain't all it's made out to be...
I don't know what kind of third world you've been to but many developing countries are pretty safe. Vietnam, poor areas of China, etc. Taiwan and South Korea -- both were very safe countries even when they were third world and economically developing back in the 70s, 80s, early 90s.
In contrast, NYC is the biggest city in the most prosperous and powerful country in the world. The fact we have sh1ty neighborhoods with third world standards is a shame and reveals how low our expectations are
Rates of violence are orthogonal to how rich a place is. The US and UK inner cities have always been known for having more violence than most poor countries, even in the Victorian and Dickensian eras.
LOL. A thread from 2017 resurrected. A dumb one at that too. Did Harrypothead reveal the 3 world borough he was living in??
I am pretty sure he's Brooklyn Heights
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