Why people on this site trying to make it seem that most Philadelphia neighborhoods are good neighborhoods? (Media: city hall, house)

[toobusytoday]

Originally Posted by Phillyfinest

I've been observing for a minute and i think you should be more truthful when people ask for advices about Philly.Here is my stance on whats safe and whats not based on my experience.
According to people on here, North Philly is not that bad and some parts are currently gentrifying. I totally agree with the gentrifying part but still as a whole it is very bad. 80% of it is bad at least.
Also according to you people, Germantown is a good neighborhood. Nope, as a whole it is bad or maybe you all talking about another Germantown i dont know about.
I've also seen a lot of people say most of West Philly is nice. That is completely false. Besides university city plus the surrounding areas clark park,garden court,cedar park... plus parts of overbrook,wynnefield and city line, the rest is all bad (Very bad). All those neighborhoods are listed don't even constitute half of West Philly so i would say it is 60% bad 40% good.
Now i can't speak on South Philly because i don't know nothing about it but according you south philly as a whole is safe. You are probably right but i know for a fact there is some very bad parts too.
I currently live in southwest and 100% of it is bad let's be honest
East mt airy,west and east oak lane,logan, olney, parts of overbrook are all decent neighborhoods but it is still not 100% safe. Murders happen there sometimes


Now Let's be honest, Philadelphia as a whole is rough and i didnt even mention Frankford and Mayfair. Too many bad neighborhoods throughout the city.If you can't see that, you are just being biased because you from philly or you probably live in the suburbs or a nice area like center city and you're out of touch with reality. I've been living in the ghetto most of my life so i know what i'm talking about

Back to the OP ^^please. Off topic posts after this point will be deleted and infractions may be given.

[asiandudeyo]

Originally Posted by Scarlet Witch

Florida is bad especially with the drug problems and sex trafficking. They said Miami is totally unlivable only good parts is where the rich resides.

As a transplant from Miami, I would disagree.
Most of Miami area is more liveable. We have South Miami, which is borderline with UM. Kinda remind me of how UPenn / Drexel et. al. is adjacent to the not so desirable area.
But I did not have problem there at all. All the time I lived there.

In my opinion, there are more unlivable areas in Philadelphia.
When I walk in certain areas, I felt that feeling of uneasiness.
It also does not help that I have been flash mobbed by a bunch of hoodlums walking to 30th street station from LeBow building of Drexel around 8 - 9 PM.

[asiandudeyo]

Originally Posted by 1ondoner

Can one be considered a good person if they co-exist with bad people (drug dealers and petty criminals)?

Yes.
There are people who unfortunately are unable to afford living in the nicer areas. So they have to co-exit with "the rest of the guys."This does not mean that they are bad people.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by asiandudeyo

As a transplant from Miami, I would disagree.
Most of Miami area is more liveable. We have South Miami, which is borderline with UM. Kinda remind me of how UPenn / Drexel et. al. is adjacent to the not so desirable area.
But I did not have problem there at all. All the time I lived there.

In my opinion, there are more unlivable areas in Philadelphia.
When I walk in certain areas, I felt that feeling of uneasiness.
It also does not help that I have been flash mobbed by a bunch of hoodlums walking to 30th street station from LeBow building of Drexel around 8 - 9 PM.

Really? I have walked around there dozens of times in the evening and never felt threaten.

[2002 Subaru]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Really? I have walked around there dozens of times in the evening and never felt threaten.

You've never been 'flash-mobbed' there, like asiandudeyo has.

[Lenses & Lights.]

I swear., I've never been flash mobbed... Doesn't take away from another persons experience though.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by 2002 Subaru

You've never been 'flash-mobbed' there, like asiandudeyo has.

I've never been flashed mobbed, period. I find it pretty interesting. I'm small... and I used to weigh less... I have white hair so I'm obviously on the other side of youth. I don't look overly dyke-ie but anyone can figure out I'm gay so I should have gotten some homophobic remarks by now. Therefore I have some attributes that should make me a target.

[2002 Subaru]

Originally Posted by kyb01

I've never been flashed mobbed, period. I find it pretty interesting. I'm small... and I used to weigh less... I have white hair so I'm obviously on the other side of youth. I don't look overly dyke-ie but anyone can figure out I'm gay so I should have gotten some homophobic remarks by now. Therefore I have some attributes that should make me a target.

Try being non-black around the usual demographic that flash-mobs and see how that works out for ya. I don't think you get the dynamics involved with flash mobs ...

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by asiandudeyo

As a transplant from Miami, I would disagree.
Most of Miami area is more liveable. We have South Miami, which is borderline with UM. Kinda remind me of how UPenn / Drexel et. al. is adjacent to the not so desirable area.
But I did not have problem there at all. All the time I lived there.

In my opinion, there are more unlivable areas in Philadelphia.
When I walk in certain areas, I felt that feeling of uneasiness.
It also does not help that I have been flash mobbed by a bunch of hoodlums walking to 30th street station from LeBow building of Drexel around 8 - 9 PM.

I think a lot perceived danger depends on where you're from and what you're used to. There are places that appear dangerous but are actually completely safe, but the opposite is also true. That's why I try not to chide prospective residents who ask about the safety of neighborhoods that locals (and familiar visitors) know to be desirable. It's hard for me to discern the bad and good neighborhoods in older, Northeastern and Midwestern cities (though the shabby-chic parts of town can throw off any unfamiliar visitor). Sun Belt cities are more of a challenge. I can make out the conventional middle class-on-up and extreme dicey neighborhoods, but the rest isn't as clear to me. There's a lot of neighborhoods in L.A. and South Florida that I can tell aren't well off, but can't pinpoint where they fall on the lower end of the spectrum without paying extra close attention to context clues.

Doing some quick and dirty google searches (and ending up on sites that I'm pretty sure C-D considers "competitors" and therefore won't cite to here), Miami and Philadelphia proper appear to have comparable violent crime rates, but the balance of Miami-Dade County looks much more dangerous than the rest of the Delaware Valley as a whole.

[asiandudeyo]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Really? I have walked around there dozens of times in the evening and never felt threaten.

I felt a bit uneasy when I was getting down on 56th - 60th street area. Not threatened but uneasy.
Nothing happened to me there. I went to ALDI and met my friend who worked there.

Ironically, the flash mob incident happened near Old Nelson as I walked from Drexel's LeBow to 30th Street Station. An area, which is supposedly safer. But it was pretty empty that night.
Luckily physically I was okay. But I lost my dignity that night.