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just more half-a**ed attempts at berating the US. I'm not some rah-rah patriotic boy, but the US is blessed with some of the most diverse and interesting cities in the world (especially contained all in one country).
To be able to walk around and enjoy the downtown scenes, the majority of the time you're going to need a little bit of cash. At the moment the majority of the USA is having financial problems, including myself. The select few that have funds through these dark times are not social butterflies. The majority of them lack personality and they're not spending their days off downtown. It's mainly the bottom half, and younger folks that fill up our downtowns. And right now there isn't enough value to go downtown for the middle and lower class.
To be able to walk around and enjoy the downtown scenes, the majority of the time you're going to need a little bit of cash. At the moment the majority of the USA is having financial problems, including myself. The select few that have funds through these dark times are not social butterflies. The majority of them lack personality and they're not spending their days off downtown. It's mainly the bottom half, and younger folks that fill up our downtowns. And right now there isn't enough value to go downtown for the middle and lower class.
Good points. Don't you guys realize that we are in the worst recession since the great depression and people are holding on to what they got? I am and I do have a bit of money to spend although I'm not rich. There just isn't much extra disposable income these days.
I'd say all American cities are "dead" compared to how they used to be. It's because of Television and video games. People have more reason to be inside with their heat/AC while they play the newest call of Duty or catch the newest episode of Desperate Housewives. Americans are lazy (especially in this day and age) and frankly people feel like there is more to do inside. When I was a kid in New Orleans everyone was outside despite the heat and humidity.
My uncle says the same thing about New York. Obviously people are still outside in New York but he said back in the 80s and 90s it was worse. It's more comfortable inside and people would rather be comfortable then walk around dealing with weather, bugs, and other people.
I'm sure money has alot to do with it for older people but for young people, as long as you can afford one video game you'll have weeks worth of entertainment at your finger tips.
'Dead' would be a pretty subjective term when applied to a US city. I thought there were plenty of 'alive' cities in Asia, but IMO that had much more to do w/ the undeniably high density/congestion of said cities that don't compare to even the densest US city.
You never see people walking around in a lot of them. With some of them it makes sense because of crime or whatever but with others it doesn't. I'm going to make a list of all the "dead" and alive cities I've been to. I especially don't understand this in the south where the weather should allow people to be out and about.
DEAD
buffalo
detroit (obviously)
houston (no clue why)
raleigh
jacksonville
tampa
orlando
fort myers
lakeland
gainesville
cincinnati (dont know why)
philly
huntsville
knoxville
ALIVE
pittsburgh
nyc
boston
chicago
columbus ohio
atlanta
nashville
charlotte(somewhat)
richmond (somewhat)
DC(somewhat)
Baltimore
miami(somewhat)
savannah
greenville sc (somewhat)
lexington
macon (looked dangerous though)
Philly? really, compared to Center City Philly, Downtown Pittsburgh is dead. The only cities that could be made an argument for would be Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit but even they aren't really dead. If you want a dead city, go to Pripyat Ukraine Redirect Notice
I'd say all American cities are "dead" compared to how they used to be. It's because of Television and video games. People have more reason to be inside with their heat/AC while they play the newest call of Duty or catch the newest episode of Desperate Housewives. Americans are lazy (especially in this day and age) and frankly people feel like there is more to do inside. When I was a kid in New Orleans everyone was outside despite the heat and humidity.
My uncle says the same thing about New York. Obviously people are still outside in New York but he said back in the 80s and 90s it was worse. It's more comfortable inside and people would rather be comfortable then walk around dealing with weather, bugs, and other people.
I'm sure money has alot to do with it for older people but for young people, as long as you can afford one video game you'll have weeks worth of entertainment at your finger tips.
I have an Xbox but it might get turned on for one day a week.
Blame cell phones too, much easier to text your neighborhood friend than go to his house.
b/c this is more desirable for whatever reason - its called suicide
It is more desireable because you can get a bigger house in the suburbs for less money compared to the city. That is why Americans fled to the suburbs.
just more half-a**ed attempts at berating the US. I'm not some rah-rah patriotic boy, but the US is blessed with some of the most diverse and interesting cities in the world (especially contained all in one country).
Actually I love the US. That's why I'm wonderng why all these cities are dead. I guess the people in those places don't love it like I do.
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