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Bingo. If this was the 1980's there would be no question. Manhattan was a dangerous place to be back in the 70's-80's. It had the highest crime statistics of any of the 5 boroughs, which is why some foreigners still have the "Oh if you go to Manhattan you're going to get mugged" stereotype.
I've found a lot of Japanese people assume you'll be shot at if you visit New York City (although weirdly, a lot of them want to go anyway). They also assume every American owns a gun.
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Originally Posted by waronxmas
Kind of off topic, but I recently visited Manhattan a few months ago after haven't been there since about 1990 (I just couldn't take seeing the aftermath of the 9/11 destruction) and was floored by how different it was. Especially Chinatown and Times Square (which was pretty much empty and still full of peep shows last I saw). Some would say the changes were good (and I suppose they are), but I felt a kind of pinch at my heart for the old Manhattan of my childhood. Oh well.
Yeah, you're not the only one. I hear that sentiment a lot. Since my earliest memories of New York are probably from the mid-90s, I have no desire to see seedy New York (although the pushing out of some immigrant groups is sad).
The only place in America named "Gotham" is in Wisconsin. Your argument is past weak.
And the only place in America named "The Windy City" is...well...there is no place in America named "The Windy City." I guess Chicago doesn't exist, eh?
Wait, are you seriously saying you've never heard NYC referred to as Gotham in a non-Batman context?
He's saying that Gotham is not a real place; therefore, the inspiration for the fictitious Gotham City could not have possibly derived from a real city such as New York (but naturally, it could have derived from Chicago).
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