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The one that comes to mind for some reason is Lumberton, NC, though I don't recall enough about it to remember why. A lot of the Midwest seems painfully dull, and Evansville, IN is a meth-riddled example. Gary is a second crummy IN town. Newark, NJ looks and smells awful, though I read a great piece on their new mayor who seems intent on cleaning it up. Of the major cities, New Orleans and Detroit have got to be the worst. In my native Maryland, I'd have to go with Suitland (lots of homicides, very unsafe), Dundalk (Newark for rednecks) and Luke (polluted mountain town that has been pretty much abandoned).
That's a good list. I've been to Luke, MD on railroad history trips and the paper mill there is the best & worst thing to ever happen to those people. It's a shame we can't make anything in this country without polluting the daylights out of the water, air, ground and people.
I know that I am going to get many people disagreeing with me, because a lot of people like it for it's culture, but I lived there for 32 years, so I am entitled to think I know what I am talking about
1. Check out their crime rate!
2. I subscribe to the Philadelphia Daily News, even where I live now, just to remind me of why I left, and the amount of murders....it's disgusting.
3. Their public schools (I was a public school teacher)
4. The trash that is absolutely littering all over the place
5. The dime baggies and crack vials, and bullet casings that I have found even in some of the "better" neighborhoods
6. The prositution that is all over certain neighborhoods, hidden or very prominent
7. the filthy, smelly public transportation (I have taken the subway, el and various buses throughout my life!)
8. over priced housing for very small square footage, without any land (and usually, without it being a single home)
9. the ignorance of sooo many of the people that live there (and this is in all races, not just one)
10. the gangs
Most of that stuff is true, to an extent, but Philly is also home to an Ivy League university, a great art museum, and a ton of other cultural places. The nasty areas are really bad, but the nice areas are also something special...
I'll agree about evansville. I have alot of family there, and they enjoy it because it's all they know, but it is secluded and there is no culture. Unless of course tractors and farmers are culture to you. Other than that, you can forget about it. Plus, no night life what so ever. Unless you want bars. Which are okay, but every once in a while, entertainmnet would be nice.
It's a little town about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo. The place smells like rottem eggs from the Phillips refinery and the carbon black plants. Population is about 12,000 or so and half of them are meth heads. No employment so everyone is poor except for a handful of people. Nothing to do for the kids. And there is a good chance that 8 out of 10 people you meet is an alcoholic. Police there are lazy and pretty corrupt. So Borger,TX is my vote. If you ever have a chance to visit, DON'T !!!!
I used to defend Philadelphia but not anymore. I agree that there is a great social and cultural scene downtown and in surrounding College areas but overall the city is a decaying dump!
Reading PA, New Bedford, Detroit Mi, and Newark NJ easily qualify in this category.
Holy cow! After reading all of your responses so far, I definitely am not going to post mine ...it would be almost embarrassing! Man, I guess I got to get out more. I had no idea that there are so many "armpits" in this country!
I know that I am going to get many people disagreeing with me, because a lot of people like it for it's culture, but I lived there for 32 years, so I am entitled to think I know what I am talking about
1. Check out their crime rate!
2. I subscribe to the Philadelphia Daily News, even where I live now, just to remind me of why I left, and the amount of murders....it's disgusting.
3. Their public schools (I was a public school teacher)
4. The trash that is absolutely littering all over the place
5. The dime baggies and crack vials, and bullet casings that I have found even in some of the "better" neighborhoods
6. The prositution that is all over certain neighborhoods, hidden or very prominent
7. the filthy, smelly public transportation (I have taken the subway, el and various buses throughout my life!)
8. over priced housing for very small square footage, without any land (and usually, without it being a single home)
9. the ignorance of sooo many of the people that live there (and this is in all races, not just one)
10. the gangs
I would like to nominate Camden, NJ - right outside of Philadelphia and all of the above issues apply. I have read that 1 out of 4 Camden residents have been arrested at one point or another, and as of last year they had the highest murder rate in the country (not sure if they still hold this esteemed title).
1 - sic winters
2 - like any uber large city Gangs, crime, and pollution
3 - bone jarring potholes
4 - ridiculous traffic
5 - scary schools
6 - killer real estate taxes
7 - worst drivers outside of tjuana
8 - parking, what's that ?
9 - foreign nationals driving down down the street waiving
their flag honking the horn (if mexico, puerto rico, and
poland are so great, why are they here ?)
10- having to pay full price for a AAA baseball team (not family friendly;
unless your kids watch HBO)
1 - sic winters
2 - like any uber large city Gangs, crime, and pollution
3 - bone jarring potholes
4 - ridiculous traffic
5 - scary schools
6 - killer real estate taxes
7 - worst drivers outside of tjuana
8 - parking, what's that ?
9 - foreign nationals driving down down the street waiving
their flag honking the horn (if mexico, puerto rico, and
poland are so great, why are they here ?)
10- having to pay full price for a AAA baseball team (not family friendly;
unless your kids watch HBO)
Lived in Cottonwood, AZ long enough to hate it! Summers are in the triple digits (dry heat my a**!).
Scorpions, tartanulas! No scenery at all except ugly desert! Jobs pay terrible, and housing is going up due to Californians coming in with the huge profits from selling their homes.
NOTHING to do in Cottonwood! boring, boring, boring.
Oh, and must mention the "no seeums"....those tiny nearly invisible little insects that will eat you alive!
Need I say more?
katie
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Borger, TX
Holy cow! After reading all of your responses so far, I definitely am not going to post mine ...it would be almost embarrassing! Man, I guess I got to get out more. I had no idea that there are so many "armpits" in this country!