Suburban Detroit is far better than alright, it has some of the nicest communities in the country. I am indeed talking about Detroit itself. People (not saying you) the idea that it's just a concrete jungle with guns being shot off all the time and drug deals happening in open sight. That's really not the case. Families manage to live every day in those areas without personally experiencing violence. So any out of town person with basic street smarts can be quite safe for an hour or a day or a week.
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Suburban Detroit is far better than alright, it has some of the nicest communities in the country. I am indeed talking about Detroit itself. People (not saying you) the idea that it's just a concrete jungle with guns being shot off all the time and drug deals happening in open sight. That's really not the case. Families manage to live every day in those areas without personally experiencing violence. So any out of town person with basic street smarts can be quite safe for an hour or a day or a week.
I'm sure the city functions normally, as does pretty much any major metropolis within the western hemisphere. Its just the crime statistics which have been frightening (though I assume its mostly gang related stuff).
Don't you live in Detroit, or are you one of those Bloomfield hills one percenters that reps the inner city from your fortified community
While I don't agree with the rioters, the media are spinning the story and manipulating some of the images to make them look different to their original purpose.
Plus there's plenty of peaceful protesters who aren't getting any media attention.
Plus there's plenty of peaceful protesters who aren't getting any media attention.
I'm sure the city functions normally, as does pretty much any major metropolis within the western hemisphere. Its just the crime statistics which have been frightening (though I assume its mostly gang related stuff).
Don't you live in Detroit, or are you one of those Bloomfield hills one percenters that reps the inner city from your fortified community
Neither. I live in what was once a cottage town before urban sprawl made it a suburb. Bloomfield hills isn't all that fortified without as much traffic as the Woodward corridor. Troy and Pontiac are right there. Bloomfield hills is home to Cranbrook, Mitt Romney's school. So yes it is mostly full of awful one percenters.
Off to visit my girlfriend in America tomorrow. Haven't seen her in January so I'm delighted.
Oh no, wait, she lives in Baltimore.
feck it.
Seriously mixed feelings
Oh no, wait, she lives in Baltimore.
feck it.
Seriously mixed feelings
Off to visit my girlfriend in America tomorrow. Haven't seen her in January so I'm delighted.
Oh no, wait, she lives in Baltimore.
feck it.
Seriously mixed feelings
You'll be fine. Just use common sense.
I had a nice evening there a few weeks ago. The old harbour distric is lovely. I had to drive through the equivalent of Baghdad to get there though.
Yeah I'll be grand. She was supposed to have a sorority 'formal' in the city centre Friday night, but because of the curfew that's been moved to nearer the university, thankfully.
I've actually driven through Baghdad and I still wouldn't do Bmore.
I'm probably just being a bit of a nancy though, The Wire rarely helped.
Not contradicting your point here. I will say that most crime in ghetto areas is targeted towards people "in the game", so to speak.
Yep.
I drove right by the downtown jail. Some real characters hanging around outside.
Just loudly whistle Farmer In The Dell whilst walking around, you'll be fine.Off to visit my girlfriend in America tomorrow. Haven't seen her in January so I'm delighted.
Oh no, wait, she lives in Baltimore.
feck it.
Seriously mixed feelings
Still feeling that most of the people rioting and looting care very little about the issue they are supposedly angry about. When you see inside a couple of pharmacies how specific the looting of the drugs were, you really doubt that the people involved were doing anything other than just taking advantage of a situation. It's all about what can they get for themselves, how can they make some money.
Those truly concerned are involved in the peaceful protests.
Those truly concerned are involved in the peaceful protests.
Generally the way these things go.
Same when it happened over here a few years ago - you ask the people in the middle of it why they're doing what they're doing and they almost certainly couldn't tell you, especially when it spread beyond London, it was just an excuse to go and act like a scumbag.
A bit like disguising oneself as a mohawk and throwing perfectly good tea into the harbour.
Omar's coming!
Off to visit my girlfriend in America tomorrow. Haven't seen her in January so I'm delighted.
Oh no, wait, she lives in Baltimore.
feck it.
Seriously mixed feelings
Look at the positives, shopping is out of the equation so you can save some coin or just break the window at a local Target and fill your carts.
Set the world record for largest cup of tea though didn't they. Though the tea party was still about the cause not stealing tea for their own benefit. So it really doesn't fit in here
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Ah good, there you are. I will always love Baltimore but after pointing you there, I did worry a bit. Glad you liked it. Certainly not the sort of place to get lost.
Getting into the neighborhoods that have the old blood and loyalty will win you some of the finest little bars you could find. Better yet to wind your way to drinks in a union hall, VFW, lodge, or a church basement. Grand.
The bad bits though really are full on C.H.U.D. though. The worst I've seen.
Wasn't there rioting by the harbor?
I've heard some very odd descriptions of Baltimore. Today I heard something like beautiful city. Are there 2 Baltimores? I'm not a fan of most US cities, but having worked in Baltimore for a few years I just see nothing good about it. Chat shows this morning discussed areas destroyed in 60s riots still left as they were. That's the reality I saw. A few very small areas with shiny new buildings (Inner Harbor, Hopkins and ball parks) for people who can afford it. Certainly not the locals I drove by every morning on their way to work, probably making next to nothing, or those poor souls hanging out on the streets with no prospects. I've actually had nightmares about the kids I saw, blocks from where I worked, walking to their so-called schools surrounded by condemned housing.
I used to drive by every day. Characters is an understatement.
I loved the old part. It was just like being back in England. Wish I'd had more time than just one evening.
Namond catching an ass whooping from Delonda.
Delonda would probably urge him to go and Namond wouldnt want it.
yea, she'd be shoving him towards the actionHey, there´s Ladonna, Delonda, Shaquuena as one of the more than 3,000 volunteers cleaning up Baltimore. I bet Jeff and Bill and Frank and Nancy and Mary approve
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Some of the dudes from the hood keeping the peace, protecting the police.
White people have some horrible names too, like the Aiden/Kaden/Jayden troika of evil.
Nice.Some of the dudes from the hood keeping the peace, protecting the police.
Just seen this as well:
He probably looted the water and is selling it for $3 a bottle. White textJust seen this as well:
I fueled up in a sketchy part of Detroit a couple of years ago. My Canadian credit card didn't work at the pump but the station attendant let me fill up before paying, which was pretty nice. Nobody tried to jack my ride or stick me up but that might have been thanks to the Wu Tang Clan t-shirt. I did see a dead dog on the freeway, though.
Why did you stop in Detroit? Most people just pass through.
Detroit's cigar lounges are epic.
No choice, I needed fuel. Plus, it's cheaper in the US. Anyway, it wasn't anywhere near as frightening as Indiana.
Can you keep your people on your side of the border, please? At lunch, I saw this Quebecois lady changing her baby's diaper on a table in Subway. There was whole pile of them speaking French and dudes wearing capri pants.