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You guys are so far off about Detroit. I can tell reading the posts you have never been there, or it was 30 years ago.
One guy posted he was scared to get a flat tire. LOL, that's such BS.
The city is 20 times better than it was, all 4 major sports teams are all downtown, great Italian restaurants, Casinos. Some of the best walleye fishing in the country is there as well. the downtown area isn't really bad, we've had corporate events at the punch bowl and the convention center on the water - its the "ring" around downtown you have to get through that is concerning. Yeah it's a bitch driving thru Oakland County. Once was the 4th wealthiest counties in the country.
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What an amazing thread.
Thank you.
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I used to have to inspect properties for the state in and around the Detroit area. Trust me there are areas that are very bad no BS. Lots of very nice expensive neighborhoods areas but lots of crap mixed in as well just like any major city I suppose. Yes walleye fishing on Detroit River is world class no doubt.
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West Virginia...
Never ever move there... it is horrible.
Seriously... Stay where you are. aww man, I mean Parkersburg isn't exactly nice, but considering the whole town was poisoned, they have an excuse. I've spent quite a bit of time in small towns near Virginia and NC and I haven't been any place that I'd think was bad. Stopped into Charleston, didn't spend enough time to get a feel for it, but downtown wasn't horrible. Now granted I haven't lived there, only vacations but I've never looked around and said it was a schithole. My point is there are many,many worse places in America than West Virginia Ohio is a thousand times nicer than the Virginias... You should stay in Ohio.
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I used to have to inspect properties for the state in and around the Detroit area. Trust me there are areas that are very bad no BS. Lots of very nice expensive neighborhoods areas but lots of crap mixed in as well just like any major city I suppose. Yes walleye fishing on Detroit River is world class no doubt. If I were you, I would look at your own side of the state as a [bleep] hole. Benton Harbor
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What an amazing thread.
Thank you. Toss up between Detroit and Gallup NM. Both are great arguments in favor of ethnic cleansing.
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West Virginia...
Never ever move there... it is horrible.
Seriously... Stay where you are. aww man, I mean Parkersburg isn't exactly nice, but considering the whole town was poisoned, they have an excuse. I've spent quite a bit of time in small towns near Virginia and NC and I haven't been any place that I'd think was bad. Stopped into Charleston, didn't spend enough time to get a feel for it, but downtown wasn't horrible. Now granted I haven't lived there, only vacations but I've never looked around and said it was a schithole. My point is there are many,many worse places in America than West Virginia Ohio is a thousand times nicer than the Virginias... You should stay in Ohio. oh...now I get it nope, I'm moving now dammit
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Some of you guys have seen the worst of the worst.
When I was young, my grandparents lived south of San Diego CA.
Several times I went to Tijuana Mexico...I can remember as a young boy wanting to kiss the ground when I crossed back into the USA.
We live in the best place on the planet.
What is the worst, most disgusting place you have ever been to? The first place that I thought of, upon reading the title of your post, was Tijuana, MX. It is the biggest shanty town in North America. The shanty town in Mexico City is not quite as big. Many responses in this thread mention Detroit. The fact that thirty years ago the population was 1.5 million and today it is 800,000, says a lot about the city.
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Panama .. out side the city they lived in grass huts like Vietnam . and Island of Grenada little wood shacks ,no running water
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I'm always amazed at any major city where I see what was once nice if not great starter homes and I imagine this quiet little community in the 40's and 50's of white people living in their well kept, neat , safe row houses, Corner grocery selling meats and produce, a bakery two blocks down
Can you imagine the Normal Rockwell painting today?
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I used to have to inspect properties for the state in and around the Detroit area. Trust me there are areas that are very bad no BS. Lots of very nice expensive neighborhoods areas but lots of crap mixed in as well just like any major city I suppose. Yes walleye fishing on Detroit River is world class no doubt. If I were you, I would look at your own side of the state as a [bleep] hole. Benton Harbor I don't have to go as far south as Benton Harbor to find crappy areas. We have a couple right here around the Muskegon area mixed in with the nice neighborhoods but I'm not touchy if someone points that out to me.
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Downtown Seattle was a mess last time I was there. Portland has some really [bleep] areas too. Shame too as I remember them as nice 20 years ago.
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