Ghettos/bad sections of cities

haha, i didnt do it or didnt try it the first time but right now i feel like it. blah.

 

there are some neighborhoods in boston that i will not go to after a certain point in the day. once it gets dark, i will not venture into those neighborhoods. i've been chased out of the neighborhood before...its not fun when you have no idea where you are going.

i'm not saying boston is bad as anywhere else either, its just that i do fear for my safety when i happen to be in those neighborhoods.

 

There are some places where I don't like to be alone, or after dark..or alone after dark. The thing is, some places are simply more at-risk for violence, and unfortunately when violence breaks out, there are a lot of innocent bystanders who get caught in the crossfire. I mean, I'm from Scarborough (Canada Scarborough, not England Scarborough) and there's some really bad shit going on, basically every moment of the day, in one part of Scarborough or the other. Now, the area that I personally live(d) in isn't so bad, although it's not as bad as it used to be...but other areas are horrendous with gunfire, drug wars, people throwing maltov cocktails through eachother's windows... it's bad business, no matter how you keep yourself on the down low.

 

i have lived in the ghetto, out of the ghetto, close to the ghetto. to tell you the truth i was always entertained when i lived in project housing, I always sat on my front porch and watched the neighbors do weird things!

 

I don't think I've ever been to a place where I shouyld have felt threatened or scared. Well... I have, but I've still never felt threatened or scared.

 

i tend to be fine wherever i find myself.

 

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You should live in West Virginia. There is no bad section lol.

 

I wouldn't want to live in a ghetto, where gun violence and drug sales are prevalent. No thanks.

 

I've lived in bad 'hoods before. In Rochester there were 6 people shot and killed within a few blocks ofmy home during the 1 1/2 years i was there. Two of my roommates were mugged, one repeatedly (victim mentallity). But hell, i walked the street all hours. One white guy, by himself, middle of the night, on foot. No one evry gave me much of a hard time. But then again, i was a card-carrying member of the Trench Coat Mafia at the time.

Really, fear is the biggest part of it. My roommate who was mugged repeatedly was terrified to hit the street at night, ran home from the bus stop. That positively screams Victim. The stench of fear.

There was a time or two that some dude would strut up to me and act dangerous. But you interact as a person on equal ground, give respect but don't give an inch. And remember that you aren't looking for trouble.

Whatever, 'hoods are full of people, and people are people regardless of where you live.

Odd, i should post this after Pressed Rat...I lived on Dewey and Driving Park right across the bridge from the Avenues if you want to comment. Later lived on Downtown Monroe Ave.

 

unless you happen to be in Marlinton where the largest white supremicists camp in the nation is located.

 

west virginia does scare me though.

 

haHAhA!!! YOU ARE THE FUNNIEST PERSON HERE!!!
SERIOUSLY,

I'M BEING SERIOUS.,,

 

Interesting. I know exactly where you're referring to.... right by the Driving Park Wegmans.

 

it shouldn't - everyone's family in west virginia.

 

I agree with dhs, you need to be with someone from there, or at least have some experience wandering around those neighborhoods. In Vancouver, the downtown eastside can be pretty rough, it has the lowest avg. income in Canada, and the highest drug addiction rates. I have been there lots of times, and never had trouble, but a couple of times easily could have. I talk to people, say hi, smile, but if I glance at someone and I see anger, I look away, and will not make eye contact again. I walk like I am strong and comfortable, not in a hurry, not afraid, not tough. Most times it is like you're invisible, no one pays any attention to you.

 

hahahaha!

but not MY family....

 

dont say stuff like that about things you dont understand. its different if your visiting, its different if you born and raised there. to just keep to yourself and carry yourself, its not that easy, especially if your born into that place and knee-deep in the shit. being polite to people isnt going to stop you from being gunned down or raped, or beaten. shit happens, and in some places it happens to be worse than others. its not the place, its the people. if someone has these types of surroundings, and corupted in ways that no person should be, and is born into a bad place, they ususally never realize that they have the power to make things better, so it just gets passed on. maybe from the outside it doesnt look that bad, but places can be really shitty. youre right though, most people get used to it. i was used to it until i started watching the disney channel and visited my distant cousins. then i saw how "normal" normal people live, how things should be.

 

i know it's different but please dont say i know nothing about areas like that... ive lived in them for at least three years of my life.