10 worst cities to live in the U.S.

[Steve-French]

What makes these cities so bad and what can be done to help?

 

[Scrody]

Legalize it

 

[all caps]

This should be fun.

 

[bushman505]

Well if you’re not poor as fuck and living in the shitty parts of town then all those cities are just fine.

Other than Detroit.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

I had a project in Memphis that lasted 3 weeks at a childrens hospital right downtown. I stayed in a hotel like 3 minutes away for the first week, but made a much better decision to stay 30 minutes away and commute the next 2 weeks. I'm pretty sure there were more homeless people than normal people when I walked downtown. From what I could tell all the doctors who worked at the hospital did the same.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Chicago must have some absolutely amazing neighborhoods to never be on these lists since they are always up there for most shootings.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Chicago must have some absolutely amazing neighborhoods to never be on these lists since they are always up there for most shootings.

Because Chicago is an awesome city.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Because Chicago is an awesome city.

Would you say it's a "Tale of Two Cities"?

 

[Rekt 'em]

Because Chicago is an awesome city.

True dat. I drive up all the time for shows and have been going to Riotfest for years. People shit talk it out of ignorance.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

True dat. I drive up all the time for shows and have been going to Riotfest for years. People shit talk it out of ignorance.

The food scene in Chicago is top notch. I was there about a month and a half ago and I loved it there.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Would you say it's a "Tale of Two Cities"?

No. The majority of the city is fine.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

No. The majority of the city is fine.

I know, but there is obviously an extremely dangerous part that is responsible for a lot of the shootings in America.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

I know, but there is obviously an extremely dangerous part that is responsible for a lot of the shootings in America.

Okay so don’t there. Problem solved.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Okay so don’t there. Problem solved.

I thought you were into helping these people. Now you just want to "don't there" them

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

I thought you were into helping these people. Now you just want to "don't there" them

What are you talking about? What does visiting Chicago and helping people have to do with each other.

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

I know, but there is obviously an extremely dangerous part that is responsible for a lot of the shootings in America.

Have you ever been to chicago?

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Have you ever been to chicago?

Nope. I have all my pieces

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Nope. I have all my pieces

So you're insistent on claiming Chicago is some death trap while having never been there based on what exactly? Some numbers you heard on the news, instead of listening to people who actually go or live there?

 

[Headkicktoleg]

So you're insistent on claiming Chicago is some death trap while having never been there based on what exactly? Some numbers you heard on the news, instead of listening to people who actually go or live there?

Statistics are usually pretty good, but I wouldn't turn down a trip to Chicago, just never been there, but I also wouldn't visit the bad parts.

This ain't me

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Statistics are usually pretty good, but I wouldn't turn down a trip to Chicago, just never been there, but I also wouldn't visit the bad parts.

This ain't me

Raw numbers are just that. Numbers. They don't tell a story or provide the narrative.

Chicago is a fine city. Much of the violence is criminals killing each other. Like most the violence in major cities. A sad story of violence happening outside of that being promoted on fox news pulls at emotional heart strings. But it's not the norm.

So I'm trying to understand this thing that happens in the war room where people who have never been to somewhere like California or chicago attempt to shit on them, without having ever actually been there.

I got to chicago for weekends at a time every couple months. It's a great city.