Author Topic: The Most Backwards, Violent and Corrupt City in the Modern World is..... (Read 932 times)

Tarmac · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2003, 03:18:03 PM »

LOL Masherbrum. Never heard of that incident.

Products of the Detroit public schools, maybe? <---- I'll go kick myself for saying that now.

midnight Target · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2003, 05:08:30 PM »

Sad really.

On a brighter note, the downtown area of Chicago (Taylor street and vicinity) seems to be going just the opposite direction. Very nice renewal projects and high priced homes.

Curval · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2003, 05:21:58 PM »

I drove from Toronto to Detroit once for a Jays game. On the way back we took a wrong turn and ended up in a really nasty looking area. We locked the doors, rolled up the windows and didn't ever come to a full stop until we got outta there. Freaked us both out.

But I think the title of this thread is not fair to Detroit. There is alot worse in the world today and although I didn't see them I'm sure there are some nice parts of town.

28sweep · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2003, 02:00:26 PM »

I had to go downtown for some charity work at a Cathloic mission once. The priests sat us down and gave us the rules:

1) Never look into anybodys eyes-always look away.
2) Never eat at a public place in the area.
3) Never attempt to drive after dark.
4) Never ask anybody for directions if lost in the area.

The second day there a man scaled the bob-wire fences and stole a priests car in broad day-light. A few days later some of the "residents" at the mission were busted for selling gun-silencers. Once-I was so hungry I went into a tacobell with a friend. You placed your order behind bullet proof-glass and your food was sent through a carosel. I asked the manager about the glass and he said they got robbed once per week without the glass and now only once per month with it-and usually just the customers now!!!!!!!!!!!