DwnWthVwls

You need a reality check.

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Exo

He's on to something though. There are studies that say if you are in a bad neighborhood and don't live there, act like you do. Eat a bag of chips or talk on the phone. They say you're least likely to get mugged because it may be harder to do so for the criminal if you grew up in the same place they did.

That doesn't mean it won't happen though. Crime happens. You have to be on your guard in bad neighborhoods or even perceived bad neighborhoods. Saying stuff like "it's not so bad" is basically being the lamb in a slaughterhouse.

I basically live in New York City. I've been walking the the streets since I was 13. I know the areas and I know the safe havens. I'm always on my guard because people are crazy and crazy people like night time. Sh*t, last weekend I had a dude clearly on drugs come up to me as I was walking at 10:00 at night in The Village and start hassling me. I know those streets like the back of my hand but this guy thought it was a good idea to get in my face. It can happen any time.

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Janszoon

lol. I'm curious what you learned from Wikipedia.

As much as I like that song, the reason I didn't pick it is that I don't feel like it's really about the city of Philadelphia itself, it's more about the plot of the movie Philadelphia. I think if the movie had been set somewhere else, Springsteen could easily have written the exact same lyrics (minus the name drop of course) about where ever it took place.

I don't think I had ever seen the video before though. It was pretty cool seeing a lot of locations I know.


I've never heard this song before but it makes me want to take another trip to London. If feel like I missed this part of the city when I went there before.

I've never heard this song or this band before, but I enjoyed how cheery it is. I feel like I should be dancing while listening. I have to admit I can't understand the lyrics well enough to pick up on the references but I can imagine how it could be evocative.

I could definitely see how this could be one of those bittersweet nostalgic songs for someone who used to live in London. It certainly evokes the empty streets I walked down late at night a few times when I was there.

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The Batlord

Dude, seriously?

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Janszoon

Ah, ok, I didn't make the connection.

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Lisnaholic

^ Well, I learned what Philadelphia means and something about its historical importance, but this was the paragraph that impressed me most:

Every big city should have a river or a coastline, so Philly scores well there, and it has some nice buildings too, like the Georgian row houses and the blue roof of the City Hall. Didn't like the mirrored monolith of the Cira Centre so much; what's the word on the street about that?

^ I should think that the quickest way to work out the lyrics is to sit down with a London tube map and tick off all the station names as you hear them!
How long did you stay in London, Jans ? Were you just in the centre?

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Chula Vista

Chula Vista is just south of San Diego and pretty much hugs the Mexican border. People are so chill it's ridiculous.

This works.

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downwardspiral

I don't? What's so hard to grasp? If you walk around looking like an easy target, you will become a target. It's common sense, pal.

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DwnWthVwls

I don't expect you to understand, you've no idea what an American ghetto is like. Not saying it's the worst place in the world but if you think you can just come here and pretend to fit in than you're sadly mistaken. Like Exo said there is merit to your argument but you would stick out like a sore thumb no matter how tough or regular you pretended to be. These fucking people call cab drivers just to kill them during gang initiation month, and you think you're gonna walk around and look like you belong there? Do you know what colors are safe to wear in which areas?

Just because they choose to live wild, violent lives doesn't mean there isn't order to the chaos. You have no idea who controls what territory, what the signs mean, etc. You get caught buying from a guy or even talking to the wrong person in the wrong place and you can end up dead. We are talking about areas where the cashiers at gas stations and convience stores are behind bulletproof glass. Stop being so naive.

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downwardspiral

I'm not referring to an American ghetto though, I think what I said extends further and is more general and certain places are an exception and regardless of how you look you'll be targeted. You're just talking about one place. I think what I said is just the case wherever you go. If you look like an easy pick then you're gonna get picked, end of story.

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