IT BEGINS

10/20/2010 5:01:25 PM

I thought this thread was about bad U.S. cities, not boring towns. I'll throw my two cents in for DC. I've been several times and outside of the museums/mall/national monument areas its a shit hole. I've become enraged every time I've gone to the downtownish area (I forget what its called) b/c of

1) shitty construction everywhere
2) people that don't follow the cross walk signals (ie walk out in front of you when it tells them not to go)
3) The absolute worst customer service i've ever seen in my life. The last two times I've eaten down there its taken 2+ hours for no good reason. I was willing to chalk the first one up to all Applebees outside of Kansas City being shit holes. But the second time I went to ESPN Zone and had similar issues with lazy ass hostesses, waiters, etc.

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"Elizabeth city, NC is a shit hole."

LOL, what'd you think was so bad about Elizabeth City? Just the fact that its boring?

10/20/2010 5:03:25 PM

Cleveland
Philladelphia

10/20/2010 5:04:12 PM

Rocky Mount and Fayetteville

10/20/2010 5:25:11 PM

I'm as ardent a Philly hater as anyone in the world, but that city is not really that bad. It's got really nice areas, a ton of history and waterfront...

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 6:24 PM. Reason : i mean it's not like detroit or cleveland]

10/20/2010 6:24:10 PM

Anyone say High Point?

The answer is High Point

10/20/2010 6:26:03 PM

Philadelphia

While I did not enjoy Cleveland, at least I did not witness a guy chase a screaming woman down the street in Cleveland like I did in Philadelphia.

I'd rather go to any bum fuck hick town in North Carolina than Philadelphia.

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 6:30 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2010 6:28:59 PM

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"LOL, what'd you think was so bad about Elizabeth City? Just the fact that its boring? "

There's a mall, a hotel, and a prison. It's boring. And the people there try their damndest to get up in your business. There are a lot of other reasons that I won't bother going into... but man, that place is a shithole.

10/20/2010 6:30:27 PM

my top 4, in no particular order:


Baltimore, MD

Greenville, NC

Goldsboro, NC

Cincinnati, OH

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 6:31 PM. Reason : ohio sucks. hard.]

10/20/2010 6:30:54 PM

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"While I did not enjoy Cleveland, at least I did not witness a guy chase a screaming woman down the street in Cleveland like I did in Philadelphia."

philly sucks, but what??? so you happened to see the commission of a crime that occurs worldwide damn near every second and thats the reason that philly sucks??

10/20/2010 6:33:18 PM

HOTLANTA

10/20/2010 6:33:28 PM

No. I disliked Cleveland and Philly for pretty much all of the same reasons, but one had to beat out the other for worst and the commission of the crime tipped the scales in Philly's favor as Worst US City I've visited.

10/20/2010 6:36:27 PM

fair enough

10/20/2010 6:37:41 PM

Also, I'm not arguing your opinion.... it's yours, and you're welcome to it. Perhaps I'm just defending my hometown, because I'm a selfish BASTERT

but

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"I thought this thread was about bad U.S. cities, not boring towns. I'll throw my two cents in for DC. I've been several times and outside of the museums/mall/national monument areas its a shit hole. I've become enraged every time I've gone to the downtownish area (I forget what its called) b/c of I know TONS of really nice areas in DC that I couldn't even afford in my wildest dreams. 1) shitty construction everywhere 2) people that don't follow the cross walk signals (ie walk out in front of you when it tells them not to go) 3) The absolute worst customer service i've ever seen in my life. The last two times I've eaten down there its taken 2+ hours for no good reason. I was willing to chalk the first one up to all Applebees outside of Kansas City being shit holes. But the second time I went to ESPN Zone and had similar issues with lazy ass hostesses, waiters, etc."

1) Construction can be inconvenient, sure. But that is a sign that the city is growing, alive, and healthy. I'd argue that non-construction is the first step to disrepair
2) Yeah, ok... it's a city. People from out of town don't realize (how they don't realize this is beyond me) that you....don't....really.... need a car to get around. Once you're in DC, there is no real reason to leave. You can get just about anywhere and do anything pretty easily using the metro/bus system. Else, take a cab or walk. People walk in DC. It's a pedestrian city. That's probably why people walk out in front of you.
3) Eh.... city mentality. You'll find that everywhere.

10/20/2010 6:38:21 PM

^concur

10/20/2010 6:39:18 PM

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"Yeah, ok... it's a city. People from out of town don't realize (how they don't realize this is beyond me) that you....don't....really.... need a car to get around. Once you're in DC, there is no real reason to leave. You can get just about anywhere and do anything pretty easily using the metro/bus system. Else, take a cab or walk. People walk in DC. It's a pedestrian city. That's probably why people walk out in front of you."

We're talking about a situation here where they have walk/don't walk signals on a busy street dude. In any other true city I've been in (take NYC or Philly) people don't just waltz out in front of oncoming traffic (although I've seen them occasionally run ). These people were just walkin through like it was a damned yield-to-pedestrians style crosswalk.

10/20/2010 7:31:24 PM

Different cities have different laws regarding pedestrian traffic. In DC, if I'm not mistaken, if a pedestrian is in a crosswalk then all motor vehicles must let them pass (exception is a green light). If you're driving, and you hit a pedestrian within a crosswalk, you can get royally fucked.

Pedestrian friendly city, yo

10/20/2010 7:39:28 PM

Can I just submit a whole state??

Oklahoma

I cannot wait to get the fuck out!

10/20/2010 7:41:08 PM

Goldsboro, maybe St. Louis.

10/20/2010 7:49:01 PM

Crapel Hell, N.C.

10/20/2010 7:51:12 PM

either fayetteville Arkansas or columbia GA

10/20/2010 8:17:50 PM

camden, nj. spent the day there. that was enough

10/20/2010 8:20:52 PM

Birmingham, AL

Tallahassee, FL

10/20/2010 8:33:40 PM

Youngstown, OH.

10/20/2010 8:35:16 PM

bridgeport, ct

fucking miserable city

10/20/2010 8:47:44 PM

LA

10/20/2010 9:13:43 PM

^^ lol I grew up two towns over from there. The awful non-pc joke is that s where ct sends all their minorities..

10/20/2010 9:26:23 PM

Montgomery, AL.

Those saying Birmingham must not have made it to the state capital.

10/21/2010 1:37:02 AM

shreveport
columbia
winston-salem

10/21/2010 3:00:58 AM

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"In any other true city I've been in (take NYC or Philly) people don't just waltz out in front of oncoming traffic"

LOL

10/21/2010 9:57:52 AM

Atlanta

10/21/2010 9:58:49 AM

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"to all Applebees outside of Kansas City"

why do people eat at a shit chain instead of eating something local to the town?
i never, ever understand this unless its fast food and you are on the run or something

i never eat chain food when im traveling unless its the only thing to eat

10/21/2010 10:04:51 AM

People hear "Philly" and it automatically just triggers hater mechanism in their brains.

10/21/2010 10:23:33 AM

I don't understand the Philly hate ITT

10/21/2010 7:02:30 PM

the only part of Philly I've ever been in is the airport

but I hate the airport so goddamned much that I could almost be said to hate Philly in general

10/21/2010 7:36:37 PM

Greenville.

10/21/2010 7:41:12 PM

Wiggins, MS


Where meth labs are found in trailers by the dozen

10/21/2010 8:00:55 PM

Sturgis, SD

10/21/2010 8:03:51 PM

^ I think quite a few bikers would disagree with you

10/21/2010 8:04:23 PM

Yeah, hence the classification

10/21/2010 8:06:40 PM

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"why do people eat at a shit chain instead of eating something local to the town? i never, ever understand this unless its fast food and you are on the run or something i never eat chain food when im traveling unless its the only thing to eat"

That night we were just really hungry and tired of walking around looking for somewhere good to eat. I actually despise Applebees in general.

10/21/2010 8:11:34 PM

Virginia


All of it

10/21/2010 11:47:00 PM

You hear so many good things about Florence, Italy but then Florence, SC turns out to be such a shithole.

10/22/2010 12:03:25 AM

yeah I was going to say that pretty much every city in SC besides Charleston and Edesto area

10/22/2010 12:31:33 AM

L.A. is pretty shitty.

10/22/2010 6:10:59 AM

Unreasonable Philly hate in the hearts of ITT

10/22/2010 8:55:46 AM

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"why do people eat at a shit chain instead of eating something local to the town? i never, ever understand this unless its fast food and you are on the run or something"

My boss did that! He was with some friends in the NW Territory, Canada on his way to Alaska and stopped at a freakin' A&W!!!!!!

10/22/2010 9:07:42 AM

Haven't spent any extended time in many crappy cities, but Jacksonville, NC takes the cake for me. Strip bars, tattoo parlors, and marines. Nothing else in that city.

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"why do people eat at a shit chain instead of eating something local to the town? i never, ever understand this unless its fast food and you are on the run or something i never eat chain food when im traveling unless its the only thing to eat"

A long long long time ago (11 years?) I was cruising around Atlanta looking for a local place to grab some lunch. I saw what looked to be a funky local burrito shop. It looked kinda neat, had hip posters on the walls, had funny names for all their food. Alright food, nothing special. Anyway, when I get back to Raleigh, I head up to Cameron Village the very next day and say, "Shit, they have a Moe's here as well? Dammit."

10/22/2010 9:29:22 AM

Atlanta

hands down

10/22/2010 10:07:44 AM

Norfolk VA

Car dealerships and tourists.

10/22/2010 10:58:22 AM