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"I‘m from Germany and planning to study in the United States next year and I‘ve somehow always been interested in geographic and cultural insides of the USA," redditor u/jhffmn21, the author of the popular r/AskReddit thread, shared with Bored Panda.

"Here in Germany, we have like 4-5 big cities and I guess almost every citizen has been to at least 3 of them," they said. "The thought that there are so many huge cities in the USA and so many Americans have never seen most of them is absolutely crazy to me."

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread I passed Camden NJ on a way to a concert - and we stopped at a light and a cop drove up and literally told us “just run the reds and go do not stop” and as we turned you would just see groups of ppl on corners waiting for a stopped car. It was wild.

MarsReject , Zck_ Report

Final score:

90points

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Celestino Madeiros 2 years ago

The photograph is a picture of the Camden Lock shopping area in the Camden Town district of London, England in the UK.

113points

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread My city, Stockton California. Finally got another serial killer captured a few weeks ago. Don't get me started on the speed freak killers. City has a real population of around 420k, 60k are homeless. The last 3 mayor's have been arrested during or after their term. City council is a farce. PD, holy s**t of s**t shows. I will admit there are good officers, yet there's been 2 Sergeants arrested for SA and rape in the past year. When I 1st moved here there was a bank robbery with hostages, police put 27 rounds in the hostage. Police chief admitted his guys needed more firing range time on an open mic. Every amusement or nice attraction gets shutdown. Golfland gone, Incredible John's gone, and so on. We're considered the little Chicago, I believe our crime rate is on par with them. School District, holy s**t what show. Every year we get a new Superintendent that either gets fired or steps down. The district apparently is close to insolvency with the state getting ready to take over. I believe a few tens of millions in the hole. Yet most of their employees don't get benefits. Yeah health insurance around $800 a month that's mandatory. Have to say the Fire department is awesome asf, they put out a s**t ton of fires.

Technical-Report-507 , Own work Report

Final score:

89points

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago

Well, those are reasons.

30points

According to the author of the thread, the idea of the vastness of the United States made them want to see what other people's opinons were. They "wanted to get insides and information about the urban life in the US."

For a moment, the OP considered asking a different variation of the question on r/AskReddit. However, they changed their mind when they considered what would appeal to more readers.

"I guess the question, 'What’s the best big city and why?' wouldn’t have gone viral because it’s not that controversial and emotional as the opposite one," they told us.

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Newark NJ. I will say this until I die, there is a reason they use it to portray Gotham city in Batman.

SpatialSpy , Emmanuel Ogbonnaya Report

Final score:

79points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Yes, well, it is an anagram of Wanker after all!

38points

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Bakersfield California. Nothing but meth and stripmalls

teejaysaz , Diego De Alba Report

Final score:

77points

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SAF saf 2 years ago

I'm willing to clump Bakersfield and Fresno together.

28points

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Los Angeles. Holy hell that city is the worst designed city I have ever been to. It’s like someone built a bunch of single family houses with a bunch of freeways and then called it a city. Then they complain about the homeless problem.

AlfrondronDinglo , Olenka Kotyk Report

Final score:

66points

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Luna Crow 2 years ago

LA is so bad I drive the extra miles to go around it rather than through it. Faster travel time, even at that. The traffic is legendary for a reason.

36points

Cute-King5456 , Pieter van de Sande Report

"I was very happy to see that so many people replied and this brought me to watch videos from Nick Johnson on YouTube, for example, about the worst American ghettos. These replies also helped me in terms of finding a perfect university and knowing which cities I probably shouldn’t visit."

As for what their ideal city might look like, here's what u/jhffmn21 had to say: "In my opinion, a great city should be safe (for the most part), have lots of bars and restaurants, a good nightlife, sights, diversity and a solid economy with enough jobs for their inhabitants. I‘m really looking forward to coming to the States and hopefully see as many big cities as possible."

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Jackson, Mississippi. Very high murder rate, low education, failing infrastructure.

Final score:

65points

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JuJu 2 years ago

So no reason to comb my hair and go to Jackson?

37points

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Bakersfield or Fresno pretty sure the devil has part time vacation homes in both of them

Ok-Trash-798 , Grant Porter Report

Final score:

64points

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Jessica Bertram 2 years ago

we really need to just lump Stockton into this.

16points

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Houston is one big spread out strip mall

Ztrianta , Adrian N Report

Final score:

57points

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Viktor 2 years ago

Houston had major planning/zoning issues, which lead to horrific floods every time it rains heavily, hurricane or not. On top of that you have the usual issues of a city made for cars: everything is so spread out that it’s impossible to do anything without driving 20mins. There are plenty of nice things to do but the city planning is nonsense and it’s nearly impossible to fix now.

22points

Very recently, Bored Panda wrote about the red flags that indicate a bad neighborhood. Some of them include dirty roads, old cars, run-down infrastructure, a very noticeable homeless population, as well as lots of check-cashing stores.

Meanwhile, good neighborhoods tend to have clean streets and well-manicured lawns, good schools, high-end stores, and a general sense of beauty in terms of architecture.

#10

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread East St.Louis, stopped once for gas. Didn’t think I was going to make it back on 55

Nature_Goulet , David Wilson Report

Final score:

51points

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BenMaharaj 2 years ago

That’s St Louis. Turn the camera 180.

23points

AtLeast3Breadsticks , Ryan De Hamer Report

#11

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread GARY. F*****G. INDIANA. all my homies hate Gary Indiana

Final score:

49points

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James016 2 years ago

There is a city called Gary?

36points

#12

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread I hated growing up by Orlando. For one, brick roads f*****g suck, but also there's just too many damn tourists all the time. Entire city's one giant tourist trap.

GreenGuardianssbu , Mick Haupt Report

Final score:

47points

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SAF saf 2 years ago

wtf...brick roads? Never heard of this.

14points

At the time of writing, the OP’s thread on r/AskReddit had 28.3k upvotes. Their question really got American redditors thinking. And though there are plenty of wonderful places to live in the US, it doesn’t mean that crime is non-existent. Some parts of the country are very dangerous. Forbes notes that crime is getting worse in the US. Homicides increased by 7% in 2021. Meanwhile, gun violence is on the rise, with deadly shootings 80% more common in large cities.

Earlier in 2022, Forbes published a list of the most dangerous cities in the United States, in terms of the cost of crime, based on MoneyGeek’s research. Here’s the top 10:

St. Louis, Missouri
Jackson, Mississippi
Detroit, Michigan
New Orleans, Louisiana
Baltimore, Maryland
Memphis, Tennessee
Cleveland, Ohio
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Kansas City, Missouri
Shreveport, Louisiana

#13

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread The worst cities are the most boring cities- the most devoid of personality. So I'm going to say Jacksonville, Florida.

seanofkelley , Matthew T Rader Report

Final score:

43points

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Luna W. 2 years ago

I was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune illness at the Mayo Clinic there, after running to so many other doctors who said "You don't have lupus." That's probably why I'm biased...

20points

#14

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread I’m currently living in Phoenix right now and they do this thing where everyone puts their garbage outside and then the city has it all picked up. Like, not in the cans, but just in huge piles. But they don’t pick it up for months unless you live in a nice neighborhood. So in my s***ty neighborhood there have been massive piles of garbage in front of everyone’s houses for like two whole months, with rain leeching who knows what out of it all, and wind blowing garbage all over the neighborhood. It’s so f*****g stupid that I can’t help but laugh.

That’s not even the worst of it, but that’s one petty s***ty thing about this place.

Islanduniverse , Ian Dziuk Report

Final score:

41points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

I've lived in Phoenix for 17 years and never saw this. Now, if you want to talk about the state governmet, that's a different issue. Republicans have been doing everything they can to defund the public schools in favor of religious-based "charter" schools. Public schools have been the 49th lowest-funded in the nation for years. The wealthier parts of the Phoenix have passed local "budget override" initiatives to boost the funding of the local districts, and they are approved in every single election. The Republicans have tried to cancel these initiatives, but have not succeeded, yet. I'm so glad Keri Lake lost the election for governor. She would have been the final nail in the coffin.

51points

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#15

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread San Francisco. Needles, human poop, and homeless problem.

Questionable_Ballot , Maarten van den Heuvel Report

Final score:

36points

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Luna Crow 2 years ago

That's every big city in the US, unfortunately. I still really like SF though. It's actually easier to drive than a lot of others, and it has a lot to offer (though maybe not safe places to park). There's good food and art and interesting sites to see. I'll definitely visit again

26points

However, it really isn’t all doom and gloom. According to Forbes, here are the 20 safest cities to live in:

20 Safest Cities in the US (with a population over 100,000)

Naperville, Illinois
Cary, North Carolina
Murrieta, California
Carmel, Indiana
Frisco, Texas
Amherst Town, New York
Cape Coral, Florida
Irvine, California
Thousand Oaks, California
McKinney, Texas
Allen, Texas
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Coral Springs, Florida
Bend, Oregon
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Temecula, California
Santa Clarita, California
Daly City, California
Meridian, Idaho
Centennial, Colorado

#16

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Memphis is just…. So bad.

LHW95 , Heidi Kaden Report

Final score:

36points

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Rabbit Of ill Portent 2 years ago

Can confirm. I live here unfortunately and every other headline is shot, shot, shot, break in, five car accident, pedestrian killed.. I could go on.

19points

#17

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread St. Louis. Nobody lives downtown, violent crime is off the scale, and unlike Detroit the suburbs are no refuge. I have relatives in the St. Louis burbs and dread visiting. They’re excited to take us to the city center and there’s virtually nothing there.

AnotherPint , Brittney Butler Report

Final score:

35points

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

Looking at all these pictures I noticed that all of the bigger "Downtowns" look basically the same. Huge streets, parking lots, and some skyscrapers. There's nothing appealing there. Here in Europe, downtown means a place full of life, where people want to go and want to live. How can you f**k up a city so massively?

35points

#18

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread I think every city has great parts. But imo worst parts of Baltimore is pretty... out there.

StewofPuppies , Irina Sitnikova Report

Final score:

34points

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Happy Ostrich 2 years ago

I visited Baltimore once and I have to say that the people there were the nicest, friendliest and kind people I have met anywhere in the world.

29points

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#19

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Midland/Odessa, TX. Its two missirable cities close to each other in the middle of the Permian Oil Field. Your hours away from any other real city in west Texas. The population is basically all transitory-meaning it doubles in size during a oil boom and empties during a bust. When oil booms, it jacks the prices on everything, traffic sucks cause everyone can only live or stay in Midland or Odessa. Traffic fatalities there are the worst in Texas. I almost get in a wreck every time i drive down the parking lot rows at walmart. When it rains, I get the crude oil stench in my neighborhood. The meth is pretty top notch tho

Money is why i stay

d_wank , Jrs432 Report

Final score:

34points

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OhnoI’vebeencensored 2 years ago

I went storm chasing near Midland once.. 1929785_52...6672fd.jpg

12points

#20

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread I love Portland, OR but damn the pandemic really buttfucked an awesome city there. I visited when I was 12, loved it. Roughly half a year before the pandemic (summer 2019), I visited again and it was still great. Come back in March 2021 and it was an absolute shell of what it was. There were still some cool things around (food trucks, cafes, rose garden, etc.) but it wasn't the same. I was telling my gf how much I loved the city but seeing it felt like a kid learning that Santa isn't real. Going to one of the parks and some creep followed us and I made a wrong turn and this street outlet was full of trash and had a sizable homeless encampment. It has changed a lot in a short amount of time.

radpandaparty , Justin Shen Report

Final score:

34points

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Alex Martin 2 years ago

Wait... what did you say about Santa?

55points

the Return of Bruno 2 years ago

Santa doesn't visit Portland. I'm not sure if he can't find any good kids, or he's afraid his reindeer will step on a hypodermic needle.

8points

BG 2 years ago

buttfucked buttfucked buttfucked....(achievement UNLOCKED!)

7points

Luna Crow 2 years ago

As a Portlander, I think that c**p show "Portlandia" f****d things up before the pandemic even got to us. Not that the city hasn't always had its problems, but those things certainly haven't helped. That said, I still love Portland too

7points

Suna Amun 2 years ago

If it's true that one show was able to derail your city, you shouldn't rightly admit that. What did portlandia do that was so bad? I thought it was quite a good show when it was airing, actually.

2points

Roman Hans 2 years ago

Wait, the f-word is censored here but not if you put the b-word in front of it?

6points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago

I live in Portland. It's not Portlandia but I've also lived in worse places. If Portland is the worst place you've ever been then oh my sweet summer child.

5points

GoGoPDX 2 years ago

I love in Portland. I moved up 22 years ago after graduating high-school. It has been extremely hard watching the city I love, my home, fall apart. I still have hope it will bounce back, and some things have gotten a little better, but there is still a lot that needs to happen for thos city to become what it once was, or a version of what it once was!

4points

Frando Bone 2 years ago

Seattle is either the same or pretty close to this...I was there a year ago, and it felt like the pandemic shutdown never ended.

3points

Gwyn 2 years ago (edited)

I lived in Portland area for 15 years. We moved there in 98 and it was a great little city! But as it grew it just got a lot of problems. I guess they weren't managed well. We didn't want to leave but it's hard to get a good job there unless you grew up privileged, and it just wasn't as nice anymore. When we left the traffic was horrible, cost of living really high, more homelessness. I still love Portland and miss it. Nice walkable downtown area, great attractions, public transit, good food, lovely scenery.

3points

Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

Never been, but funny to see which words break the BP censor.

2points

Alexandra Davis 2 years ago

My friend lives there and said it's on its way back up again. She posts she cool stuff from there and it's always on my bucket list!

2points

Aisling Raye 2 years ago

I've heard similar from friends in Portland and Beaverton.

1point

Hugh G. Beef 1 year ago

Visiting a city twice isn’t a good enough metric to judge. Portland has been going downhill for over a decade and it’s been awful to watch it happening all around us, all the time. Pre-pandemic Portland was just as bad as current Portland.

1point

Adam Leviness 1 year ago

Lot if racist history in Oregon. When it formed, slavery wasn't legal, but being black pretty much was. Look it.up sometime, they might try to gloss over it now, but there is a reason Portland is still such a white city.

1point

MouseyMouse 2 years ago

Uncontrollable homelessness and basically legal drugs, what could go wrong?

1point

Michelle C 2 years ago

Holy c**p! You can say buttfucked on here!?!

1point

Michelle C 2 years ago (edited)

Oh s**t you can!!! Spread this to the masses!!!

1point

Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago

We moved to Springfield, OR this summer. It's better than Portland, but you still see tweakers everywhere and we have our share of the "encampments".

0points

Gypsy Lee 1 year ago

Same with Seattle. Next to London, it was one of my favorites, but when the Mayor handcuffs the police, allows crime to run rampant, condones domestic violence, and doesn't give af, these things happen. It broke my heart.

0points

Pam Ives 1 year ago

Portland and Seattle have been turned into dystopian hellscapes by local officials that were more concerned with subsidizing billionaire pro sport teams and tech companies.

0points

Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 1 year ago

The pandemic destroyed too much. I don’t think The world is ever gonna recover

0points

Dr. W.D. Gaster 2 years ago

I like how BP couldn't censor the word Buttfucked up there.

0points

Mark Sheffield 2 years ago

Portland is a dump. Was there a few months back at a nice hotel. Pimp decided to start beating his girl's head against my window. By the time the police showed up you could barely see outside because of all the blood. That was night 1. It got worse from there.

0points

Luna Crow 1 year ago

Did this really happen?

0points

Shehzadi Amal 1 year ago

Lol, PDX was not great in 2019. It's been full of skin heads and addicts for years. It looks like depression feels, and smells like mildew.

-1point

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#21

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Phoenix, Arizona. Kinda glad the drought will wipe that city out by the end of the decade

F-FreshlyMealService , Gerard Albanell Report

Final score:

34points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago (edited)

Ok, so the water problem is because 70% of the water in the state is used by farmers for flood irrigation. You have no idea how fast water evaporates in the desert. In the spring and summer, the humidity is OFTEN below 5%. It's occasionally reached 1%. How, you ask, can it be that farmers aren't required to use drip line irrigation? Because Republicans control the water commision, and their biggest donors are businesses and very wealthy people. Want to guess why solar power isn't heavily subsidized by the state?

56points

#22

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Every city I go to I ask myself if I could live there.

The answer was no for Dallas.

Granted, I was there in July but it really felt a lot like Denver to me without the good views and far shittier weather.

introvertical303 , Gabriel Tovar Report

Final score:

32points

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Alicia M 2 years ago

I've been to Dallas once. Was not impressed. Did not like it. Don't ever care to return.

15points

VegetableGrape4857 , Gabriel Griego Report

#23

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread It's Albuquerque. I stayed there for a few months, and holy s**t was it a dump. I was working there and can't believe how s***ty people were to me. I worked all around the country at the time as a subcontractor for power companies, not a super popular job. But as a city that feels like they want to take pride in being nice. They were really s***ty/weird for no reason. I worked in middle of nowhere red states, and downtown blue states. And Albuquerque had the worst of both of them jammed into one city.

Final score:

25points

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Max Fox 2 years ago (edited)

I lived in ABQ, and it's great. However, if you are a Type A, go getter, let's-get-this-done sort of person, you're not going to have a good time. Take one part Navajo/Pueblo focus of harmony/balance, add one part "let's explode things at an atomic level" and two parts Hispanic "mañana" philosophy. Put it into a clay oven for three hours, and then in a particle accelerator, and then leave it out in the desert sun for a few weeks. Top it with fire-roasted Hatch chiles, and season heavily with a disdain for anything from Texas. Serve hot, and then finally get around to eating it after you've discussed family, your life, and local politics. I personally love it, and I would be happy to move back, except for the lack of good sushi.

30points

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#24

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Biloxi, MS. No redeeming qualities unless you like sweating your balls off at 7am and waffle houses on every corner.

ranger398 , Woodlot Report

Final score:

23points

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David K 2 years ago

I thought this article was supposed to be about big cities. Never heard of Biloxi and quick check shows that only little over 40k people live there.

9points

#25

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Not the biggest city but the worst I’ve been to:

Youngstown, OH

It was major Steel producer in the 1940’s, but after the mills shut down the Mafia basically had their way with it. Now there’s really no reason for it to exist besides a small university, YSU, which the locals all refer to as “you screwed up”
If you take the sketchiest parts of any major city you’ve been to… that’s basically all of Youngstown.

snoandsk88 , Dblcut3 Report

Final score:

22points

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago

There's a good hot dog place there.

12points

#26

26 Americans Share Why These US Cities Are The Worst In An Honest Online Thread Boston is amazing, very historical and with great cuisine. So much to do.

But God almighty getting around in the city is a nightmare. It's like they haven't modernized their infrastructure for anything more than 1950 levels of traffic. It's crazy.

hezelm , Jimmy Woo Man Tsing Report

Final score:

16points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

I lived there for three years. I learned to take the train/subway.

31points

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago

I know it's unpopular, but now let's get a list of surprisingly nice, affordable cities to move to.

26points

Fembot 2 years ago

The US board of tourism probably agrees with you

10points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

usually I'd say "Austin, Texas", but, y'know... Texas around it is scary. I'm assured by others that Kirkland, Washington is great. Portland, Maine seems like a good option, based on our hunt for "places to retire that won't be 100*F/40*C half the year". Assuming we ever can retire, that is. But Portland seems good from the outside. Anyone got an inside on the Portland in maine?

4points

Luna W. 2 years ago

I'll start: Orlando, FL :)

2points

Jackson Hassler 1 year ago

even more unpopular opinion, Chicago :) Very affordable for a big city and the crime is not too too bad in most of the city. Locals are like new Yorkers but nicer and lots of fun stuff to do!

0points

Kevin Felton 1 year ago

There's one written into the actual article.

0points

Mimi M 2 years ago

Can you give the US bashing posts a rest please?

20points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

I’m not even from the United States and could not agree more. It’s bordering on just a little bit nasty now as BoredPanda seems to post a listicle every week depicting the US as a backwater cesspit whose entire population is filled with deranged, uneducated fools. I know the US has a lot of problems (hell, I’m originally from the UK and we have Brexit), but I don’t think I have ever read anything nice on this site about the US. It’s pure clickbait and just kind of sad at this point.

25points

SAF saf 2 years ago

to be fair this is people that are likely Americans living in said cities.

5points

Beth S 2 years ago

I actually took a long break from BP partially due to this very thing.

4points

Kevin Felton 1 year ago

From Boring Pandering? Not a chance. I will say though that most of the cities on this list that I've visited are just as bad as they're described. So at least this one's honest.

0points

Fembot 2 years ago

Aside from bad urban planning and the fallout from economic decline, I’m reading social injustice: crime, illiteracy, decay happens when communities are neglected - sometimes for decades.

14points

Jrog 2 years ago

Another major player in the decline was "mall culture". Every town or city has the same area outside of the city center with the same fast foods, cheap goods and service shops. This, combined with faster overall travel, basically deleted the influx of passing-through visitors that brought money into the cities and moved that resources to store chains and corporations. The city centers lost income, while at the same time facing harsher competition from those same chains, starting a spiral of economic downturn of the city centers that spared only places that already had some thriving business.

12points

Katrin Krueger 2 years ago

both Camden pics are wrong! They are from London. someone just googled "Camden" and assumed the first pic they found would be from the US???

13points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Thank you! Proof that this post is somewhat BS. Camden, London, UK is *not* Camden, NJ. By some thousands of kilometers/miles.

6points

CuddlyCapybara 2 years ago

Who else just went through to see if your city was on here

9points

Shane S 2 years ago

There’s a difference between “I don’t feel personally safe” and “the traffic sucks”. This list is kind of all over the place.

5points

Alex Martin 2 years ago

All the money/tax base went to the suburbs and the big cities have been neglected. Homelessness is a huge problem and a tremendous drain on city governments, police and medical services, and non-profit organizations. Having said all that, there are some nice cities in the United States. You just have to drop down a tier in size. Salt Lake, Austin, Denver, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose are all nice cities. Traffic sucks in all of them, but that's big cities. I haven't been to the east coast or mid west enough to have knowledge of their cities.

5points

Bored Seb 2 years ago

No one is talking about Vegas ? Seriously ? or is it that it's so obvious that we don't even have to mention it?

4points

Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

Phoenix is on here TWICE but no one mentioned Las Vegas? If I never have to go to Vegas again it'll still be too soon. Also Utah. The entire state.

3points

Mohammad Ammar 2 years ago

It's fascinating how many options Americans have to move. In Pakistan we have like 5 big cities to choose from and 3 are c**p.

3points

ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 1 year ago

You can come here and take your pick of c**p!

1point

Bobby 2 years ago

I'm surprised Detroit wasn't on that list

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Michelle Carlson 2 years ago

I was just going to say the same thing. Although Detroit, I feel, at least acknowledges its problems and is trying to do something about them. At least from my perspective up here in Lansing. :p

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James016 2 years ago

I can't get over the fact there is a city called "Gary".

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Xenon 2 years ago (edited)

Named after the founding chairman of the United Sates Steel Corporation. His last name was Gary and the city was a big steel hub.

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Kat O. 2 years ago

Gary, Indiana is where Michael Jackson was born. 🙂

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Fred L. 2 years ago

There´s a huge number of cities and places named after somebody but usually there is another word or part of a word combined. However not always; the above mentioned Houston, Dallas and (technically) Albuquerque being examples of this.

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KSir 1 year ago

I am surprised that no one mentioned Chicago because it is always on these lists. I always cringe when I see it because it is a super cool city with a lot of life and culture. We definitely have shootings and crime but most of it is very centralized to certain neighborhoods and it is predominantly gang on gang violence. I am a Chicago native and it cracks me up when people are so scared to go there. As with any city, there is always the crime ridden areas, but for the most part, the people in Chicago won't put up with it. I'll never forget hearing stories about a Chicago mayor getting chased out of office because we had a super deep snow and the plows weren't dispatched fast enough for morning traffic to move. People had a fit and that mayor was gone. We definitely have our corruption and violence but as a female I have never been afraid to walk through the city. I actually love it.

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Ovata Acronicta 2 years ago

I honestly tend to skip the actual article content here but I caught the list of best cities and: Naperville can absolutely suck it. Downers Grove was always better. I mean, my city shares a tiny corner with Naperville so they're my neighbors and I can trash them..it's not a terrible place but so pretentious. Also, although some folks like to give Chicago a bad rap on supposed violence, the actual violent city to avoid in IL is Rockford. Then Joliet is not even exciting as "I like the Blues Brothers," it's just boring. Lemont, and the Hindu Temple on the way there in particular, is gorgeous.

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Elita One 2 years ago

How was New York City not on the list.

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 1 year ago

Because NYC is beautiful, interesting and near perfect.

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Carly Scherer 8 months ago

One of the safest places - It is the Town of Amherst, New York not Amherst Town, New York. Suburb of Buffalo, NY, which is highly underrated.

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Josh Whitmore 1 year ago

I'm shocked...yet NOT so shocked....that Nashville didn't make the list. Block after block after block of corny, twangy, dull country music paired evenly with boot-scootin', trash-talkin' amateur drunks, frat parties, bachelorette parties, and nimrods trying WAY too hard to have a good time. OH yeah...and then there's the incredibly terrible fan base for a lame NFL team the Titans, and hockey fans who think icing is what goes into their drinks. Panhandlers, stabbings right there on Broadway downtown, and packed concert venues ripe for a fire hazard. Simply a terrible vacation or destination spot. Don't believe the hype about the "IT" City.

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myvloggun [[ he/they ]] 2 years ago

I expected Vegas to be there..

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Big Ball McGee 2 years ago

I'm from Chicago and I gotta say, it's weird not to be on the list for once.

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Hugh Cookson 2 years ago

In the lists of worst vs best cities to live, it's not exactly a revelation but many, many of the worst seem to be in the southern, Republican led states, whilst many of the best appear to be in mid / northern Democrat led states - is there a correlation here I ask myself ?

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maswartz 2 years ago

Like clockwork.

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T'Mar of Vulcan 2 years ago

Reading this list made me love my home city (Johannesburg) even more. We have a lot of similar problems to cities mentioned above, but the people are very friendly, even compared to other cities in Mzansi. I stay here for the people.

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A Jones 2 years ago

Any city within Hampton Roads: Very polite people face-to-face, but very aggressive drivers (even sober ones). Things are a nightmare when snow hits as the areas as there's not many resources like northern regions. It's just like that Disney special "Goofy - Motor Mania (1950)". It's quite hilariously accurate.

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Memere 2 years ago

That Goofy cartoon is the one I always use to describe my father's driving! Seriously, the man could have been the poster child for road rage - put him behind the wheel of any vehicle & he literally became a tailgating, passing-on-a-hill, speeding maniac. He's the reason I hate being a passenger in anyone's car, don't miss him at all.

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Mia Hamsa 2 years ago

I'm sorry.. but Daly City the south border of San Francisco? Who wrote that list? Someone who likes suburbia injected with multiple Home Depots and self storage units? Please..

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

These listicles are usually copy-and-pasted directly from Reddit now. For the Camden entry, they put a photo of Camden Town in England instead of Camden, New Jersey.

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Mimi M 2 years ago

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago

I know it's unpopular, but now let's get a list of surprisingly nice, affordable cities to move to.

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Fembot 2 years ago

The US board of tourism probably agrees with you

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

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Luna W. 2 years ago

I'll start: Orlando, FL :)

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Jackson Hassler 1 year ago

even more unpopular opinion, Chicago :) Very affordable for a big city and the crime is not too too bad in most of the city. Locals are like new Yorkers but nicer and lots of fun stuff to do!

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Kevin Felton 1 year ago

There's one written into the actual article.

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Mimi M 2 years ago

Can you give the US bashing posts a rest please?

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

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SAF saf 2 years ago

to be fair this is people that are likely Americans living in said cities.

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Beth S 2 years ago

I actually took a long break from BP partially due to this very thing.

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Kevin Felton 1 year ago

From Boring Pandering? Not a chance. I will say though that most of the cities on this list that I've visited are just as bad as they're described. So at least this one's honest.

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Fembot 2 years ago

Aside from bad urban planning and the fallout from economic decline, I’m reading social injustice: crime, illiteracy, decay happens when communities are neglected - sometimes for decades.

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Jrog 2 years ago

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Katrin Krueger 2 years ago

both Camden pics are wrong! They are from London. someone just googled "Camden" and assumed the first pic they found would be from the US???

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Thank you! Proof that this post is somewhat BS. Camden, London, UK is *not* Camden, NJ. By some thousands of kilometers/miles.

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CuddlyCapybara 2 years ago

Who else just went through to see if your city was on here

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Shane S 2 years ago

There’s a difference between “I don’t feel personally safe” and “the traffic sucks”. This list is kind of all over the place.

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Alex Martin 2 years ago

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Bored Seb 2 years ago

No one is talking about Vegas ? Seriously ? or is it that it's so obvious that we don't even have to mention it?

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Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

Phoenix is on here TWICE but no one mentioned Las Vegas? If I never have to go to Vegas again it'll still be too soon. Also Utah. The entire state.

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Mohammad Ammar 2 years ago

It's fascinating how many options Americans have to move. In Pakistan we have like 5 big cities to choose from and 3 are c**p.

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 1 year ago

You can come here and take your pick of c**p!

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Bobby 2 years ago

I'm surprised Detroit wasn't on that list

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Michelle Carlson 2 years ago

I was just going to say the same thing. Although Detroit, I feel, at least acknowledges its problems and is trying to do something about them. At least from my perspective up here in Lansing. :p

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James016 2 years ago

I can't get over the fact there is a city called "Gary".

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Xenon 2 years ago (edited)

Named after the founding chairman of the United Sates Steel Corporation. His last name was Gary and the city was a big steel hub.

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Kat O. 2 years ago

Gary, Indiana is where Michael Jackson was born. 🙂

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Fred L. 2 years ago

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KSir 1 year ago

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Ovata Acronicta 2 years ago

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Elita One 2 years ago

How was New York City not on the list.

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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 1 year ago

Because NYC is beautiful, interesting and near perfect.

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Carly Scherer 8 months ago

One of the safest places - It is the Town of Amherst, New York not Amherst Town, New York. Suburb of Buffalo, NY, which is highly underrated.

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Josh Whitmore 1 year ago

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myvloggun [[ he/they ]] 2 years ago

I expected Vegas to be there..

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Big Ball McGee 2 years ago

I'm from Chicago and I gotta say, it's weird not to be on the list for once.

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Hugh Cookson 2 years ago

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maswartz 2 years ago

Like clockwork.

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T'Mar of Vulcan 2 years ago

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A Jones 2 years ago

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Memere 2 years ago

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Mia Hamsa 2 years ago

I'm sorry.. but Daly City the south border of San Francisco? Who wrote that list? Someone who likes suburbia injected with multiple Home Depots and self storage units? Please..

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

These listicles are usually copy-and-pasted directly from Reddit now. For the Camden entry, they put a photo of Camden Town in England instead of Camden, New Jersey.

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