the two places. I've really found that its like any large city, there
are places where you simply do not go at certain times of day.
As "the DC government gives new meaning to the term "criminal
enterprise"", Dana, you have not been here in quite a while, that is
plainly obvious. Things have changed a great deal since the Marion
"Crackhead" Barry administration. While I do not necessarily agree
with all of what Mayor Anthony A. Williams has done, the fact remains
he's done a remarkable job of turning the city around.
larry
>there are no "OK" parts of town in DC :) they are all in the suburbs :)
>
>This being said I just couldn't let the statement past, but I have
>no basis for comparing DC to Philly and very little to NY. However,
>I don't agree that any big city is dangerous. There are quite a few
>cities with the same population as DC where I would happily go for a
>stroll at night. Houston and San Antonio come to mind and so do
>Albuquerque and Portland OR, though I will grant you that the latter
>two are probably somewhat smaller.
>
>If we are talking about doing business... I have to admit that
>Mike's post arrived more or less sui generis in my inbox, and I
>wondered what he was talking about... the DC government gives new
>meaning to the term "criminal enterprise" :)
>
>Dana
>
>>come on... DC's neighborhoods and people aren't that bad if you stay in the
>>OK parts of town... and neither is New York. I am originally from New York
>>but grew-up in Philadelphia during my teenage years and very early twenties,
>>and then I lived and partied in DC until severalmonths ago. Quite honestly,
>>there's no such thing as a big city with nothing but safe neighborhoods. If
>>I had to rate cities in terms of danger, DC is definitely more dangerous
>>than New York but Philadelphia is by far more dangerous than DC. If we're
>>talking about doing business and not getting ripped-off (which is what I
>>believe the original topic was) then I'd say you're least likely to get
>>ripped-off in Philladelphia, then DC, and most ikely to get ripped off by a
>>shop-owner in NY. That said, if you're a sucker then you're just as likely
>>to et ripped-off in any city and if you've got common sense then you'll most
>>likely be fine anywhere. Damn, all this talk about rough neighborhoods
>>makes me miss Philly.
>>
>>~Simon
>>
>>Simon Horwith
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: 30 November 2003 13:34
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re: CF-Community: Digest every 8 hours
>>
>>
>> whoa.
>>
>> This is the DC I know? Where a woman got shot driving her children home
>> from choir practice because she made the mistake of being on North Capitol
>> Steet when two drug dealers decided to have it out? The land of the
>> three-hour rush hour? You *are* kidding, right? Take a nice stroll around
>> Howard University or Johns Hopkins Hospital at midnight and then come tell
>> me how sane the population is :)
>>
>> Dana
>>
>> > > I would also suggest staying away from NYC, nothing by freaks,
>>zombies,
>> > > theives, junkies and gorillas up there. Been ripped off every time I
>> > > have dealt with someone from NYC. Boston, Baltimore, or DC are much
>> > > nicer places to visit, cost less, and have fewer sociopaths per capita
>> > > in relation to the overall population of crazy Americans.
>> >
>> >
>>
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