Dana
>Foggy Bottom is a great place. As is Georgetown and the areas between
>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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