[covertInLA]

The funny thing about CA is, yeah overrun by democrats, but the most race inflamed cities I have been to are in the east. Boston for instance. I was working for a company in DC, and went up there for 3 months or so. This was the 80s. After a month, I realized something weird. I had not seen a single black person. I asked about it was was told they stay in their zones, and we do not enter their zones. Not sure what it is like now but doubt it got better. Philly is horrible too.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

People in Boston were famous for protecting their turf.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I noticed similar things when I was living in the Detroit area.

I got sent down South on business for a few months. Was struck by the fact that in the former home of the Confederacy, Slavery and Jim Crow, black people were far more willing to smile and strike up a conversation with me.

When I got back to Michigan we were checking each other out for weapons again.