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That is exactly what I'm saying. There's not a bad area of the city that I don't know (btw ENY isn't even the worst we've got) and our worst doesn't come close to places like spanishtown in Camden, the Cabrini Houses in Chicago, parts of New Orleans, Detroit or even Buffalo to name a few....sorry.
C'mon, where's your NYC pride?
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Major Strasser: Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans in their beloved Paris?
Rick: It's not particularly my beloved Paris.
Heinz: Can you imagine us in London?
Rick: When you get there, ask me!
Captain Renault: Hmmh! Diplomatist!
Major Strasser: How about New York?
Rick: Well there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade
First time I saw the abandoned block after block in the South Bronx back in 1980 with fake windows in the buildings was a shock to me.
I thought Detroit and East St Louis were really really wore out too.
Now....over half of my hometown is in the creeping abandonment stage too.....once it starts large....it rarely comes back.
Shame....I mean parts of the Bronx and Detroit have been very bad since the 50s.....gone to seed.
this is really paradox but very very bad barrios, ranchos, favelas, quartiers populaires, etc.....are actually more vibrant than US decaying slums....hell, some Brasilian slums are like their own little mirco economy fifedoms ..a world unto themselves.