i watched a show about Philadelphia last night

dunkman
dunkman Posts: 19,646
edited December 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
what a fucking shithole of a place... well not all of it, but these suburb type areas where guys are being killed all the time and everyone was high as fuck on crack n stoof.

I pictured American cities to be nice, clean, etc... but this place looked like Beirut... being run by men with diamond teeth... i'm so glad i live in a civilised country :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7754357.stm

DISCLAIMER - NOT ALL PHILLY OBVIOUSLY!!! I MEAN THE SUBURB CRIME-RIDDEN AREAS... as i clearly said above, but people cant read
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • Gossard_Is_God
    Gossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    Louix Theroux? hes great, they way he asks questions makes me laugh, he da man!
    Pearl Jam - London Astoria 20/4/06....One hell of a night :)

    Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!

    Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing

    Wembley 2007 :D
  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    beirut is actually a nice city, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    _outlaw wrote:
    beirut is actually a nice city, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.


    http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/07/18/world/beirut.650.jpg

    yeah... looks awesome
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,343
    dunkman wrote:
    http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/07/18/world/beirut.650.jpg

    yeah... looks awesome

    That's clearly not Philly because someone would be trying to steal that car. :D

    Yeah, Philly is a dump.
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    All my friends in school think I'm a bad ass because I'm from Philly..

    I'm actually from the very wealthy suburbs, but if people don't fuck with me because they think I'm gansta, then so be it!
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Philadelphia is like any other city, it has it’s bad areas and it has it’s beautiful areas. I love this city. Does this look like a dump to you?

    http://www.gophila.com/assets/dmt/images/18.FranklinSquare-J.Holder-LRg.jpg

    http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicv/vfiles21437.jpg

    http://www.michaelreda.com/gallery/d/827-2/BoathouseRowFront.jpg

    It’s really ignorant of you to form an opinion of an entire city based on a tv program.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    PureandEasy wrote:
    It’s really ignorant of you to form an opinion of an entire city based on a tv program.

    He did clarify and say not all of it ;)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Chime wrote:
    He did clarify and say not all of it.


    I was already so angry I missed that part. :D

    I hate when people dump on places, no matter if I have any association with that place or not.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    dunkman wrote:
    what a fucking shithole of a place... well not all of it, but these suburb type areas where guys are being killed all the time and everyone was high as fuck on crack n stoof.

    I pictured American cities to be nice, clean, etc... but this place looked like Beirut... being run by men with diamond teeth... i'm so glad i live in a civilised country :)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7754357.stm

    I thought you Scots were tough guys with painted faces and maces and stuff.

    A couple of guys with gold teeth are scaring you?

    Go back and hide in your castle :D
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    PureandEasy wrote:

    It’s really ignorant of you to form an opinion of an entire city based on a tv program.

    its ignorant of you not to read my whole post before calling me ignorant ;)
    me wrote:
    what a fucking shithole of a place... well not all of it,
    very much of what i post is tongue in cheek... i.e. you are a calm individual who makes me laugh a lot.... see?



    i know it's a beautful city for the most part... i was just surprised to see this level of poverty, crime, drugs, etc in an US city... i thought y'all were the richest country in the world n stuff ;) just as i was surprised to see an episode of Top Gear where they went to New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina and whole swathes of the city were just left there... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2syY12OPkwI

    skip to 7 minutes and then watch the devastation unfold.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • evenkat
    evenkat Posts: 380
    dunkman wrote:
    I pictured American cities to be nice, clean, etc... but this place looked like Beirut... being run by men with diamond teeth... i'm so glad i live in a civilised country :)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7754357.stm

    lol I take it you never visited here eh?

    :cool:
    "...believe in lies...to get by...it's divine...whoa...oh, you know what its like..."
  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    ahhh yeah North Philly...almost as nice as Camden :D I worked in Camden for a good while so can't say it phases me...but I laughed and laughed the first time I saw the "ghetto" in south australia :p I took Tim to Camden on the first day of his first visit to the east coast...had to see if he was tough enough :D
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    This is the dumbest thread ever..you've never been to Philadelphia...it is far from a shithole...drive 2 hours up the turnpike and you'll see 10 times worse...and besides...

    WORLD FUCKING CHAMPIONS DUDE!
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    petrocs wrote:
    This is the dumbest thread ever..you've never been to Philadelphia...it is far from a shithole...drive 2 hours up the turnpike and you'll see 10 times worse
    but the crazy thing is how really exclusive towns are right next to inner cities (haddonfield and camden; chester and wallingford) - whenever I take the speed line I look for the exact moment it enters camden - it's like night and day.
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    Here's the deal about Philly:

    1. North Philly: a shithole that is slowly improving
    2. South Philly: Dominated by Italians (think Rocky), very nice row homes... close to the athletic stadiums
    3. West Philly: (Think Will Smith)... shitty in some areas/nice in others
    4. North East: I think Route 1... a six to eight lane highway running through the middle or rowhomes.
    5. Center City: Very very nice. A little bit of everything.
    6. Other parts (these could be considered in some of the forementioned, but I don't consider them in them):
    A. Manayunk: Great Pub town
    B. Old City: Awesome Area, close to the river, great bars/resteraunts
    C. Others?
    7. Suburbs:
    A. Del Co- An extention of South Philly, very nice in some areas, shitty in others
    B. Mont Co- Conshy is cool, so is KOP. Very nice.
    C. Ches. Co- Beautiful, some farm land still remains
    D. Bucks- Starting to get a bit far North for my blood

    Overall, there's no possible way to get a grip on Philly, unless you see all of the above. I'm willing to bet you saw a bit of North Philly and West. That's it.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    petrocs wrote:
    This is the dumbest thread ever..you've never been to Philadelphia...it is far from a shithole...drive 2 hours up the turnpike and you'll see 10 times worse...and besides...

    WORLD FUCKING CHAMPIONS DUDE!


    US champions dude... the rest of the world doesnt give a fuck. ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    dunkman wrote:
    US champions dude... the rest of the world doesnt give a fuck. ;)


    Dude, btw you live in Scotland. Have ever actually seen a girl that doesn't look like a foot? Also, what is your country know for besides ugly girls and guys who wear dresses?
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    saveuplife wrote:
    Dude, btw you live in Scotland. Have ever actually seen a girl that doesn't look like a foot? Also, what is your country know for besides ugly girls and guys who wear dresses?
    Scotch? Butterscotch? Braveheart? . . . that's about it :)

    But then again, Philly is famous for Cheez Whiz ;)
    NERDS!
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    saveuplife wrote:
    Dude, btw you live in Scotland. Have ever actually seen a girl that doesn't look like a foot? Also, what is your country know for besides ugly girls and guys who wear dresses?

    grounds keeper willy.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Scotch? Butterscotch? Braveheart? . . . that's about it :)

    But then again, Philly is famous for Cheez Whiz ;)
    Well then, it's got personality.

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