Quote Originally Posted by goats View Post
The more civilised cosmopolitan places like New York, LA, Seattle, Chicago….must despair at the rest of the country they have to put up with….
Maybe the rest of the country despairs at the state of the cities?

'Typhus zone': Rats and trash infest Los Angeles' skid row, fueling disease

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna919856

"Beloved Part of Seattle Is Now America’s Deadliest Neighborhood"

https://newstalk870.am/ixp/133/p/bel...edium=referral

"Chicago earns disturbing title of America’s murder capital as DNC kicks off in the Dem-led Windy City"

https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/us-new...dnc-kicks-off/

"Poverty Has Soared in New York, With Children Bearing the Brunt"
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/n...c-poverty.html