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Hyenajoe wrote:Le Havre is probably one of the worst cities in France.
It has the highest pollution rate, it's surrounded by highly toxic chemical plants and a had a serious gang problem when I used to live there (not sure if it has changed);


No offense, because I love France, but whenever I've been accosted in French I've had to suppress laughter. That language is not good at expressing malice.

Conversely, English is pretty bad at expressing affection, so stilted.

KingCracker wrote:I mean in about 1o-15 minutes I can be in Flint, so pretty local. But Im with your friend, 50 miles is close


In Chicago, everything is within 15 minutes...provided there its 2 AM when there's no traffic.

Granted, it generally takes me about an hour to drive to my parents' place, which is ~25 miles from mine.

Monster Rain wrote:I'm going to get hate for this, but Chicago is the most overrated city in America and possibly on earth. I've been there a few times, and I have hated it more with each visit. If Adepticon wasn't in the area I'd never set foot in that area again.


You realize I must now take your head and hand it to Chris Chelios, while saying "Da Bears", yes?

Also, pizza and hot dogs may be involved.

gorgon wrote:
No hate here, but I think you're in the minority on that one. Chicago is a great city, but it has its own vibe much like NYC and LA have their own vibes. If you don't like the vibe, you don't like the city. However, Chicago most certainly does not belong in a worst cities conversation that also involves Detroit. The two are worlds apart in every measure.


I think Chicago is a bit too highfalutin. It simply doesn't have the mystique of LA, NY, Paris, or London. It is fundamentally a working class town that's trying to pretend to more, but location is against it. Honestly, were I not born there, I would never be there, and I would certainly never make the move without great incentive.

Hell, I'm trying to escape.

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Eastbourne (not really a city). I spent my formative years there and it was honestly so boring and stifling at the same time. Your career choices are kiss old touristy butt or wipe old butts in care homes.

I took the only sane option and got the hell out as soon as I could.

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Sonophos wrote:Eastbourne (not really a city). I spent my formative years there and it was honestly so boring and stifling at the same time. Your career choices are kiss old touristy butt or wipe old butts in care homes.

I took the only sane option and got the hell out as soon as I could.


Clearly you've never been to Swindon, it's the epitome of boredom.
   
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Yes I have been to Swindon, there is more to do there; interesting roundabouts and better jobs available.

Not to mention all the interesting experiments done on the demographic average town.

But here is a tip: Get yourself to Brighton. It's a good place to be young and it is only an hour to London on the train for good jobs.

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Sonophos wrote:Yes I have been to Swindon, there is more to do there; interesting roundabouts and better jobs available.

Not to mention all the interesting experiments done on the demographic average town.


Sonophos wrote: there is more to do there; interesting roundabouts and better jobs available.


Sonophos wrote:interesting roundabouts




I can think of one vaguely interesting roundabout and that's interesting in the same way having fire-ants gnaw your lips off is interesting.
   
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I cannot believe you are equating Boredom with crime ridden hell holes. I would trade living in a lawless hell hole, rife with crime and fear for your life for a lifetime of dullness (remember you've always got your hobby).

Dull is good, it means no surprises and means you can focus on your own life and pastimes without fear. Do you want to live inside an Action Film or something?

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My tongue is firmly in cheek, I have a pretty good and easy life.

And lets be honest, how many people on this site actually live in crime ridden hell holes?

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The problem is that there is no definition of worst.

Does it mean worst for crime, jobs, interest or sweet shops?

I was saying that Eastbourne is the worst for an interesting life and it does have a surprisingly high drug addiction rate.

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My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.

   
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Henners91 wrote:My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.


If you find your GF so boring why is she your GF?

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dogma wrote:
gorgon wrote:
No hate here, but I think you're in the minority on that one. Chicago is a great city, but it has its own vibe much like NYC and LA have their own vibes. If you don't like the vibe, you don't like the city. However, Chicago most certainly does not belong in a worst cities conversation that also involves Detroit. The two are worlds apart in every measure.


I think Chicago is a bit too highfalutin. It simply doesn't have the mystique of LA, NY, Paris, or London. It is fundamentally a working class town that's trying to pretend to more, but location is against it. Honestly, were I not born there, I would never be there, and I would certainly never make the move without great incentive.

Hell, I'm trying to escape.


Oh, I get you...Chicago is kind of a bigger, more cosmopolitan Pittsburgh (which I love for what it is and accept what it's not). I think NYC and LA fall more into that world-class category than Chicago. However, living in either place long-term would almost certainly drive me nuts, for very different reasons. Chicago probably not as much. One really nice thing about living in the Philadelphia area is that NYC is a short train ride away. I can visit whenever without having to live there.


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gorgon wrote:
dogma wrote:
gorgon wrote:
No hate here, but I think you're in the minority on that one. Chicago is a great city, but it has its own vibe much like NYC and LA have their own vibes. If you don't like the vibe, you don't like the city. However, Chicago most certainly does not belong in a worst cities conversation that also involves Detroit. The two are worlds apart in every measure.


I think Chicago is a bit too highfalutin. It simply doesn't have the mystique of LA, NY, Paris, or London. It is fundamentally a working class town that's trying to pretend to more, but location is against it. Honestly, were I not born there, I would never be there, and I would certainly never make the move without great incentive.

Hell, I'm trying to escape.


Oh, I get you...Chicago is kind of a bigger, more cosmopolitan Pittsburgh (which I love for what it is and accept what it's not). I think NYC and LA fall more into that world-class category than Chicago. However, living in either place long-term would almost certainly drive me nuts, for very different reasons. Chicago probably not as much. One really nice thing about living in the Philadelphia area is that NYC is a short train ride away. I can visit whenever without having to live there.


Chicago is a lot like Philly or Boston. It's a big city, with plenty for the locals to do. A few tourist attractions, but not nearly the same amount you get in the more "cultured" cities.

The only real difference with Chicago is that we're hundreds of miles away from another major city. So, we don't get the same amount of cultural cross-pollination as places on the East Coast. It's allowed us to develop our own unique identity, but it also means that there's no where interesting to go, outside of the city.

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Grakmar wrote:
Chicago is a lot like Philly or Boston. It's a big city, with plenty for the locals to do. A few tourist attractions, but not nearly the same amount you get in the more "cultured" cities.


I would invert that claim.

Plenty of tourist noise, not much else.

Then again, I hate the Midwest, as a whole, because I'm still here.

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Naples. Purely because the traffic is insane. I was there for about 20 mins and I was almost run over about 5 times.

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Castiel wrote:Naples. Purely because the traffic is insane. I was there for about 20 mins and I was almost run over about 5 times.


So you were not too bothered by the camorra that run the city, the only city on earth that is entirely run by the Mafia? lol got to admit that made me laugh, talk about elephant in the room.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra

I can just imagine you walking around, bodies floating down the river, shoot outs, heists , piles of garbage everywhere, you turn to the missus and say "Look at the traffic, i wish they would sort out the traffic it's like being stuck on the M8 in Glasgow"

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Sonophos wrote:
Henners91 wrote:My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.


If you find your GF so boring why is she your GF?


Not all men can be titanic love stallions like Matty.. Some guys gotta take what they can get.

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mattyrm wrote:
Sonophos wrote:
Henners91 wrote:My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.


If you find your GF so boring why is she your GF?


Not all men can be titanic love stallions like Matty.. Some guys gotta take what they can get.


A 40k Player has a GF?

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Some people just like to moan about living in hell. I'm from Cleveland and I actually like it a lot. I have to admit though this video is pretty funny.




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mwnciboo wrote:
Castiel wrote:Naples. Purely because the traffic is insane. I was there for about 20 mins and I was almost run over about 5 times.


So you were not too bothered by the camorra that run the city, the only city on earth that is entirely run by the Mafia? lol got to admit that made me laugh, talk about elephant in the room.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra

I can just imagine you walking around, bodies floating down the river, shoot outs, heists , piles of garbage everywhere, you turn to the missus and say "Look at the traffic, i wish they would sort out the traffic it's like being stuck on the M8 in Glasgow"



I never knew about that!

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It's okay, it's one of those things. I went there for a NATO conference, (NATO JFC HQ is there) and we had a security brief about it, pretty hair raising stuff and absolutely insane that in a supposed 1st world country they cannot maintain Law and Order nevermind security. (shouldn't surprise me they barely in control over their economy and Taxes, maybe not having a major organised crime syndicate operating freely is affecting their tax raising, I would suggest so. )

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mwnciboo wrote:
mattyrm wrote:
Sonophos wrote:
Henners91 wrote:My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.


If you find your GF so boring why is she your GF?


Not all men can be titanic love stallions like Matty.. Some guys gotta take what they can get.


A 40k Player has a GF?


A lot of us have kids, So we must of had sex at one point too... Strange isn't it.

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You don't have to have sex to have kids, artificial insemination.

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Naw, some of us really do get sexs! Lost of sexs! I get sexs all the time!
   
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Castiel wrote:Naples. Purely because the traffic is insane. I was there for about 20 mins and I was almost run over about 5 times.


Sounds more like that's due to the fact that foreigners (especially Italians) should not be allowed to use automobiles. Italians don't even slow down when you're crossing...


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mattyrm wrote:
Sonophos wrote:
Henners91 wrote:My girlfriend is from Swindon and I have never met a more boring individual.


If you find your GF so boring why is she your GF?


Not all men can be titanic love stallions like Matty.. Some guys gotta take what they can get.


word.


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KingCracker wrote:Naw, some of us really do get sexs! Lost of sexs! I get sexs all the time!


Hands don't count!

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Henners91 wrote:
Castiel wrote:Naples. Purely because the traffic is insane. I was there for about 20 mins and I was almost run over about 5 times.


Sounds more like that's due to the fact that foreigners (especially Italians) should not be allowed to use automobiles. Italians don't even slow down when you're crossing...


Castiel's travel advice: When in Naples DO NOT wait for the green man to cross the road. You will die.

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St. Louis a while ago was ranked as the worst city in the USA, Any one else see a pattern? The worst american cities just happen to be in the mid west... The bible belt. Kinda funny? Or very sad. I can't tell. Either way. I know here in Kansas at least the est part of it, We haven't been hit by jacked up storms. So its nice to know the weather won't kill me, Just the random guy wanting my wallet.

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Henners91 wrote:


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KingCracker wrote:Naw, some of us really do get sexs! Lost of sexs! I get sexs all the time!


Hands don't count!






Of course they dont count, no one was talking about three-somes here
   
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KingCracker wrote:Naw, some of us really do get sexs! Lost of sexs! I get sexs all the time!


This has got to be false advertising.

40k + sex = ??????

Nah, I keed i keed.

What's sex???













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KingCracker wrote:Naw, some of us really do get sexs! Lost of sexs! I get sexs all the time!


Mothers, Sisters and hands don;t count....

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