America's Most Miserable Cities

[boomerang]

I've been a little down lately, but Forbes just perked me up. Michigan is faring better this year. Detroit was #1 last year. We'll gladly pass the baton to Stockton, CA.

The most miserable cities are;

Stockton, CA
Memphis, TN
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Modesto, CA
Flint, MI
Detroit, MI
Buffalo, N.Y.
Miami, FL
St. Louis, MO

http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/..._miserable_cities.html

In Illinois, 385 public officials have been convicted of crimes over the past decade. That's a jaw-dropping number.

 

[RichardE]

Chicago is worse than flint? huh?

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Chicago is worse than flint? huh?

Cubs fans.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Balt

Originally posted by: RichardE
Chicago is worse than flint? huh?

Cubs fans.

:laugh:

 

[Thump553]

Memphis is no garden by any means but it is light years better than Detroit. Ditto with Chicago.

I wonder if they have some size limit to the city. MA, CT, RI and NY have lots of little crumbling cities competing for the title of "armpit of New England."

 

[Phokus]

I've seen pictures of detroit and other areas of michigan. Probably the most depressing pictures i have ever seen.

 

[dphantom]

Originally posted by: Balt

Originally posted by: RichardE
Chicago is worse than flint? huh?

Cubs fans.

:thumbsup:

It'll be anytime soon now.

 

[bamacre]

Damnit, we always come in 2nd. Pffft.

 

[StageLeft]

Stockton's housing prices, lol epic.

The 1,218 violent crimes per 100,000 residents

In Memphis. This in America, wtf? That seems really quite high to me.

The city's lone major franchise, the Memphis Grizzlies, has lost 74% of its games during the past three years, the worst in the NBA

Who gives a flying fvck.

I wonder if they have some size limit to the city.

Yeah it said 368k or something like that, and above.

Clevelanders wait in fear for July 1, 2010, when hoops star LeBron James can switch teams as a free agent.

This is what they say about cleveland? This article is completely retarded, I'm finished.

 

[Sedition]

Originally posted by: Thump553
Memphis is no garden by any means but it is light years better than Detroit. Ditto with Chicago.

I wonder if they have some size limit to the city. MA, CT, RI and NY have lots of little crumbling cities competing for the title of "armpit of New England."

It is the most MISERABLE cities. I imagine that there is just a certain amount of the population in Michigan that just gave the fuck up giving everyone else the chance to leapfrog them as everything goes to shit for them.

 

[Baltazar325]

Moving out of Memphis after living there for a few years made me a happy man. I've not been back since.

 

[Sedition]

Also, Buffalo should not be on the list. A lot of people like snow and there is no way you can live in Buffalo without enjoying it. Just because it is cold and snowy doesn't mean that it is miserable.

 

[Fear No Evil]

I bet the majority of those cities vote democratic.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
I bet the majority of those cities vote democratic.

Memphis does. And we've had the same loser Mayor for years who hasn't done one damn thing to make this city any better. He's still in office because he's black. I hate to say it like that, but the truth hurts.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Sedition
Also, Buffalo should not be on the list. A lot of people like snow and there is no way you can live in Buffalo without enjoying it. Just because it is cold and snowy doesn't mean that it is miserable.

Isn't buffalo the lonely hearts capital of the US? No one getting laid there.

Sounds like a more legit gripe then "basketball team stinks"

 

[Xavier434]

I definitely agree with Miami.

 

[Lamont Burns]

STL whoop whoop

 

[scott916]

No surprise, Stockton and Modesto are both dumps. Modesto is just more rural.

 

[ZzZGuy]

In one of my previous jobs building garbage trucks, we filled a order for about 6 or 10 bullet proof garbage trucks for Chicago. Used something like 1'' side plating where the normal would be 1/4'' o3 3/16''.

-edit- Gawh, I can't spell today.

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
I bet the majority of those cities vote democratic.

:roll:

 

[aphex]

Miami has many crappy areas, but I wouldn't call it miserable.

 

[bobcpg]

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
In one of my previous jobs building garbage trucks, we filled a order for about 6 or 10 bullet proof garbage trucks for Chicago. Used something like 1'' side plating where the normal would be 1/4'' o3 3/16''.

-edit- Gawh, I can't spell today.

Why did they do that, in Chicago it is illegal to own firearms unless they are dismantled and locked in a safe. Seems to me there would be no reason to bullet proof anything.

 

[Baltazar325]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
I bet the majority of those cities vote democratic.

Memphis does. And we've had the same loser Mayor for years who hasn't done one damn thing to make this city any better. He's still in office because he's black. I hate to say it like that, but the truth hurts.

Hah. King Willy sucks but it's so funny because he just does whatever he wants and no one cares.

 

[eits]

chicago's on the list? wtf??

chicago's a great city... wtf is this gayass list talking about?

i live in st. louis now... and, yeah, it's kinda pathetic...

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
I bet the majority of those cities vote democratic.

The vast majority of all cities vote democratic. If you had a list of the happiest cities in America, they would also vote democratic.

Then again, you already knew that.