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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (11 children)

I'm less likely to get assaulted when my parents drive me somewhere vs having to take public transport.

I'm Asian American and I still have anxiety about the post-covid racism.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (10 children)

    Car safety is a big thing. I'm damn glad I'm in my metal and glass cage when i drive through big cities. I sure as hell wouldn't be walking through one. I've had people jump out in the road to try to get me to stop so they can rob me. Swerve and floor it. Walking is not a solution in dangerous cities.

    Big reason I'd never do public transport myself. Clean up the streets and maybe I'll try it. But being among a bunch of tweakers who may stab me with a needle for my 5 dollar bill, no thanks.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Where the hell do you live? I've visited a lot of cities but have never been in a situation even remotely like that

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    Memphis Minneapolis Portland Chicago

    I named these in a comment below.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The US is really that bad, eh?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Been to Portland recently. There's plenty of neighborhoods where you can walk around safely. There's one small area of downtown where there's a lot of homeless, and you probably want to stay away from the ICE building for obvious reasons, but other than that it's like any other city.

    Some people are just... irrationally afraid of the homeless. Most of them will not try to rob you or even bother you, but it is a good idea if you find yourself in an area like that, to pay attention to your surroundings and not get too close to anyone, just in case they start swinging their arms around wildly or something.

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