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flaaaacid t1_j7hmgba wrote

Have you tried...visiting? Do you generally find large cities to be terrifying? A subreddit is not reality.

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ReformedDeviant t1_j7hmkrh wrote

The Philly sub is filled with a mix of conservative white men who live in the suburbs and do in fact hate the city and yuppies trying to gentrify it who are pissed that the poors who live there for generations wont just disappear. Its a well known thing. The sub is toxic and obsessed with "black male committed crime" posts.

Philly is awesome if you dont cry and wet your pants every time you see a latino guy walk down the street. So ya know, if your normal human its great.

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Electronic_Chard_270 t1_j7ho64d wrote

This - Philly is a great city. As long as you are not scared of a major city, you will be fine. There are great, affordable neighborhoods

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DisciplineShot2872 t1_j7hq62i wrote

Totally agree. I left another state filled with those guys and feel 100% safer in my Near Northeast neighborhood than I ever did there, and I'm a middle aged white guy myself. I've managed to block most of the worst offenders, and other than the Mandatory 4k guy, whom I don't mind, the crime talk is pretty minimal. Moving to this city is the best thing my wife and I have ever done, other than marrying each other.

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ult420 t1_j7hmx9w wrote

Have you ever been to any city?

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Swimming-Figure-8635 t1_j7ho7lc wrote

Philadelphia is a city of 1.5 million people with literally hundreds of neighborhoods and cultures. Visit and make up your own mind.

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forty6and2oo t1_j7hope9 wrote

Philly is awesome! So much to do and see, places to eat. It’s a beautiful city.

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CleverName550 t1_j7hplsf wrote

You sound like you're surrounded by Fox News watching Trump supporters.

There is little reality to a lot of what you fear. Is there crime? Yes. You will likely never encounter it. Is some parts dirty? Yes. Places with a high density of people can get dirty. There's other parts that are beautiful. As far as taxes, you need to pay to play my friend. If you don't want to pay a lot in taxes go live in the sticks.

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Lunamothknits t1_j7hnoyw wrote

Why would you move to Philly if you’re terrified?

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cutiecat565 t1_j7hpk0k wrote

Have you ever been to any city? There are nice areas and bad areas just like anywhere else

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Cinemaslap1 t1_j7hrc8x wrote

I lived in Philly for a few years and loved it. The sub is really odd place, it's one of the few places where the sub just doesn't match the actual area....

Yes, a lot of people over on the sub are upset over one thing or another, but it's really not as bad as they make it out to be. If you're really that scared about moving to Philly, might I highly recommend visiting for a weekend or week.

There's plenty of places where it's recommended to avoid, but there's also really nice areas. IMO, even in the more rough areas, as long as you aren't like an asshole to everyone, you should be fine.

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threes__and__sevens t1_j7hrum7 wrote

This post ate so much shit the OP nuked their account. Probably for the best.

Do attend.

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