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alfablue said:
I have too. In Boston I had to go into a closed area of a subway, hoping not get get mugged to buy tickets. Scared the crap out of me. never was that scared in Detroit. ever.

Should have lifted up your head and looked around. Funny to tell me to take off the blinders- I'm the one walking around seeing stuff, meeting people, and not having problems. Pathetic how scared you are.

I've wandered detroit up to 2am, never a problem.

Just stay home.

pansy.
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Have any the examples you have given been outside the downtown area?
 
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TonyTheTiger20 said:
Not all of us are thugs who can walk amongst drug dealers packing heat and dudes who will shank you if you look at them wrong. Congratulations, you're a tough guy. You've made it perfectly clear.

I have no problem admitting to be afraid of getting mugged or getting stabbed or getting shot at from some guy in the shadows needing to show off for his gang leader. If bragging about walking around at 2am in Detroit makes you feel like Mr. Tough Guy, knock your socks off.
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See, that's the funny thing. I'm not tough. Not at all.

On the other hand, I have had the will to open my eyes, and enjoy Detroit, since there isn't anything to be afraid of.

You are the one that is too scared to be here. If you spent your time actually looking around instead of avoiding eye contact with people here in Detroit, you may have a different opinion. Alas, you came with your preconcpetions, and ****ed if you were not going to hold onto them. You must have great times at places like disneyland, since that's the most you'll go to.

Too bad you won't come see your team play. Nobody will miss you. Thugs, tourists, or your team.
 
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Biddco said:
Have any the examples you have given been outside the downtown area?
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Since this is all about downtown, being that is where the stadiums, restaurants, and concert venues are that people would go to, it's not exactly relevant.

I'm not saying Detroit is some great place, but it's not anywhere close to the preceptions that pop up here.
 
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I love the Wings, but the JLA is a dump. It's old, outdated, just has a dumpy outdated feeling inside it and in the concourse. Before I get all the, "YOU AREN'T A TRUE HOCKEY FAN! THE JOE HAS SO MUCH HISTORY GAHHHH!!", so did the Olympia.

JLA couldn't hold a candle to the history and lore of the Olympia. My best Michigan memories are in the JLA. But it's time to go, just like it was The Olympia's time.

That said, I hate going to Detroit. It's just a run-down, destroyed city that just makes me sad when I look around, because I think of how it was and remember where my family got their start. I only go to Detroit for Michigan hockey games and the annual summer Tigers game. Haven't been to a Red Wings game in years. The JLA was much nicer the last time I was at a Red Wings game. Each year, when I come back for Michigan's games @ JLA, the place looks like it has gotten even more worse. Maybe it's just me and the people I go with's thinking. I don't know. :confused:
 
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I grew up in Boston and spend a ton of time there even now. I have been propositioned by hookers on more than one occasion going to a game at Matthews arena. Overall, of course Boston is a great city and has a ton of cool stuff to do, but they have their issues just like everywhere else. Sure it is better than Detroit, but don't go to Roxbury, or Revere Beach and just walk around, and you pay 5 dollars to drive 4 miles on the mass pike.
Now I live in Detroit. sure Detroit has a ton of bad areas, but you know it's not what it's made out to be.I go downtown to the Opera, I go out to dinner, I go to sports, I go to world class art museum's, I go to Theater, just like anywhere else and it's fine. It's not NY but it's much better than most people think, and people are pretty friendly too.
Now can we get back to BC playing here and more hockey related posts please.
 
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manurespreader said:
I grew up in Boston and spend a ton of time there even now. I have been propositioned by hookers on more than one occasion going to a game at Matthews arena. Overall, of course Boston is a great city and has a ton of cool stuff to do, but they have their issues just like everywhere else. Sure it is better than Detroit, but don't go to Roxbury, or Revere Beach and just walk around, and you pay 5 dollars to drive 4 miles on the mass pike.
Now I live in Detroit. sure Detroit has a ton of bad areas, but you know it's not what it's made out to be.I go downtown to the Opera, I go out to dinner, I go to sports, I go to world class art museum's, I go to Theater, just like anywhere else and it's fine. It's not NY but it's much better than most people think, and people are pretty friendly too.
Now can we get back to BC playing here and more hockey related posts please.
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Of course not. Logic, facts, and rational discussion have no place on the Internet. :)
 
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alfablue said:
Since this is all about downtown, being that is where the stadiums, restaurants, and concert venues are that people would go to, it's not exactly relevant.
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No, it's *really really relevant*, since I started this discussion talking about how other than the area around the stadia, Detroit is horrific dump.
 
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Here's an oldie. This was Michigan's first championship of ANY kind in the Red Berenson era. Pre-winged helmet footage is hard to find.

This was Michigan's 3rd GLI Championship, ending a 13 year GLI-drought.

 
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Every time we get to a thread about anything happening in Detroit, it ends up devolving into the same thing, Detroit is a hole, a toilet, and if you manage to attend your event and return home with your life, your money, and all your hubcaps you must have been incredibly lucky. Odd how in a lifetime of finding reasons to be in Detroit hundreds of times, I've never experienced anything worse than an occasional pan handler. And by Detroit, I mean all over Detroit. Downtown, west side, suburbs north of 8 mile, the fancy ones further east, everywhere. I'm more interested in my Michigan CPL living in a rural setting in the Southwest portion of the state than I ever am in going to Detroit.

People knock Detroit for a number of reasons. Sure, there is the fact that there is a lot to knock about it. It suffers from the exact same ills as any big city in America. But too often, it is a lazy comment by someone who has nothing better to offer to the conversation. Like a lazy comedian who falls back on the stereotypical jokes about his wife nagging him, his kids not respecting him, or his food betraying him. Think Bill Engvall. Then try to think of something new.
 
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MGoBlueHockey said:
Here's an oldie. This was Michigan's first championship of ANY kind in the Red Berenson era. Pre-winged helmet footage is hard to find.

This was Michigan's 3rd GLI Championship, ending a 13 year GLI-drought.

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Interesting. Berenson looked so young in 1988. But then didn't we all... :(
 
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