How tough is your neighborhood.

when i moved in to my house, there were bullet holes in the window, a crack pipe in the front yard, and gnarlar hookers lurking the streets. i hope this makes me tough, because i really want people to know how tough i am.

when i moved in to my house, there were bullet holes in the window, a crack pipe in the front yard, and gnarlar hookers lurking the streets. i hope this makes me tough, because i really want people to know how tough i am.

I live in Portland - there are no tough neighborhoods.

Oh yeah, well, my building doesn't have a concierge right now.

There are some mean ass looking horses and sheep in the fields outside my house.

So there's only the doorman to keep out the riff-raff? For shame!

Stolen from Mark Driver, Man of Adventure.

Do you live in a "bad neighborhood?" Take this quiz and find out.

1. How many miles do you live from downtown?
0-5 = 10 pts.
5-20 = 5 pts.
I'm not sure, I've never been there = 0 pts

2. What sort of establishments are within 2 miles of your place?
closed gas station = 1 points for each
pawn shop = 2 points for each
liquor store = 3 points for each
check cashing = 4 points for each
crack house = 5 points for each
bars on windows of any above = 2 points per place

3. Do you find it difficult to:
get a pizza delivered = 3 pts.
get trash picked up = 4 pts.
get mail = 5 pts.
get home w/out being shot at = 10 pts.

4. Have you been woken up in the past week by:
a "La Cucaracha" horn = 1 pts.
drunk hookers fighting = 2 pts.
gunfire = 3 pts.
police helicopters = 4 pts.
a bullet to the chest = 10 pts.

5. The favorite toy of neighborhood kids is:
big wheel = 0 pts.
lowrider bike = 2 pts.
beer = 4 pts.
tec-9 = 5 pts.

6. Your neighbors most likely:
respect you as a community member = 0 pts.
often borrow household items, like beer = 2 pts.
break in your house while you're at work = 4 pts.
would kill you for your socks = 5 pts.

7. Your car is:
unlocked, it's a safe neighborhood = 0 pts.
locked, so your stereo doesn't get stolen = 2 pts.
unlocked, so they don't go through your windshield = 4 pts.
being used as a hit vehicle by "your" local gang = 5 pts.

8. Your local corner grocer:
knows your name = 0 pts.
speaks english = 0 pts.
packs a gun = 2 pts.
is behind 4 feet of plexiglas = 3 pts.
stocks 23 brands of malt liquor = 4 pts.
closes at dark = 5 pts.

9. Your local police:
live in your community = 0 pts.
won't bother you unless you're shooting people = 2 pts.
are scared to patrol your neighborhood = 3 pts.
wear camo = 4 pts.
move more drugs than the crips = 5 pts.

10. Most billboards in your neighborhood:
are in spanish = 1 pts.
feature Billy Dee Williams's picture = 2 pts.
are covered in graffiti = 3 pts.
have been stolen and sold for scrap = 4 pts.
provide ample cover for snipers = 5 pts.

Billy Dee Williams! smooth!

I think the best indication I've ever seen is a store that bought and repaired old radiators.

I remember one night that 9 people got shot over a girl in a park 2 blocks from my place. That and my friend got drive-by paintballed.

The neighborhood I'm in right now was tough a few years back; now it is pretty gentrified. So while I appreciate not being mugged, I do wish there was less mediocre sushi around.

I lived in the Barrio in South Tucson for a while. My roommate and I were the only white people in our neighborhood. Dispite the fact everyone we saw at night seemed pretty scary, it was great. People were friendly if you didn't fuck with them and random cholos used to come drink on the front porch with us.

It was a good time, too bad we didn't have heat of air conditioning.

Ever seen Tuff Turf? That.

We had snipers in our living room once for about 10 hours, hostage situation down the street. Living in a good vantage point does have it's drawbacks.

I have old chinese ladies on one side of me and rich people on the other. Plus a lot of tourists.

you might get run over by a cable car.

I use to live in Seattle, Wa in downtown (2nd and Pine). After a couple of spooky incidents, I got a CCW (Carry Concelled Weapons) Permit and started packing. Almost shot a couple of people but I felt a lot safer. Somone starts shit, you just smile and keep walking.

We had a bear first week of school in my neighborhood, which is right near an elementary school. Otherwise... zzzzzzzzzzzz

I drove by Front Royal last week well, at least I was heading up I-81 towards Hagerstown and there was a sign for it.

i could take on anyone on my block. thats how lame it is. fucking suburbs.

Bean and I live in a neighborhood that got 120 points on the above quiz.



Nevertheless, it's a pretty decent neighborhood... weird... I was more scared of my old neighborhood in St. Louis that would score much lower. There, I was not too willing to walk down the street at night. Here, I have no problem with it.

[Edited on Feb 07, 2004 by Shalome]

Right now?Middle Upper Class neighbourhood?Not very, just the occasional bylaw infraction and bored teenagers.
Lived in the semi-tough(you may get your ass kicked at night) downtown of Victoria Canada for three years.

North Philly in da house....otherwise known as the Badlands..police helicopters, gunshots,crack ho's givin blowjobs in broad daylight, etc... good times.

THESE are the people in MY neighborhood!

My old neighborhood in Cleveland scored a 64 on that quiz.

My current neighborhood in Sandusky scored a 43.

That doesn't sound that good for some reason...

Theres about two to three houses on each block,due to the highest arson rate per captia.The last time I went home the headlines of the paper were telling people that if you wanted to watch tv to lie on the floor because of the NYC gangs fighting with the home grown guys.
Hey,and I might get to move back....ackk.