London murder rate overtakes New York as stabbings surge

[Jacque67 7,328]

4 minutes ago, bcking said:

So far I've hesitated when asked where "I'm from" or where "I live". I don't think I've gotten around to calling myself a Texan yet. Not sure if I ever will. My wife will continue to refer to herself as English for the foreseeable future I assume. We both find there is more often than not a negative connotation with Texan so we leave it out unless people ask specifically where we live.

 

That being said, we love Houston.

Hey, you were on the UES, too? Did you ever go to the dive bar Eddy's? 

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

1 minute ago, bcking said:

To each their own, clearly.

 

I think we would have been fine in San Antonio or Austin...not sure my wife would have been happy anywhere else in the State. When we go through the country it is entertaining, but no where we would actually want to live.

 

She already feels uncomfortable and unsafe enough knowing how many cars in Houston are armed etc... We have no interest in living in "the countryside" in Texas. Not because we aren't country people, her father is a farmer and she grew up in a small village. Just because of the types of people here.

I'm pretty sure that it's safer knowing that everyone is armed.

[Jacque67 7,328]

21 minutes ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

There is no 8 train.

And several parts of Brooklyn are more desirable than most parts of Manhattan (try $1,500/sf, at least).

Yeah, I was heading to a party in Brooklyn on some numbered train. We quit after 2 stops as it wasn't worth the effort. For sure, Brooklyn has some expensive properties, but unless you're a hipster, it isn't worth the effort traveling there imo. I'm a West Village and UES person, myself.

[Jacque67 7,328]

To lighten the mood, a song from my buddies 

 

 

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

18 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

Yeah, I was heading to a party in Brooklyn on some numbered train. We quit after 2 stops as it wasn't worth the effort. For sure, Brooklyn has some expensive properties, but unless you're a hipster, it isn't worth the effort traveling there imo. I'm a West Village and UES person, myself.

Bk changed A LOT in the last 10 years

[Jacque67 7,328]

20 minutes ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

Bk changed A LOT in the last 10 years

Most certainly. Lots of artisanal shops, yada yada. All I know is  nobody in Manhattan wants to venture there unless for an exotic adventure. I went there once to see the Harmonica Lewinskies perform live. That was enough.  Looks cool, though.

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

2 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

Most certainly. Lots of artisanal shops, yada yada. All I know is  nobody in Manhattan wants to venture there unless for an exotic adventure. I went there once to see the Harmonica Lewinskies perform live. That was enough.  Looks cool, though.

You know very wrong.

[Jacque67 7,328]

1 minute ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

You know very wrong.

 

1 minute ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

You know very wrong.

Do I indeed. We must hangout with a different crowd. I'm actually going to make the effort to go to Brighton Beach this Friday for giggles, unless something else more interesting pops up.

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An intruder is stabbed to death during a burglary in London’s Hither Green. Across town in Hackney, two men are killed by stabbing. The killings sent London’s 2018 death tally to 50, up by a half on the same period last year. Britain is facing a “murder crisis”.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/06/solutions-london-murder-surge-new-york-crackdown