Did you grow up in a dangerous place or a safe place?

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For me it was back n forth. When I was in the US it was mid, when I was in Mexico it wasn’t “dangerous” but it wasn’t really safe, then when I was in Lebanon it was decently safe.

sry for the yapping

wolfcat87 · Accepted Answer

Started out in middle class neighborhoods and private school in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Then Decatur and Dekalb Counties.

Eventually ended up broke and in the ghetto in inner city Atlanta after my mom didn't pay her taxes. The school was shut down for repairs, so we were bussed to another school district the first year. Our neighborhood had crackheads everywhere, alcoholics, pervs catcalling elementary school aged girls, prostitutes and pimps, gangs like Latin Kings and MS 13 that my friends and I would hang out with. A Vietnamese gang that my friend who was like a brother from Vietnam would hang out with. A Chinese gang that the Latinos did business with. Underage sex was pushed a lot by most people. Went to sleep to gunshots every night. We had a police station a few blocks away, but police would take hours to show up for anything and just ignored all the crime. People constantly got jumped and attacked including me. Violence and crimes were just the norms there. Being normal and not criminal or violent was considered to be weird. A lot of kids I grew up with ended up dead, on drugs, and/or in prison.

Then we were living in homeless shelters and on the streets of Atlanta for years.

We relocated to Tampa, Florida for a bit to stay at a cult like church. It was in another ghetto area where the schools were closed due to violations of the integration laws. We had to be bussed 45 minutes each way to another white school district. More bad kids and bullied, but not as bad as Atlanta. Mostly because police tried to throw every poor person in prison in Florida.

Back to the same ghetto in Atlanta for awhile.

Then, I relocated to Montana. The polar opposite of Georgia. Extremely militant and rigid about rules. One strike rules on fighting, and they'll give you a ticket for verbal assault for even cursing. But, it's pretty safe here if you avoid drugs and bars. The most common crimes you'd hear about in Montana are sex crimes, DUI's, and stealing.

Down to boring Wyoming for a bit.

Then down to Louisiana which is somehow more ghetto than Atlanta. I just stayed on the military base most of the time to avoid any issues.

Then back to Montana.

I remember both a therapist and a sheriff zeroing in on me having weird reactions to violent situations at totally different times. They both asked if I spent a lot of time in any dangerous areas as a kid, because I react the opposite of most people in a dangerous situation. I said, yup. For example, someone decided to shoot my dogs because they were mad at me. Instead of avoiding them or calling the police, I marched right up to them while they were still holding the loaded gun, screamed at them, and snatched the leash for my dog out of their hand and marched away. I was too late to save the first dog though.

I've hung out with murderers, rapists, gang members, drug dealers, meth addicts, etc. and just been chill. There's no other reaction to have when someone admits they've killed people and starts telling you the stories in graphic detail. Every time, they are like "you're so chill, nothing phases you" Buddy, I'm just not wanting to die. If you're not a threat to me or my people, it's not my business... I'm just going to treat them like a normal person and move on.

My little brother has the same reaction when put in those situations. Some guys were about to start a shoot out in his living room once. They all had their guns out pointed at each other. He was like, "Hey, guys, chill, I'm cool with all of you. Just take it outside."

menina · Accepted Answer

I was born in the middle of a war, but I was a baby so fortunately I have no memories of that time. Then I moved to another country and it was shocking and scary. I had to learn how to navigate through this new culture and people. But it was dangerous, not because of the people around me, but because of the environment at home.

Then when I was 9 I moved to a quiet place, but it was still scary. By the time I was 15, I moved to a safer neighborhood. So, I had a bit of both.

Sonorous · Accepted Answer

How u goin type 2 & a half sentences and then say you're yapping

But I'd say I grew up in a relatively safe place. Only heard about bad stuff happening on the news. It wasn't until my parents divorced that I moved to more ghetto locations where kids I knew were getting shot to death outside parties and shit. But I never hung with those crowds so I was safe. I was a gamer.

DryGermanGuy · Accepted Answer

No problems here in the South of Germany whatsoever. I walked to Kindergarten and primary school every day on my own or with another kid.

Thestupidusername · Answer

Mostly dangerous. One of the most unsafe places in Sweden. Like 3rd most shootings and gang related crimes/population. But as long as you keep your distance from that lifestyle you'll be fine. I've always stayed away from it so I'm good. Now I dont live there anymore though. There are both better and worse parts there too though:)

love_conquers_lust · Answer

Lower class neighborhood up to early adolescence. Reasonably safe. I think the SWAT team showed up in the neighborhood adjacent to ours a couple times.

Moved up to a more upper middle class setting in middle adolescence up until high school graduation.

Have been in suburbs/rural ever since. They have been safe.

NathanDavis · Answer

same here, back and forth... grew up and raised at the Texas border and North East, Mexico  so I am sure you know what I mean (=

maroon_eyez · Answer

Im from a small island and my city is considered as a hot spot because of drugs and cases of thefts.. but im born here and grew up here.. so i feel safe in my city

4ngelic · Answer

the neighborhoods i grew up in were always safe but in the cities i lived (or close outside) there were ghettos and no go zones. and sometimes i'd go in the safer parts of them. like i grew up in chicago, brussels & paris

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

Safe place. My family has been protective of me since the day I was born.

lightbulb27 · Answer

was good, neighbors all normal and decent. worst of it was random and rare theft.  I saw bad guys around, jerks idiots and messed up girls. I stayed away from them.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

It's mid I think, the trouble I kinda brought on myself

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Always safe. I'm surprised to hear you say Lebanon is a safe country

Sparkie460 · Answer

It was pretty safe. There was some crime but not too bad

mandyfire98 · Answer

Very safe. I grew up out in the country.

Al_Musafir · Answer

Quite safe here. But it's getting more and more hostile since 2014.

exitseven · Answer

It was a pretty safe place but we did our best to make it dangerous.

hbkfan · Answer

I was born in Cleveland so what do you think lol

serenalovesramen · Answer

I don’t give a shitttt

rosemilk · Answer

pretty safe, still is safe

Anonymous · Answer

no but many people didn't like me so I was unsafe. I never got hurt.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

A mix

collie22 · Answer

At times my word was so scary

jimmy2 · Answer

For me it was in the woods

eagle1951 · Answer

safe

LavLavLuv · Answer

Safe

Anonymous · Answer

Yes lot of gypsies

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