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Originally Posted by Shotsie
I know exactly what you're talking about. I think it has to do with the fact that ghettos are the fringes of society, normal rules, laws and regulations don't apply there. For example, things like stop signs and traffic lights are more of a a suggestion in the ghetto rather than a command. Around where I grew up we did what was called the Philly slide. The way Philly is laid out most intersections have four way stop signs and they're so close together nobody ever bothers coming to a complete stop at them, you just slow down a little and slide through. Now if you go up to Kensington or other areas of the city they don't even wait out red lights, just stop to make sure nobody is coming and drive through. Not to mention all the quads and dirt bikes you see whipping around on the streets, they really don't bother obeying traffic laws because they're not even supposed to be on the street to begin with. Then you got the guys that will just stop in the middle of the street to talk with their boys, i'm talking about one-lane one-way streets, till he has the block looking like a fuckin McDonald's drive thru.
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This basically sums up the experiences I'm talking about. You're wayyyyy more likely to get creamed going through an intersection in the ghetto than an upscale community. And what's up with the foul attitudes? The other day there was this extremely angry black woman sitting behind me in a 60's Cadillac in the protected left turn lane, and the light going straight turned green. She starts honking, screaming, honking some more, and waving her hands around like it's the end of the world that I didn't want to just go through the red left turn arrow. I've never had an experience like that, previously.
And then there's the chance of your car getting fucked with if you ever park in a seedy area. Ghetto people seem to make a b-line to kick in door panels of nice cars, or throw something at them. It's sad that if you drive a vehicle that's moderately nicer than most people's, you'll be having your car damaged ASAP. I've come to understand that means if they're driving a beater, you better be driving a beater... or you will be, one way or another.
Different rules in nice areas. You can drive whatever the fuck you want where the incomes are high, and nobody will ever modify your car.
A couple weeks ago we came back from a weekend trip to discover what appears to have been damage from a bottle being thrown at the hood of our car. Subtle damage, but definitely not accidental. And it was just parked in the parking lot of our building... in a relatively safe part of Emeryville.
I checked the security cameras and, unfortunately, the cameras have not been maintained. It looked like I was looking through a jar of Vasoline...