Detroit
12-13-2012, 11:22 AM
Born and raised in the D, lived east/west side, w bloomfield, downtown on riverfront, ann arbor
Is it dying?
Inner city detroit has BEEN dead, the suburbs have always been fine.
The only question now is will it come back?
Is it really that dangerous?
Depends, I tell people what makes it dangerous is that it's very easy to killed over dumb shit, like stepping on some one shoes, looking at them wrong etc, shit will escalate to gun play in minutes, over nothing.
Example - You have to pay attention to EVERYTHING, when you go get gas which gas stations you stop at, when you get out the car keep an eye on everyone around you, you see those 3 dudes posted on the curb, watch them, you see the one homeless man walking towards you watch him.
Go to certain liquor store, etc watch the parking lot, are dudes just sitting outside drinking loitering, is there only one exit out the parking lot, etc. There are certain liquor stores i will not go to, cause they death traps if something happens.
Once you in the burbs all that will become less of an issue, but you still have to be careful, cause the goons from the city know that people out in burbs tend to be very relaxed like leaving cars running while getting gas, doors unlocked etc.
Are houses [in bad areas] really only couple $100 dollars?
Yes, but like someone mentioned usually have to pay a ton of back taxes and or its a war zone with 4 houses left standing on the block.
Work?
Blue collar - Big 3 plants GM chrysler or ford - have alot of people making $100k a year with HS education or less, but you need to know someone usually to get an application.
State taxes?
Think 4% for state plus if you live in detroit city limits another 3%
so you will have fed, state and city taxes
Weather?
Bullshit cold in winter, but during summer its cool and people go wild.
Oh, and girls?
black ones - some of the hardest, rough, gangsta chicks you will ever deal with, very direct, blunt and some are dangerous ie set your ass up to get robbed. But when you get one on your team, there is NOTHING those bitches wont do for you. not for some of you sensitive dudes.
white ones - average, the real white tramps come from windsor canada thats a gold mine only $4 and 10 min to ride by car to canada. Very easy.
arabs largest population outside of middle east - alot of dimes but hard to get, they are surrounded by their cockblocking ass cousins, uncles and brothers who are very protective of those chicks, and in the arab community know everybody. They will sneak around but you usually have to isolate them in a college class or something like that or be cool with her brother, cousins etc they will cosign for you, as most of those chicks live at home until married.
Detroit you need gorrilla game, clothes and car game.
YOU MUST HAVE A CAR!!!! the nicer the better, its called the motor city, everyone has nice new cars due to employee discount prices you could lease a corvette or escalade for about $500 a month and regular cars for peanuts, $150 a month for brand new durangos, cherokee etc.
BUT your car insurance will be more than the car payment, if you use an address in detroit. its not unheard for people to pay $300+ a month just for car insurance, the auto theft and insurance jobs people do on their cars is insane. but thats another post.