Visitors say what they really think about Americas so-called worst cities: It was the meanest and fakest place Ive ever been
Stay far away.Half the fun of traveling to an unknown place is crossing it off a travel bucket list and then deciding if you ever want to go back — or not.According to a post in the r/geography subreddit on Reddit, many Americans can quickly rattle off a place they’ve stepped foot in and thought, “Yup, never again.” It was surprising to see some of the places people hated.But what was even more shocking was that NYC got off easy.While Manhattan may be on the brink of an economic exodus as the Big Apple takes a beating over crime, filth and a slacking school system from top CEOs — turns out, things could get a whole lot worse, according to travelers who didn’t seem to think Gotham belonged anywhere near the top of this list.
The cities travelers hope to never see again were given a thumbs down for various reasons: crime, bad vibes, too crowded, too apocalyptic, obnoxious residents — and so on.Here are the top 10 so-called worst cities in the US — in no particular order.“Most meth.
Most crime.Most collective reckless disregard for self-preservation of any place I’ve ever been,” one commenter wrote.“Doesn’t seem to be a good reason to go back,” agreed another person.“That place felt like an eerie “Walking Dead” city without the apocalypse,” claimed one traveler.“Most soulless city I’ve ever been to,” chimed in someone else.
“I’m excited to never go back to Miami,” quipped one commenter.“I actively hated every second I was in Miami, and tried to cut my trip short but couldn’t.I love palm trees, beaches, and ‘Golden Girls,’ but it was the meanest and fakest place I’ve ever been.
I agree the vibe was just awful,” another person strongly shared.“There are some rough smaller towns around Chicago but nothing compares to Cairo,” one person wrote.“It has a tenth of the population it did at its peak, fewer now than 1860.
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