America's 10 Most Miserable Cities - Page 7

blakeaustin · May 23rd, 2012, 01:58 AM

"Yay," we didn't make the list! (:

***Jaybird*** · December 11th, 2012, 06:41 AM

I find it very interesting that in the 3-4 years, I have visited a total of 10 different US cities and 7 of those cities have made the list of Forbes' most miserable cities. Them being:

Detroit*, Buffalo*, Toledo*, Cleveland, New York*, Chicago, and Philadelphia, and yet in all of those cities, my experiences and times were ranked quite good to awesome! I question the accuracy and integrity of Forbes, and sometimes I think they're out to make some places look bad.

* - city visited more than once.

Cal_Escapee · December 11th, 2012, 08:38 PM

The Forbes list seems based on the misery of the people living in a particular city. That means if your own circumstances are better than most who live there, the place itself can still be quite pleasant. It's like being the patron in a banana republic . . .or like slumming.

hudkina · December 11th, 2012, 10:10 PM

Actually it's not based on the misery of the people, it's based on the perceived misery of the author. The author thinks that having fewer sunny days means that someone will be miserable. That's not necessarily true.

moochie · December 11th, 2012, 10:16 PM

Woot! Indy didn't make the list! We should celebrate with a tourism campaign: "Visit Indianapolis, we're not very miserable!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRQ

Gotta Love Forbes Rankings. Now for the top 10 Most Miserable Cities in the United States-

#1- Stockton, California
#2- Memphis, Tennessee
#3- Chicago, Illinois
#4- Cleveland, Ohio
#5- Modesto, California
#6- Flint, Michigan
#7- Detroit, Michigan
#8- Buffalo, New York
#9- Miami, Florida
#10- St. Louis, Missouri

Memphis really surprised me...they seemed to have based their ranking totally on the fact of high taxes.

Link-
http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/06/mos...hisSpeed=30000

CNB30 · December 12th, 2012, 06:27 PM

NYC, Chicago??? someone is certainly out of their mind, NYC exists out of the Bronx and Staten island

vitamin R · December 13th, 2012, 01:52 AM

From Forbes Magazine? Give me a break!

kilosandwich · December 17th, 2012, 11:53 PM

Honestly, I'd have to say Flint, Michigan takes the top spot. It has both Incredible unemployment and high crime rates. In the 80's they had 23 General motors factories which supplied almost all of the city's jobs, now they have 3 factories. with GM employment down to 8,000 persons down from close to 90,000 in the 80's. They even had a news truck get stolen when it was reporting on crime in Flint, On NATIONAL Television.

hudkina · December 18th, 2012, 12:03 AM

Flint's unemployment rate was 8.1% in October. Compared to many other cities, that's not that bad.

December 11th, 2012, 06:41 AM	#122
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,893 Likes (Received): 22	I find it very interesting that in the 3-4 years, I have visited a total of 10 different US cities and 7 of those cities have made the list of Forbes' most miserable cities. Them being: Detroit, Buffalo, Toledo, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, and yet in all of those cities, my experiences and times were ranked quite good to awesome! I question the accuracy and integrity of Forbes, and sometimes I think they're out to make some places look bad. * - city visited more than once. __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's flickr page \| Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries \| Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries Last edited by Jaybird; December 11th, 2012 at 06:48 AM.

December 12th, 2012, 06:27 PM	#126
CNB30 centralnatbankbuildingrva Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Richmond va Posts: 1,242 Likes (Received): 51	NYC, Chicago??? someone is certainly out of their mind, NYC exists out of the Bronx and Staten island __________________ High speed rail=real energy independence! Form is a function.

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May 23rd, 2012, 01:58 AM	#121
blakeaustin seasonings greets Join Date: May 2012 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 135 Likes (Received): 0	"Yay," we didn't make the list! (:

December 11th, 2012, 08:38 PM	#123
Cal_Escapee In Search of Sanity Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Francisco/Tucson Posts: 1,121 Likes (Received): 503	The Forbes list seems based on the misery of the people living in a particular city. That means if your own circumstances are better than most who live there, the place itself can still be quite pleasant. It's like being the patron in a banana republic . . .or like slumming.

December 11th, 2012, 10:10 PM	#124
hudkina Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 4,583 Likes (Received): 16	Actually it's not based on the misery of the people, it's based on the perceived misery of the author. The author thinks that having fewer sunny days means that someone will be miserable. That's not necessarily true.

December 13th, 2012, 01:52 AM	#127
vitamin R Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 424 Likes (Received): 19	From Forbes Magazine? Give me a break!

December 17th, 2012, 11:53 PM	#128
kilosandwich ¡visita mexicantown hoy! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Suburban Detroit, MI Posts: 12 Likes (Received): 0	Honestly, I'd have to say Flint, Michigan takes the top spot. It has both Incredible unemployment and high crime rates. In the 80's they had 23 General motors factories which supplied almost all of the city's jobs, now they have 3 factories. with GM employment down to 8,000 persons down from close to 90,000 in the 80's. They even had a news truck get stolen when it was reporting on crime in Flint, On NATIONAL Television.

December 18th, 2012, 12:03 AM	#129
hudkina Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 4,583 Likes (Received): 16	Flint's unemployment rate was 8.1% in October. Compared to many other cities, that's not that bad.