Boston

[Dhruv]

Hi
I am gonna be studyin in Boston starting fall 07 in suffolk university. I am trying to find out about the areas which are safe to live in, am gonna rent an apartment so need to be close to a subway station too. I guess some people here are from boston. please kindly share your experiences about which areas are worth payin the price for (rents seem so damn expensive).

thanks

 

[NottsSupporter]

It's close to Skegness so if you're looking for tacky piers and cold baths you'll love it!

 

[Stotty]

Hi
I am gonna be studyin in Boston starting fall 07 in suffolk university. I am trying to find out about the areas which are safe to live in, am gonna rent an apartment so need to be close to a subway station too. I guess some people here are from boston. please kindly share your experiences about which areas are worth payin the price for (rents seem so damn expensive).

thanks

This isn't brazil we're talking about here. Most places are safe, unless your bunking on a council estate.

 

[Filipower]

yeah everywhere in brazil is dangerous

 

[Seán D]

Most places in Boston will be on the Orange, Red or Blue line. Especially the colleges. There are a lot of Brazilians and Irish in Somerville. Quincy is popular too. Everywhere is very similar, you'd be suprised, and the train service is great.

 

[Bobby]

Boston's got some pretty hard places, but it's not exactly Detroit.

 

[easyeasyeasy]

It's close to Skegness so if you're looking for tacky piers and cold baths you'll love it!

And they got a great (but penniless) Conference North football team to go and watch

 

[Avalanche]

And they got a great (but penniless) Conference North football team to go and watch

Make sure you don't miss the chance see them before they get a winding-up order in their Christmas stocking.

 

[treble41]

Toronto

Hi
I am gonna be studyin in Boston starting fall 07 in suffolk university. I am trying to find out about the areas which are safe to live in, am gonna rent an apartment so need to be close to a subway station too. I guess some people here are from boston. please kindly share your experiences about which areas are worth payin the price for (rents seem so damn expensive).

thanks

Hi
I am gonna be studyin in Toronto starting fall 07 in Toronto/Missisauga university. I am trying to find out about the areas which are safe to live in, am gonna rent a house with my parents so need to be close to a subway station too. I guess some people here are from toronto. please kindly share your experiences about which areas are worth payin the price for (rents seem so damn expensive).

thanks

 

[Seán D]

have I made a fool of myself with my first post?

which Boston are we talkin about?

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Hi
I am gonna be studyin in Toronto starting fall 07 in Toronto/Missisauga university. I am trying to find out about the areas which are safe to live in, am gonna rent a house with my parents so need to be close to a subway station too. I guess some people here are from toronto. please kindly share your experiences about which areas are worth payin the price for (rents seem so damn expensive).

thanks

That's so gonna be me this Fall . Except i'm going to York. Anyone got any advice for Toronto?

 

[Rocky]

which Boston are we talkin about?

Boston, Georgia.

Duh.

 

[Hopeunited]

Boston, Georgia.

Duh.

!

But in all seriousness, try to stay away from Boston's Chinatown, it's loaded with black gangsta dudes doing drugs. Well, unless you are into that kinda stuff, then feel free.

 

[Hopeunited]

That's so gonna be me this Fall . Except i'm going to York. Anyone got any advice for Toronto?

I live near Toronto, not too familiar with the T-Dot itself but I gathered that the demographics are as follows, from gossip:

- Polish community down in Roncesvalles near downtown
- Rony's Pakistani and Indian gangsta friends live in Rexdale
- North York is dense on Russians
- Jean & Fitch is like the blackest hood of Toronto apparently; my friend's brother is a GK for the Ontario U17 team and his team is mostly real good gangsta black players from J&F
- Chinatown is self-explanatory; it's very dirty
- Markham and Scarborough are more like your regular suburbs, I think
- Mississauga is alright, better than Rony's hood for sure
- Brampton is ghetto, stay away at all costs
- down by the lakefront is Exhibition Place, that's where our soccer stadium is located
- Yonge St. is the main street with the important stuff
- parking in downtown is expensive
- the CN tower has glass floors on top, it's pretty cool
- Chris Bosh lives in a condo on lakefront property

Yeah... that's about it from me. I'm sure Rony and CarlosDanger will be more than happy to illustrate more about their beautiful city.

 

[CarlosDanger]

I live near Toronto, not too familiar with the T-Dot itself but I gathered that the demographics are as follows, from gossip:

- Polish community down in Roncesvalles near downtown
- Rony's Pakistani and Indian gangsta friends live in Rexdale
- North York is dense on Russians
- Jean & Fitch is like the blackest hood of Toronto apparently; my friend's brother is a GK for the Ontario U17 team and his team is mostly real good gangsta black players from J&F
- Chinatown is self-explanatory; it's very dirty
- Markham and Scarborough are more like your regular suburbs, I think
- Mississauga is alright, better than Rony's hood for sure
- Brampton is ghetto, stay away at all costs
- down by the lakefront is Exhibition Place, that's where our soccer stadium is located
- Yonge St. is the main street with the important stuff
- parking in downtown is expensive
- the CN tower has glass floors on top, it's pretty cool
- Chris Bosh lives in a condo on lakefront property

Yeah... that's about it from me. I'm sure Rony and CarlosDanger will be more than happy to illustrate more about their beautiful city.

:funny:

Markham is totally Chinese and Scarborough has more crime than you might think, as well as suburban ghettos.

Other than that, your assessment is bang-on

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I bet Cambridge is really safe, but you might hate living there if you don't go to Harvard. Congratulations Dhruv!!

 

[King]

I live near Toronto, not too familiar with the T-Dot itself but I gathered that the demographics are as follows, from gossip:

- Polish community down in Roncesvalles near downtown
- Rony's Pakistani and Indian gangsta friends live in Rexdale
- North York is dense on Russians
- Jean & Fitch is like the blackest hood of Toronto apparently; my friend's brother is a GK for the Ontario U17 team and his team is mostly real good gangsta black players from J&F
- Chinatown is self-explanatory; it's very dirty
- Markham and Scarborough are more like your regular suburbs, I think
- Mississauga is alright, better than Rony's hood for sure
- Brampton is ghetto, stay away at all costs
- down by the lakefront is Exhibition Place, that's where our soccer stadium is located
- Yonge St. is the main street with the important stuff
- parking in downtown is expensive
- the CN tower has glass floors on top, it's pretty cool
- Chris Bosh lives in a condo on lakefront property

Yeah... that's about it from me. I'm sure Rony and CarlosDanger will be more than happy to illustrate more about their beautiful city.

It is pretty cool!

I was also in china town and it sure is dirty like every other chinatown but there was no vegetarian food! Not even even one pizza place! How can your china town have no pizza place?! I was shocked! We had to walk for 15-20 minutes before we found a McDonald's on Spadina Ave (?) and had to eat French fries.

 

[treble41]

There's that greenish market building near Chinatown which has about a million Chinese restaurants and a McDonalds in it. Those restaurants have some vegeterian stuff. Missisauga seems nice enough to me and Brampton isn't as bad as you say.

 

[Hopeunited]

It is pretty cool!

I was also in china town and it sure is dirty like every other chinatown but there was no vegetarian food! Not even even one pizza place! How can your china town have no pizza place?! I was shocked! We had to walk for 15-20 minutes before we found a McDonald's on Spadina Ave (?) and had to eat French fries.

Haha King, so you are one of THOSE Indians. You unfortunate thing. Meat is delicious, I must say. But I won't disrespect your respect for the animals or your belief.

 

[Dhruv]

just to be clear...i was referring to Boston, MA. thanks for the input everyone.