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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:35:45 GMT, mcs <mcs@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> This is what I hear a lot.... Folks who move here saying how
>> nice and friendly people are here. Some are totally taken-aback
>> by random acts of kindness and so on.
>>
>
>Man do I disagree.

No, kidding.

> Ok I didn't want to say this but I know someone who has
>sponsers trips to different ball parks, and when they hear people are coming
>up from Philly, the first question they ask , are they drinking? Many people
>who have visited the Vet and other areas are beat up simply for rooting for
>the other team.

That's a minority element. There are about 5 million people in the Phila.
metro area most of whom are NOT part of the low-lifes who find it
necessary to intimidate sports fans not from around here.


>> Unfortunately a lot of Philadelphians still have a inferiority complex
>> that some of us are trying like heck to remedy. It's an uphill battle.
>> But I do see positive change.
>Karen Like I told you before, unless someone does something about our
>schoool system, violent crime and pollution, its going to get worse and has
>gotten worse, not better.

And like I told you, we're obviously looking at things through different
filters.

> The funny thing is , many people think by ignoring
>it or pretending these things are not here it will go away. It wont.

I'm not ignoring anything, pal. People who are ignoring it have
chosen to live in, oh, far out Chester Co. where they don't
have to face poverty. I've made a conscious decision to live
within the city limits when I really don't have to. I made
a choice and I'm sticking by that choice.

>> And thanks, Kurt, for sharing a perspective that more
>> Philadelphians need to see!
>>
>>I am sure Karen if they live in Philly they don't see both sides, thats for
>sure.

I would wager that they see it better than natives do because their
eyes are wide-open.

KByrd