Oh my gosh, I’m listening to a podcast about gangsters on BBC

Hmmmmm ok. Chavs already kinda hate me because I’m ‘posh’. I sense this will aggravate things, but I’ll give it a go. @Punches

@Strongtea In the UK, does "posh" mean like "privileged"?

She just really helps me feel everything’s ok in the world. The gangster stuff is fascinating but scares me so much. @HijabaDabbaDoo

@Strongtea well, we all need our comfort shows and music lol

Yeah, I know that I fit into the basic white girl aesthetic, but it’s where I’m happy lol! @HijabaDabbaDoo

@Gibbon What is really funny though is if you look up lists of the most dangerous US cities, besides all being the biggest cities, is that some have these glorious looking photos of the cities.

For the rankings of the most dangerous cities, that depends on what website and when it was updated but it is usually the same list.

@Punches I just read a list that % slightly dropping across the board but Chicago held the lead by double digits.

@Gibbon I do believe it, Chicago is always on the list, usually towards the top.

We went there on vacation once when I was a kid in the 80's, I remember seeing random razor blades or syringes just laying around. I just figured there must be a lot of doctors but I had no clue what the razors were about. Maybe people were removing graffiti? 🤔

@Strongtea yes a lot of them work under cover

Oh gosh! The whole thing is very complex, it’s a world I know very little about. @Monaschandroff86

@Strongtea same I don’t know much it’s just a guess

One story was about someone who got bullied by some people in school, he became a gangland enforcer and went after them. It shook me so much as I bullied people in school and now I’m just full of ‘what ifs’. It’s a whole world that I know nothing about. @HobNoblin

@Kuronekko It seems like in the UK, people talk more about gangs than what we do in the US.

It makes me wonder if gangs are worse in the UK or if the USA is just so used to it that we don't even think about it. Luckily in the US, most gang activities are contained to certain areas. Not sure about the UK.

On a good note for the UK, at least guns are not as accessible.

Did you know - in their youth, Roger Daltrey of "The Who" and one of the Gibb brothers were in gangs? Not now obviously, Roger is like 70 and the Gibbs have all passed on.

@Punches we don't have the space for them to have their own areas here. Maybe thats it.

@Kuronekko IN America, it is not like specifics spaces, but usually certain parts of large cities.
It is not like they are captive there, they just tend to congregate and live there. Well like in my city, it is the north east side where most gang activity happens. I do NOT go to the NE side for ANYthing. 😬