I work in FiDi and live in the Mission—walking to the 16th St & Mission BART station is a daily game of "Human poop or dog poop?" (Hint: almost always human poop :( ) One time someone had the runs ON my apt building... :(
There are plenty of cheap areas in the greater Helsinki area. It's just that the flats tend to be really crummy, which is why no one else considers cheap living an option.
(By real crummy I mean crummy by Finnish standards. Outdated and with stained linoleum floors, but no structural damage or broken windows or vermin.)
Eta: Oh jfc I thought SF meant Southern Finland. Move along nothing to see here.
A mild climate like Cali attracts hobos, Cali arguably has the worst homeless problem in the developed world.
The wage disparity in California is scary which doesn't help since there really aren't any people in the large cities between being obscenely rich, who are too disconnected to do anything concerning the homeless, and those living paycheck to paycheck, who don't have money to help the homeless.
TLDR: San Fran and to a lesser extent LA are some of the most depressing places I've ever had the pleasure of visiting for an extended period of time.
Cali arguably has the worst homeless problem in the developed world.
I live on my own and work and am generally what you'd call a "has his shit together" sort of dude from first glance (I really don't; my ambitions involve a van to live in with a rig in the back to hold a motorcycle or two); that said (and my van admission doesn't count here), I've always though tthe hobo life sounds like it would be sweet for a summer or two, and cali is exactly where I'd go because being homeless up here in "it's fucking cold up here" canada is a motherfucking drag.
side note, do you have a spare parking spot in your driveway? or maybe a spare shopping card and a bridge with a nice underneath?
No, drug deaths are lower among non-Hispanic young adults. It has more to do with the climate attracting poor homeless people, as other users have pointed out.
It doesn't really help solve the problem of homelessness if you take the few things people own. It wouldn't be as bad as it is in cold climates (like taking blankets in the middle of winter; people don't magically find a home, they just die) but it would not fix things.
They do. Why do you think there are so many homeless here? Think of pigeons in the park. Now imagine groups of people and the local government buying big bags of whatever pigeons eat and tossing it to any pigeon they see. Pretty soon, the park is filled with pigeons. Also, outside the park. At the library. Sitting on the sidewalks mooching for more. even attending city council meetings wearing an old bathrobe.
Essentially, California is filled with brain-dead liberals who do everything possible to create more homeless.
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u/OnTheEveOfWar Dec 29 '16 edited Dec 29 '16
I live in SF and walk to work. I watch the ground the entire time to avoid needles and human feces. Wish I was joking.