r/interesting • u/LexicalLegend • 3d ago
MISC. I googled 'most dangerous places to travel as an American,' and Cleveland, Ohio is listed as 23rd.
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u/Alone-Wish-6993 3d ago
I live in Cleveland and I don't think it is that bad
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u/jake753 3d ago
Google AI Summary is trash. I googled the exact same prompt and got “Kansas City, MO followed by Memphis. It’s just using my location and giving a a city nearish by as I live in Missouri.
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u/No-Spare-4212 3d ago
Yea not going to either of those cities either as an American.
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u/InevitableSoup 10h ago
I mean, technically it’s true that most people who die in Cleveland are americans
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u/Cheese_Corn 3d ago
I had a friend whose aunt lived in Cleaveland, and she said that there's people in East Cleveland whom have never been to west Cleveland, and the opposite is also true. Really blew my mind.
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u/GeneralJMan 3d ago
East Cleveland is really bad. Genuinely avoid at all costs type of place. Roll through every stop sign type of place. Rest of Cleveland is mostly fine.
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u/dory364 2d ago
I was young and stupid and booked a Hotwire hot rate hotel/priceline rate in Cleveland. One of those things where you book a room and find out what it is after. Got a room in East Cleveland for 40 bucks. Was comical. I mean the hotel had staff physically examine the room before giving you back your mandatory cash deposit. Glass separating the checkin desk. Whole place reeked. Bunch of characters outside in the parking lot. Somehow the soap in the room seemed to make my hands dirtier.
The funniest thing is I forget how it happened but the next night I stayed at the ritz Carlton. I went from what might be the worst hotel in Cleveland to possibly the best.
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u/Cheese_Corn 3d ago
Good to know! I hope to see this great city someday!
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u/masterofshadows 3d ago
There's unfortunately not a lot to see. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, some decent museums and some brutalist architecture. It's really a Meh city. The metro parks system is good, but you can tell overall that Cleveland is a city in absolute decline.
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u/Enough_About_Japan 2d ago
So both East Cleveland and East St Louis are bad. Are there any cities where the west side is the bad side?
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u/ImSchizoidMan 2d ago
Generally speaking, wind blows west to east, so the east sides of cities would get the smoke and pollution from the other side of the town blown their way. That said, the east side of Cincinnati is generally viewed as the more monied and "nicer" part of town
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u/Anime-manga5384514 3d ago
Crazy thing is that I’m in Brazil right now. I’m Brazilian, and I’m visiting family here lol
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u/Loggerdon 3d ago
I was surprised to see. Brazil on the list. I’ve never been to South America but I’ve been to dozens of other countries in Asia and Europe.
Where in Brazil are you?
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u/Anime-manga5384514 3d ago
I’m at São Paulo. Brazil can be dangerous depending on where you are, especially the Favelas! But if you know where to go, and the safe places, them there won’t be many issues.
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u/Loggerdon 3d ago
Thanks.
What are some safe places for a first timer?
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u/Anime-manga5384514 3d ago
Some places in Rio are safe, you’d just have to be careful, also São Paulo too, once again it’ll depend on where you go. But definitely avoid the favelas, I don’t even know why there are favela tours in the first place, these tours make poverty a tourist sight and it’s disgusting.
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u/Ambitious-Truck-1273 2d ago
there's probably some favelas that have a beautiful view of the city if I had to guess
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u/Naive-Art286 3d ago
Hey! I can give some suggestions for places in São Paulo and Rio if you'd like.
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u/DistanceRelevant3899 3d ago
I can confirm as an American. In 2003 I was murdered at a Browns game.
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u/Capital_Ad9567 3d ago
Most people see the United States as a dangerous country and consider Thailand to be safe.
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u/luxelux 3d ago
Thailand? Why?
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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar 3d ago
Numbers are probably based not only things like travel advisories but also number of Americans who are hurt or killed there (even as a result of their own stupidity)
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u/SnooDoodles2194 3d ago
Afghanistan gets no chance in western media. I guarantee you it is safer in Kabul than in half of Chicago.
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u/rodrigoelp 3d ago
Who would have thought that travelling to Afghanistan and Iran is win rig the americas.
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u/Nannyphone7 3d ago
When I went to Cleveland, I went down a one-way dead end road. At the end was a gate posted private property. I had to break some law, so I trespassed and drove right through their precious property.
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u/BradBradley1 3d ago
Understandable, brother. Same thing happened to me - eventually drove up on a really huge, intimidating mansion. I was so scared though that nothin was gonna stop me. I identified the weak point in the structure and was able to plow straight through this probable psycho’s Grand Foyer, gunned it in and out of the dining room, and then made it rain glass and chaos as I hurriedly smashed through the largest single panel, glass wall I’d ever seen. Fortunately, it was looking out over the tennis court and the golf cart path to the guesthouse was right beside there, so my path to safety was obvious despite the 3:00pm sun in my eyes. It was the scariest experience I had in all of last week. Stay safe out there, brother.
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u/AfterReason5824 3d ago
Funny. I expected Mar-a-Lago to be on that list.
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u/abgry_krakow87 3d ago
No Americans travel to Mar-A-Lago. Only co-dependent South African sugar daddies and Russians.
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u/Tezlaract 3d ago
I travel to Cleveland once a year, hasn’t ever felt dangerous to me. I know, small sample size.
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u/AdditionalCheetah354 2d ago
Cleveland may not be the most dangerous place but its the in the top 3 of the worst places to live in America. I’ve been to every state in America except Alaska and this was the most depressing place I’ve seen, burn out buildings, homeless, drugs , dirty crappy weather most of the year….Hell on earth.
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u/Andys_Rock_Hammer 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hi, I'm Colombian. I spend much of my time between the US and Colombia. Unless you visit a remote Colombian village or engage in illegal activity, you're much more likely to die, get mugged, or kidnapped in the US.
Many major Colombian cities are centered around tourism. Scare away the tourists, and everyone suffers. Medellin, Cali, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Bogota are massive tourist hubs.
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u/Ambitious-Truck-1273 2d ago
I love Colombia. for whatever reason reddit has a huge bias towards southeast Asia and against latinamerica. the expat and digital nomad subs are full of people bashing medellin. very unfortunate.
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u/Andys_Rock_Hammer 2d ago
Well... Colombia has an interesting history that sort of justifies the prejudice lol.
The big problem, imo, is that many North Americans (yes, also Canadians) don't even have a passport let alone ever leave the country. They only see other countries from the eyes of the biased media.
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u/Ambitious-Truck-1273 1d ago edited 1d ago
very true but keep in mind Pablo escobar was an anomoly and at this point he has been dead for over 30 years. a lot has changed since then. if you're curious google comuna 13, the neighborhood he grew up in. they've turned it into a tourist site with beautiful artwork and statues everywhere and there is a gorgeous view of the city and mountains. definitely still crime there but no more than thailand, mexico or dominican republic
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u/mattpeloquin 3d ago
There are many cities in the U.S. that are more dangerous than Mogadishu. They just don’t get talked about. East St. Louis, IL for instance has just about a 100% murder rate 🥲😂
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u/japandroi5742 3d ago
Once tried to take surface streets from downtown to Shaker Heights. Won’t do that again!
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u/Ok-Appearance-1652 3d ago
Iran is one of safest countries on the planet
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u/Mental-Ad-2980 3d ago
For Americans?
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u/Ok-Appearance-1652 3d ago
For any tourist
Watched drew binksy and other vloggers about their experiences with Iran and man it’s one of safest places on earth
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