*you get paid 30%-40% less than stateside market values and everything costs roughly 20%-30% more than stuff stateside.
*Milk? $9 a gallon.
*Cigs? up to $10 a pack.
*Rentals? 800 square foot 2 bedroom apartment next to a freeway for $2100 a month with a $3000 security depsosit.
*The racism here is absolutely fever pitch.
*The university out here is falling apart and produces some of the dumbest people I have ever worked with.
*Status quo in local politics riddled with corruption.
*#1 traffic congested city in the US. It takes me nearly 2 hours to drive 26 miles to work.
*Lowest school testing scores in the nation. ALABAMA has smarter kids than us.
*The roads are falling apart
*The sewers are falling apart
*One good hurricane will level this whole freakin place

Sorry to take over, but there are worst places. I’ve been to each of those places you listed, and next to here it’s like a slice of heaven.

You should make a worldwide list…if you think these are bad..check out Hull in the UK..or Nottingham.