I have to admit , my initial statement of NYC being a shithole is polemic exaggeration . It still brings across the point that that city basically has ghettos of minorities , and the criminality is at a rate that is highly deterring for foreigners . Not to forget the amount of homeless . I am arguing people , you are arguing real estate values . Do you even deceive yourself with inflated real estate prices ? San Francisco would like to have a word with you . The fallacy you ' re preaching is as old as it gets only first hand experience is true experience , one has to make it to see it , only soldiers would understand . That ' s not how it works , one doeth not have to write a book to read a book , if that would hold true there would be no specialisation . But how would I know , I ' m just a google educated armchair warrior . Ad hominem ? Really ? Sigh