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Forbes has collected America's 10 Most Miserable Cities. True, it may suck to live in these cities, but at least you can take pride in knowing that you're tough enough. Flex those muscles.

America's Most Miserable Cities:

10. Providence, R.I.
Rhode Island loves your tax money, baby. Only NYC is worse. Maybe that's why everyone is leaving?

9 Charlotte, NC
Bank of America and Wachovia call this city home, which doesn't bode well for its unemployment rates.

8.Modesto, California
If you don't have a job, move to Modesto! You'll fit right in.

7.Los Angeles
Do you like driving, paying taxes and breathing pollution? Los Angeles is for you!

6.Chicago
If you like disappointing sports teams, wasting the best part of every day sitting in mind-bending traffic jams and freezing your ass off—move to my hometown—Chicago! If you're not sure you can take it, google "Gaper's Block" before you make any decisions.

5.Philadelphia
What do you get when you add long commutes, toxic waste, and violent crime? Sports fans who boo Santa Claus.

4. New York City
High income taxes, stupidly expensive housing, "the costs can make all but the super-wealthy miserable."

3. Flint, Michigan
You can buy a house for $104,000... but where will you work?

2.Stockton, California
Stockton is the epicenter of the subprime meltdown. What more do you need to say?

1. Detroit
The Motor City has high unemployment and tops the country when it comes to violent crime. As if that wasn't bad enough—Detroit is toxic. It's near the top of the list of cities that require the most Superfund dollars to clean up toxic waste sites. Congratulations, Detroit! You're the most miserable people in the U.S.!
http://consumerist.com:80/355278/americ ... ble-cities

i've always considered Detroit to be the conduit to hell...so this article seems spot on. hahaha.

chicago is a great city to visit...as long as you stay downtown so you can walk or cab it everywhere. if i lived there i would go insane. quickly.

I've always had a soft spot for Cleveland ever since the river caught fire in 1969.

what caused the river to catch fire? thats pretty bad

industrial pollution...randy newman even wrote a song about it



There's a red moon rising
On the Cuyahoga River
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

There's a red moon rising
ON the Cuyahoga River
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

There's an oil barge winding
Down the Cuyahoga River
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

There's an oil barge winding
Down the Cuyahoga River
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

Cleveland city of light city of magic
Cleveland city of light you're calling me
Cleveland, even now I can remember
'Cause the Cuyahoga River
Goes smokin' through my dreams

Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on
Now the Lord can make you tumble
And the Lord can make you turn
And the Lord can make you overflow
But the Lord can't make you burn

Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on

I'm suprised that St. Louis didn't make it. We were on the top for most dangerous city a few months ago & Ford just left us for good leaving thousands unemployed. But I guess there alot of nice things in the end (like cheap housing).

Normal - and you can always ride over to East St. Louis for some fun and and adventure - is that track over there (cahokia downs?) still open? used to go there in the late 60s when I was in school there.

I don't go over there. I'm the wrong color & people look at me funny.

normalicy wrote:I'm suprised that St. Louis didn't make it. We were on the top for most dangerous city a few months ago & Ford just left us for good leaving thousands unemployed. But I guess there alot of nice things in the end (like cheap housing).

East St. Louis should have easily made it on that list.

They forgot 2 places..

Lubbock Texas.. Where else can 2 acres of land be dug 10ft deep.. encased in concrete and have the dirt backfilled.. put some prairie dog's in there.. and make it the number 2 tourist attraction in the city..

Phoenix Az.. Northern Mexico.. nuff said.. but the jobs here are good.

I remember that randy neuman song from the movie, Major League. Funny movie.
"I been cut already?!"
"JuuUUst a bit outside"
"Ball 4. Ball eight" :lol

4. New York City
High income taxes, stupidly expensive housing, "the costs can make all but the super-wealthy miserable."

i say no more