Would you rather live in Bridgeport, Connecticut or Baghdad?

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Have you ever been there? Or just guessing based off of a wikipedia article?

Andrew is from CT.  I trust his viewpoint.

This is correct. As a former Fairfield county resident, I can safely say that city blows... And in was just in Bridgeport in September. I almost got robbed twice in that God forbidden city. The only thing it has going for it is the Merritt Canteen. That's it.

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Ever been to the Black Rock hood in Bridgeport? It doesn't seem so horrible, and will soon have a metro station to NYC. In any event, would you really rather live in Bagdad than Blackrock?

Of course I have.  When I worked for Congressman Shays, I went there all the time when we had meetings at his house. It's a nice area, but it's a small section of the city. For the nearly 30 year of living around that city, and having to deal with work, and going into that city for other things, I've grown to hate it with a passion.

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Have you ever been there? Or just guessing based off of a wikipedia article?

Andrew is from CT.  I trust his viewpoint.

This is correct. As a former Fairfield county resident, I can safely say that city blows... And in was just in Bridgeport in September. I almost got robbed twice in that God forbidden city. The only thing it has going for it is the Merritt Canteen. That's it.

How many times a year do you think you'd get mugged (or worse) in Baghdad ?

I'm a white, gay male... so I'd imagine I would get mugged less in Baghdad.

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Ever been to the Black Rock hood in Bridgeport? It doesn't seem so horrible, and will soon have a metro station to NYC. In any event, would you really rather live in Bagdad than Blackrock?

Of course I have.  When I worked for Congressman Shays, I went there all the time when we had meetings at his house. It's a nice area, but it's a small section of the city. For the nearly 30 year of living around that city, and having to deal with work, and going into that city for other things, I've grown to hate it with a passion.

Just always drive west from Black Rock to do your shopping and recreating and so forth, and it will be all good. Heck I have a rough block right in back of me. It's fine. I just don't make a habit of walking it at night alone.

Meh, I still hate Bridgeport, and hope I never have to go to that horrible city again.

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Have you ever been there? Or just guessing based off of a wikipedia article?

Andrew is from CT.  I trust his viewpoint.

This is correct. As a former Fairfield county resident, I can safely say that city blows... And in was just in Bridgeport in September. I almost got robbed twice in that God forbidden city. The only thing it has going for it is the Merritt Canteen. That's it.

How many times a year do you think you'd get mugged (or worse) in Baghdad ?

I'm a white, gay male... so I'd imagine I would get mugged less in Baghdad.

Don't put that to the test

Whatever... since apparently I'm not allowed to make my own decisions that I base off of a crappy city that I've been to and have had issues with several times, I'll take the advise of people who have most likely never been to this hellhole.

I'll change it to Bridgeport. Hopefully this is an acceptable answer

[AndrewTX]

Baghdad..... No second thoughts on it. Bridgeport is such a retched city.

Have you ever been there? Or just guessing based off of a wikipedia article?

Andrew is from CT.  I trust his viewpoint.

This is correct. As a former Fairfield county resident, I can safely say that city blows... And in was just in Bridgeport in September. I almost got robbed twice in that God forbidden city. The only thing it has going for it is the Merritt Canteen. That's it.

How many times a year do you think you'd get mugged (or worse) in Baghdad ?

I'm a white, gay male... so I'd imagine I would get mugged less in Baghdad.

Don't put that to the test

Whatever... since apparently I'm not allowed to make my own decisions that I base off of a crappy city that I've been to and have had issues with several times, I'll take the advise of people who have most likely never been to this hellhole.

I'll change it to Bridgeport. Hopefully this is an acceptable answer

make whatever choice you'd llike. i'm just sayiing I've known several people who were deployed lived in Baghdad , and any one of them would've chosen Bridgeport, or even East St. Louis,  in a heartbeat.

I get it: Bridgeport is a post-industrial wasteland. Maybe i'm taking this poll too seriously or litterally, but it's not an actual war zone.

My brother was in Baghdad too, he probably wouldn't have chosen Bridgeport.  I like getting you fiesty :-) lol