> -----Original Message----- > From: Rastafari [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 11:27 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Borders > > he found it interesting that although there was no manmade LINE > or WALL or anything, (to maureens point) there was still a natural > line (the rio grande) preventing that CRAP from spilling over into the > USA (as good as it can)
It may not be as stark, but this definitely happens in reverse on the northern border. Detroit's crime rate in the 70's was a national disgrace but just across the river Windsor's crime rate was on par with the national average. The crime rate in Niagara Falls, NY has always been higher than the crime rate in Niagara Falls, CA (although from what I hear that's evening out since the American side has all but been abandoned and the casinos on the Canadian side are being blamed for an increase in crime). I'm not sure if you even need something major like a river tho'... within a city the demarcations can be extremely abrupt: in one block, even one street you can go from a "safe" neighborhood to a "bad" neighborhood. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:286546 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
