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anightclubfordogs t1_ixsd6y7 wrote

Reply to comment by babypink1234 in Moving from CA to Worcester, MA for nursing! by babypink1234

The worst parts of Worcester are nowhere close to the worst parts of anywhere in a CA city. You’ll laugh when you see what people call “ghetto” here. Worcester is extremely safe

But yeah, transportation does suck and it gets very cold. Uber will probably be your friend

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babypink1234 OP t1_ixtu7ol wrote

Yeah. I live in Stockton, CA. It's kinda rough where I live (there was one point a few of my HS friends' parents did not want them to come to my bday party because my neighborhood is too ghetto lol) So I just wanna see what they mean by "ghetto" in the city. 🤨

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lilgamergrlie t1_ixu9lmg wrote

Mass ghetto is waaaay safer than any Cali ghetto and I say that as someone from Richmond who frequented Stockton my whole life. The food and weather are definitely an extreme downgrade but it’s super safe even in the ghetto here and the homelessness is nothing like it is in Cali. Everything is cheaper too! Have a safe move!

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coldrunn t1_ixulmse wrote

All of Worcester is nicer than Stockton! Our run down area are old mills and run down houses. There isn't a huge port or nasty industrial areas 😉. Look at the street view of 1 Walpole, that's about how the rough areas look. MCPHS is on the other side of downtown.

I moved here 10 years ago from Sacramento (Roseville)

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MxFoodLover t1_ixuvw2v wrote

I grew up near Stockton and trust me nothing compares to Stockton, you’ll be fine in Worcester lmao

Also MCPHS isn’t that close to the worst parts of Worcester

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AnvilMaker t1_ixuwoum wrote

Hey I loved from east LA to Worcester. Let’s say there are some parts of Worcester that make me feel nostalgic lol. But not immediately next to MCPHS afaik from where the campus is. There are nice parts and there are not nice parts.

I do agree with others that it’s kind of tough without a car here. Transportation system is not amazing and if you want to use Ubers, they are not always reliable. Sometimes there are non early mornings if you need to catch a flight back or something like that.

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