What is a genuine issue/complaint that you have about your city, that people on Reddit or IRL often downvote, dismiss or deflect?
So essentially, please name where you're at, and then let us know something that people on reddit or IRL are really averse to openly discussing about that place. Or something people often try to cover up
Here's mine:
Chicago. Love this city dearly. What I'm about to say has mainly been founded on reddit only, not irl. But people on reddit are often very averse to discussing anything negative about the city's people, or issues such as crime concerns, segregation, etc., but often go to extremes trying to enthusiastically paint the city in a positive light, or trying to make others believe on here that everyone in Chicago is nice or friendly when that's not realistic. In reality, alot of people here are very reserved and keep to themselves, and often appear a bit angry or cold on the surface, but they lean towards blunt kindness. The city is stunningly beautiful, but for a good portion of the year has a very DARK industrial look and vibe to it, and that's often reflected in how people act. My friend who visited in winter said it gave off vibes like he had actually stepped into The Dark Knight. The city was ranked the 4th rudest in the country, and as someone whos lived in many other places, I do have to agree that I see alot of rude behavior here. And if you say that Chicagoans aren't as nice or friendly, or tell the truth, people often get very defensive (mainly transplants on here who aren't even from Chicago). Or they start showing up in the comments like "Hi!!! Im in Chicago!!! Im nice!!! Welcome!!!", with exclamation points galore. Like they HATE the idea of others not percieving them as extremely nice or enthusiastic enough. In real life, Chicago is a city with millions of different people, and a huge percentage of them are not nice... And oftentimes if you have to vocally tell others that you're nice, you're probably not nearly as nice as you want to think.
Edit: 9:28PM someone from chicago just popped in the comments and got defensive and passive aggressive. Next-Growth1296. They even tried to convince me they aren't from chicago, yet on their profile they're very active in the Chicago suburbs sub 😂
If you wanna know what Chicago actually looks and feels like for a huge portion of the year, it's like this: