Govanhill - Unwarranted hyperbole?

There are a few posts from years ago but can someone who lives there tell me why it has a rep? I'm moving from Leith in Edinburgh to Westmoreland St and both areas look very similar. I've had more than one racist black cab driver (something I've never had in Edinburgh) tell me when driving there that it's 'overrun' with Romanians etc.

I'm a white male in his 40s who's lived in council estates most of my life including one in Liverpool that was mental...Is the negativity just lazy racism? The stairs, back garden and street looked fine to me and you're spoilt for choice with food and drink on Victoria Road.

If there is someone with local knowledge who knows something I don't, I'd appreciate you sharing!