Because cities have a lot higher crime rate, drug, alcohol, solvent abuse rate, proabably due to a number of factors. Higher population density, Higher poverty, increased ease of obtaining the above, all of which are part of a nasty never ending circle associated with nasty parts of all cities and large towns. The problem is that it's all to easy for nice decent kids to get involved in it. My family live/lived up liverpool, one escaped to the isle of wight, sick of being scared to go out. He lived in a nice house on a nice road opposite a park, but the shows were part of the estate at the back. He had some nasty experiences going to those shops. I cn't say much more but each of them have thier own story to tell. Infact I think they'd make a good tv drama series like boys from the black stuff.
Thats not to say that happens to every family in a city or that coventry is any worse than any other. Infact I think coventry is one of the better cities.
One place that never gets mentioned and I don't really know peoples thoughts on is Coleshill. Thats Warwickshire but nearly attatched to Birminghams outer suberbs.
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