<p>Hi, i live in los angeles, and i have never been to michigan before... is ann arbor ghetto? i live close by inglewood, and its pretty ghetto here, so i wouldnt want to go to a school in the ghetto because no one wants to pay to go to a school in a ghetto town when one already lives in the ghetto! I have seen 8 mile (eminems movie) and detroit looks pretty ghetto (worst than inglewood) can anyone fill me in on ann arbor's ghettoness or michigan as a state? thanks!</p>
<p>Ann Arbor is the antithesis of the ghetto. It's not anything like detroit (if thats what you think, just because its in Michigan).</p>
<p>Take a look at a map if you have to. Stereotyping a city just because they are in the same state is ridiculous! Ann Arbor is not in the suburbs of Detroit and is definitely not 'ghetto' at all, and would not be such a highly respected university if it was in such a place.</p>
<p>Heh. I live in SE MI, and I can't help but laugh at the OP's question. Ann Arbor is pretty much the inverse of ghetto. 8 Mile ends well north of AA, and it's not like the entire road (or the entire region) is buried in a quagmire of high crime rates and urban plight. The ugly stuff is well to the east of Ann Arbor, closer to Woodward, et cetera - in other words, closer to Detroit. The two cities are very independent of one another.</p>
<p>To letoutpuissant: Well here in Los angeles, USC is in the ghetto, and its highly respected, so i beg to differ...</p>
<p>and whats an OP?</p>
<p>OP stands for "original poster"...the person who starts the thread. At any rate mojojojo, Ann Arbor is not at all ghetto. It is a wealthy, highly educated, very liberal town with lots of cafes and bookstores. According to Money Magazine, it is one of the top cities to live in.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor is not connected to Detroit or Detroit's bad areas. Set those fears to rest.</p>
<p>The year I came to Ann Arbor, due to freaky circumstance there were an unusual number of students in my program from the LA area. It came in handy when we went to the Rose Bowl that year, but I digress. They all liked Ann Arbor a lot. Their only complaint was the lack of great restaurants. Ann Arbor does pretty well for a place of its size, but understandably it's not LA or NYC when it comes to dining.</p>
<p>Did someone say dining?! hehe I agree that Ann Arbor is no NYC or Chicago when it comes to dining. But within a 40 minute drive, there are roughly a dozen good restaurants, such as the Tribute, the Lark, Emily's and a few others. Within AA, there are several decent restaurants too.</p>
<p>Yeah, the overall Metro Detroit area has okay dining. Royal Oak, Ferndale, et cetera can all be great areas. However, you'll be needing a car. Public transportation is almost nonexistent outside of Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>uh - how many students are going to be eating at the Lark? I went there for dinner once - 20 years ago - and the bill was $160 for two. And we didn't even drink.Can't imagine what it would cost today. There are plenty of restaurants in Ann Arbor that are affordable for college students. You won't need a car to get a decent meal.</p>
<p>Anyone ever goto Greektown?</p>
<p>i've been to greektown. there's not a whole lot. obviously, there are a bunch of greek restaurants there that IMHO aren't really worth the drive. there are also a few clubs. ann arbor is pretty self-contained with plenty of good places to eat for the average joe. if you're a bread or cheese snob, there's zingerman's.</p>
<p>"and would not be such a highly respected university if it was in such a place."</p>
<p>^^^^^
A lot of good school are located in bad towns, (UPENN, Columbia, Harvard, etc.)</p>
<p>haha!! thats why i said that USC is located in the ghetto! i dont know what that kid was trippin on!</p>
<p>To the poster who said that Harvard was located in a bad town: are you sure you were at Harvard? Or were you plastered at Northeastern when a guy in a Harvard sweatshirt walked by? Cambridge is off the hook for undergrads, especially if you get to live in Harvard Square. That's the only aspect of the Harvard experience that I'm jealous of.</p>
<p>People here are right about Ann Arbor. It's a very ritzy little town with great movie theaters, a couple of really nice bars and liquor stores and lots of coffee shops. Ethnic restaurants and late-night dining options are very good here. There are regular buses to the mall and large grocery stores. Sadly, you need a car if you want to get to Whole Foods or Trader Joes. There is a really great music scene too. My problems are that fine dining within Ann Arbor tends to be terribly overpriced and mediocre and also that anything that isn't a restaurant or bookstore or Michigan apparel store near campus is absolutely useless. Kitschy gift stores and candle boutiques are only appealing for the first month of college.</p>
<p>I was talking crime, not social life. I live near boston and go to harvard square all the time for Fire and Ice, the shopping (great tea store there), pho pasteur, and the greatest desserts at finale. Harvard Square is a great social scene however it is a more dangerous area.</p>
<p>Oh man, Tealuxe. :-) </p>
<p>Okay, I didn't know you were speaking strictly in a crime sense. I wouldn't walk around Harvard Square alone after midnight while I would in Ann Arbor. My apologies.</p>
<p>no problem, your post just brought back so many memories of harvard square that im taking my gf there friday for dessert at finale...can't wait, Harvard really is lucky.</p>
<p>I live about 30 - 45 minutes southeast of Ann Arbor. I hate it when people stereotype Detroit and everything within a 100 mile radius ''ghetto.'' There are many extremely wealthy suburbs around Detroit like Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, etc. </p>
<p>Yes, the city of Detroit is for the most part, ghetto. But don't assume that everything around it is.</p>
<p>Even though she apologized, MichWoman's post cracked me up.</p>