I have to agree with you here.
This goes for America as a whole.
And yes, despite what people may tell you, America is a giant cesspool of retards with a few rays of light here and there.

x3.
been there a dozen times for a week or two each.
the homeless and the gap between the haves and have nots is shocking.
so to is the filth.
i remember being amazed on my first visit. i had expected to see a high standard of most things, such as infrastructure, hotels, roads, standard of living and so on.
i found that it was far below australia, UK, new zealand and south africa, and in many ways was behind malaysia and was closer to India than anything else.