Saint-Denis is one of France's most historic places. French kings were crowned and buried through the centuries in its famed basilica, a majestic Gothic church that towers over the area. Today the district is home to a vibrant and very ethnically diverse population and sees sporadic tension between police and violent youths.
It's enough to make one question whether "vibrant" urban districts (let alone "diverse" ones) are a thing to be desired.
ReplyDeletePerhaps "vibrancy" is a euphemism for rioting and burning cars?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering where you'd been. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm tempted to say, "off rioting and burning cars", but don't want to be accused of undue vibrancy :p
ReplyDelete"Vibrancy is the strength of the West" hah
ReplyDeleteGoogle came up with a few things: Steve Sailer and John Karras. The latter wrote "the level of debate about a neighborhood’s boundaries is one the most accurate indicators of a vibrant neighborhood." Which sounds like a neighborhood with street gangs...
ReplyDeleteWait, "vibrant" means "attractive women walking around at night"? That seems strangely unlikely in a neighborhood otherwise filled with burning cars and riots.
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