I live in an area that is thought to be a bit rough. The reputation was perhaps warranted at one stage (15 years ago it was a bit dodgy) and some areas of the estate are not desirable although speaking as someone who lives here there aren't any parts that are particularly no-go after dark etc.
Someone I know has gone on Facebook to make a joke that the estate is going to be destroyed by fire and another person has commented on the post to say they really hoped so. Both these people like to think of themselves as comedians so they probably think they are being hilarious but quite frankly I've had enough of the comments.
This is the place I have chosen to live in and raise my children in because it's a nice community with lovely neighbours (they both know I live here through choice) and I am sick of the comments about it. I don't think I'm being precious.
Tbh I don't know what I want people to say to this, I clearly just know some moronic people.
AIBU?
to be offended by these comments about the area I live in?
TaliDiNozzo · 18/01/2017 18:28
OP ' they both know I live here'
Mute 'do they know you live there?'
Probably thoughtless rather than intentionally nasty, but not nice. Fwiw, I know some truly horrible people who live in naice areas
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I won't react to it, I just want to. I've actually had people laugh at me when I've said I like living here because they don't believe me. Even if my community was a shithole how is it okay to make offensive comments knowing I can see them?!
Thank you for the support all. 
I get the same OP. I mention where I live and people say "oh" or look down, a couple even apologised.
The area used to be quite bad but in the last 15 years it has completely turned around and is a lovely place to live.
It really annoyed me the other day when a friend asked a policemans advice about if she should buy a house round here and the policeman said "if you want your door kicking in". Checked the crime rates and they are well below average and one of the lowest in the town we live. But how can the area recover when even the police are giving out the wrong information 
I grew up on an estate on the border of another "rough" area of an otherwise naice town. When people find out where exactly I lived I often get comments about how you'd never be able to tell from my accent or how I behaved, congratulations on not having a youth offending record or having been a teenage mum and not being "dole scum" etc despite my council house and single mother there is a lot of crime and poverty but I fail to see how I deserve to be praised for not "conforming" to an offensive and largely untrue daily mail stereotype 
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We live in an ex council house, and MIL was a bit snobby when we bought it. We looked on the crime map and found their street had far more incidents than ours Some people make comments but we have a good sized house in a safe friendly area near good schools and a big park and walking distance from the town centre - I love it!
Sorry for not coming back..
I meant is there any truth in their judgements? Maybe that's why it upsets you?
I couldn't deal with shit like that so I would block them. But I'm petty 
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