I'm single and using the Hinge app. I'm in Liverpool and was talking to a man who worked as a teacher.
He told me he'd previously worked in two schools in 'very rough' areas of the city.
I asked which areas they were and he told me them, one of them has a poor reputation as it's deprived, the other not as much so, it's just an average area where a friend of mine lives.
I joked that I lived 2 minutes' walk from the first area in another inner-city area. People occasionally refer to my area as 'rough', but it's absolutely fine, it's largely a student population as it's very close to the unis, I've had zero issues.
He completely ignored my 'joke' and then proceeded to tell me where he lived, saying 'fortunately, it's not too bad here'.
If anyone's in Liverpool, he was referring to Kenny and Garston, I live in Edge Hill and he lives in Old Swan.
He randomly ghosted me anyway so 😅 I've been through Old Swan and it was just like anywhere else tbh.
It's true some areas are more deprived or run-down, Kenny doesn't have a great rep, but I guess the whole, X and X are rough but my area is good, sounded a little snobby.
Maybe he's put off by where I live?