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You are catastrophizing relatively small and isolated issues. In my time in NYC (7 years), I know of 1 person who got bedbugs. Never met anybody with a mice or
by halfmatthalfcat 4y ago
You are catastrophizing relatively small and isolated issues. In my time in NYC (7 years), I know of 1 person who got bedbugs. Never met anybody with a mice or rat problem. I've seen more rats in Chicago than I ever did in NYC. They primarily confine themselves to the subway, where in Chi they're running around the alleys.
Either you're in that relative minority or you are completely blowing the problem out of proportion.
- user3939382 4y agoIt’s not my intention to be argumentative but we’ve somehow just had completely different experiences. I’ve had many friends, and personally experienced, the problem with mice and cockroaches in buildings. The rats tend to be outside but they’re not confined to the subway. They’re in the bushes in all the parks, in the trash areas in front of almost all buildings at least in UES, under outdoor dining decks, everywhere. I kicked one by accident while walking down the street one night. It may also be a time period thing. When COVID began the rat problem was already bad but for some reason got much worse since.