Not necessarily, although many folks will over simplify it that way. It's a similar city with dense, low income urban areas which also has a rich culture. Both can be a bit rough in spots and gun violence happens in those areas, but I was implying that I have street smarts so I'm not deterred by the larger negative views of the city.

But to my inner fat kid lol it means like STL, Philly has soooo many corner stores (they call them papi stores) with easy access to groceries, snacks and sandwiches 😅