Yep. American pool is very hostile in general. I'm not a fan of gentrification typically as it can remove spirit/culture, but American pool needs it desperately. It actually needs more glam and Paris Hilton. Anyone telling you otherwise is living in a suburb or something similar. It's fine for me, as I grew up incredibly poor, but in general American pool halls are not for children (teens are typically fine though). Let me put it this way, I knew parents that felt safer if their children were working in coal mines than in a particular "pool hall" (it was more like 6 tables on a bunch of wood called a floor, with dogs and the occasional "pet" rooster running around).
:lol: C'mon man, nothing needs more Paris Hilton.