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03-10-2008, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago
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When I walk by a group of tourists I always pull out my phone and pretend to loudly talk about stocks. Then I imagine how whatever conversation they had been having ("hey ma, look at them sculptins in the stone!") immediately shift to "See that person! He is important. Don't stare Jimmy."
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03-10-2008, 03:07 PM
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Rangers FC supporter
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Western Chicagoland
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Originally Posted by jdiddy
When I walk by a group of tourists I always pull out my phone and pretend to loudly talk about stocks. Then I imagine how whatever conversation they had been having ("hey ma, look at them sculptins in the stone!") immediately shift to "See that person! He is important. Don't stare Jimmy."
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Thats funny. I usually pull out the cellphone and pretend to chat when I come upon those Streetwise vendors or panhandlers near the Oglesby Transportion Center. They NEVER bother me when Im on the phone. Try it sometime, it works!  |
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03-10-2008, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Uptown, Chicago
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Originally Posted by cobolt
Well I hope you smile if you happen to find your way in one of my pics! I was born and raised in Chicago and moved away years ago....so when I visit....I feel like the stupid, goofy tourist, standing there with my camera, taking pics of Big John and the old Water Tower b/c I always thought they were cool...taking pics of the Wrigley Building or the newer buildings that seem to go up in between my visits. How horrible is it to feel like a geeky tourist in your own hometown??? Having the locals look at you like you're an idiot...you're trying to be sensitive to the pedestrian by being as unobtrusive as possible, and yet feeling like a touron (tourist + moron). Sucks.. BUt you certainly won't see me eating any chainfood cr*p when I'm home. No way. Anyway...next time you see a camera in tow...smile, it might be me!
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Nah, no need to feel stupid! Most Chicagoans love Big John, the Wrigley Building, etc. These are certainly worthy of photos! But if you take a picture of the inside of the Water Tower Mall or a generic Victoria's Secret store you could also find in suburban Omaha, then I can't help you.
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03-10-2008, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Careful with photos in Chicago, last year I was stoped by police in front of Navipier in downtown Chicago and asked a lot of questions, why am I taking pictures (in a public place!!!). Know your rights and be ready to stand up for them.
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