Chicago (Oak Forest, Cary, Madison: real estate, buy, centers)

[mmcgirk3]

Originally Posted by synapse

Absolutely. Phoenix - where a lot of Chicagoans retire - is attractive to Chicagoans because it's got a midwestern attitude, is different scenically than the midwest, the Cubs and Sox play spring training here, and has good restaurants. But in terms of it being a city, despite the art, culture, restaurants, and scenery, it has nothing on Chicago. Why? Density. You don't see people on the streets. Too sprawling - too many cars. So it's not a "city", not like Chicago is.

Chicagoland is incredibly sprawling. I should know I live in it!
Suburban Sprawl in Chicago Extends Further
The city itself has alot of density, about 12,000 per sq. mile, most of them living in constant fear that someone somewhere is talking poorly of Chicago Oh no!
Also...too many cars in other cities??? Chicago has three of the worst traffic congested areas in Ameirca.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by mmcgirk3

Chicagoland is incredibly sprawling...

Yeah and you live in the sprawl. Go play with your Power Rangers.

[mmcgirk3]

Things I hate about Chicago"land" since moving here.

1.People on these message boards named "Milwaukee City" who pretend they left Wisconsin to live in the intimate wonderland of Chicago

2. Cubs fans

3. Drivers who either go 110mph in the passing lane or 40.

4. The people who can't deal with the fact that it's now the Willis Tower, even though they call Comisky "the Cell" and call Marshall Fields "Macy's"

5. The people who think Obama gives Chicago a better image

6. The palm trees on Oak Street Beach (but we don't try to be California)

7. The constant yammering about pizza, skyscrapers, and population density (but we don't try to be like New York)

8. The scuzzy trains

9. The way some twist "segregated" into "diverse"

10. The horrible airport, mostly due to the horrible weather

11. The smell of sewers and Gary Indiana permeating the city air

12. People driving to another county to avoid the high sales tax

13. People putting chairs and coolers in the streets to save their parking spots

14. People honking their horn for no apparent reason

15. Plastic bags and Wendy's cups decorating the streets

16. King Daley the 2nd

17. Parking (or lack there of)

18. Tough enough to root for the Bears AND brag about the selection of off-broadway shows?

19. Oprah

20. Jerry Springer somehow found a platform here

21. Re-runs of Married with Children are a source of pride

22. You can cook a better steak at home for 1/5th the price

23. Favorite ballpark reeks of urine!

24. Millenium Park wasted 10 minutes of my time

25. In competition with San Fran for most homeless

26. In competition with Detroit for biggest ghetto

27. The tallest building in North America will be shaped like a giant birthday candle/deformed penis

28. The Cusacks

29. Harry Carey turned into a raving alcoholic here

30. They killed Chris Farley, drove out Jennifer Hudson

31. Man Cow

32. People who are proud of Chicago, but have never lived there

33. The inferiorty complex of being 3rd in America, the overbearing comparisons to cities 1/10th as big

34. Obnoxious boosterism by people who live 30 miles outside the city

35. The houses in most neighborhoods are 12 inches apart

36. The closet racism handed down from generation to generation

37. Recently reported as most segregated big city, yet boasts about diversity

38. rated most over-regulated city in America

39. "Nostalgic" about its criminals

40. The people.

[mmcgirk3]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Yeah and you live in the sprawl. Go play with your Power Rangers.

There's one of them now!!!!

[MannheimMadman]

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by mmcgirk3

There's one of them now!!!!

Yeah so? When I walk down the street this song plays in the backround:

TnT

[mmcgirk3]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Yeah so? When I walk down the street this song plays in the backround:


TnT

White trash anthem???? Yer awesome!

[Avengerfire]

YouTube - FEAR-I don t care about you

[mmcgirk3]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Sure you do

[Milwaukee City]

People on these message boards named "Milwaukee City" who pretend they left Wisconsin to live in the intimate wonderland of Chicago

lmao!!!! I never once claimed to currently live in Chicago, I only spent two summers in Chicago. Besides the only pretending here is you aka I hate everything person.