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Meh, I somewhat agree with op I came from az when I filmed the city then show it off to my friends in az they all of them say it's like ny. *shrug shoulders*
I didn't look at your chart but I have been to Chicago and I do think it is a lot like NYC. But then as I travel around the country to other cities much can be said for other major urban locations. I know people from NYC like to think that their city is the greatest and only in the world but I can tell you it ain't necessarily so. Many of these yahoos have probably never even been out of NYC.The key to explore any city is to be open to new adventures and new things and if you look hard enough you can find what you seek just about anywhere.
Rent is alot cheaper in Chicago. On a paltry medical resident/fellow salary, I could live in a spacious luxury downtown apartment for $1000/month (this was in 2003-2006 era). In NYC, $1000 is a rat infested outerborough cramped s-hole. Chicago is a decent city, but most people still have very provincial attitudes there. NYC is much better, but I'm native so I'm naturally biased towards nyc.
Rent is alot cheaper in Chicago. On a paltry medical resident/fellow salary, I could live in a spacious luxury downtown apartment for $1000/month (this was in 2003-2006 era). In NYC, $1000 is a rat infested outerborough cramped s-hole. Chicago is a decent city, but most people still have very provincial attitudes there. NYC is much better, but I'm native so I'm naturally biased towards nyc.
LOL Nowhere on earth is more provincial than the locals from New York City
I always thought Chicago was more like a mega-Queens than a mega-Brooklyn, which I don't mean as an insult. I like Queens, and Chicago.
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Originally Posted by bilmin
I didn't look at your chart but I have been to Chicago and I do think it is a lot like NYC. But then as I travel around the country to other cities much can be said for other major urban locations. I know people from NYC like to think that their city is the greatest and only in the world but I can tell you it ain't necessarily so. Many of these yahoos have probably never even been out of NYC.The key to explore any city is to be open to new adventures and new things and if you look hard enough you can find what you seek just about anywhere.
I don't get this. I've spent a LOT of time in Chicago, as most of my family is from there, and it's nothing like NYC. No city I've been to is. This is not "provincialism," it's an objective fact. Note that I'm not arguing that New York is the "best." It's just fundamentally different.
I admire both to define as metropolis cities. Both have fantastic architectural skylines of high-rise buildings to blow your mind away. Both have the best mass transit rail systems in the nation & globe for that matter. Both cities are ranked in the top 10 major economic centers of the nation & globe. Both cities have very passionate sports fans. Lastly, I love both pizza styles: NYC thin crust & CHI thick crust.
i can certainly think of one place that would never see Chicago as a "miniature New York". that place would be Chicago. we are not New York, we are vastly different from New York and we never had any desire to be city other than the one we are. we find Chicago utterly unique, no place like it, with a vibe all its own.
you guys go right ahead with your ranking and have fun. actually your rankings will produce results that "rank" New York above Chicago.
To that I say: I don't give a rat's ass. And neither do my fellow Chicagoans. To us, Chicago is simply the best city around. You can think that's delusional all you want, but we do tend to think that way. Being a Chicagoan, by nature, is a highly partisan thing to be. My experience with out-of-towers is that they love our city and that's nice. and appreciated. But it matters more what we think of ourselves: and we think we're pretty f'ing great.
Shadows? Sorry. I can't see any. We're not in any city's shadow as far as we're concerned. and that's all that matters.
No it's not nor do I ever want it to be I do agree if any city is similar in USA its Chicago but they are different cities both have their pros and cons we will leave it at that.
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