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If you really lived here, like you say you did, youd realize that 1995 heatwave was waaaaaaaay hotter than normal and all of the deaths occured to senior citizens who, as we can do in Chicago, didnt have A/C. Take away the A/C in Phoenix and you'd see the same results. Actually, youd see FAR more fatalities in PHX from the heat as your weather is much hotter and lasts much longer. Please, put things into perspective next time and think logically.
We might have, yes, but apparently you didnt listen nor learn or else you wouldnt have brought it up. Take away A/C in Phoenix, and the millions of gray-haired, Benz-drivin, Depends-wearin citizens that infest Phoenix would die just as fast as the seniors that died here during that unusually warm heat wave that occured almost 15 years ago. Whats funny is that our hottest temps during those days were your AVERAGE summer temps.
It isn't a hate issue. I don't think it's necessarily a bad place, but I absolutely do not like the social climate or the cultural attitudes that far out.
I was frustrated beyond measure working with San Franciscans. I didn't like the laid-back attitude-- the legal world puts the "dead" in "deadline"-- nor did I like the extreme aversion to commitments of any kind. I don't know what happens to people who move there, but suddenly they simply do not maintain a strong work ethic.
That was frustrating beyond measure.
Either which way, I don't really see either city as superior. I just really, really preferred Chicago. Chicago has a much more aggressive "We welcome everyone" attitude be it toward business, development or cultures. There's an extreme disinclination towards newcomers or development in San Fran, and that rubbed me the wrong way.
I'm going to edit this and say that it's almost impossible to say "I prefer City X because of Z", without "y" suddenly implying that City X has something City Y doesn't. I don't think this is necessarily the case. But people were significantly less judgmental in Chicago, much more committed to communication and deadlines and in general, even with the terrible weather... I just happened to prefer Chicago. I don't really know how you'd compare one city to another, as Chicago certainly feels much too large to me, but I think they're both very fine cities. My impressions of one were very poorly colored by the people I had to deal with.
We might have, yes, but apparently you didnt listen nor learn or else you wouldnt have brought it up. Take away A/C in Phoenix, and the millions of gray-haired, Benz-drivin, Depends-wearin citizens that infest Phoenix would die just as fast as the seniors that died here during that unusually warm heat wave that occured almost 15 years ago. Whats funny is that our hottest temps during those days were your AVERAGE summer temps.
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I think I was responding to a poster who stated that one would face a far more risk of dying in a snowstorm than in an earthquake (which I disagreed with). It wasn't a rip on your beloved Chicago.
BTW, isn't this a San Francisco vs. Chicago thread? I don't remember the topic including Phoenix...
Either which way, I don't really see either city as superior. I just really, really preferred Chicago. Chicago has a much more aggressive "We welcome everyone" attitude be it toward business, development or cultures. There's an extreme disinclination towards newcomers or development in San Fran, and that rubbed me the wrong way.
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What coldwine ment is that nobody cared for her judgemental, midwestern, small town mentality in San Fran while everyone in Chicago welcomed it. Surprise, surprise.
San Fran is known to be a center of oriental culture in the US. How is that for attitude towards other cultures?
Chicago on the other hand is very isolationist and socially conservative, very segragated racially, how is that for being welcoming and open?
Why are Chicagoans so dellusional?
What coldwine ment is that nobody cared for her judgemental, midwestern, small town mentality in San Fran while everyone in Chicago welcomed it. Surprise, surprise.
San Fran is known to be a center of oriental culture in the US. How is that for attitude towards other cultures?
Chicago on the other hand is very isolationist and socially conservative, very segragated racially, how is that for being welcoming and open?
Why are Chicagoans so dellusional?
Hmmmm.... "judgemental, midwestern, small town mentality"
You are a walking paradox my friend (or enemy, I wouldn't ever want to be friends with you)
Everyone, flip through this guys posts and see how "open" and "non-judgmental" he is to everything that doesn't revolve around NYC. He constantly mocks blue collar workers, farmers, and people who live in rural areas. Seems pretty "open minded" to me.
And while we're on the topic of social conservatism, lets not forget that New York is on it's way to being one of THE FEW states in the Northeast that haven't legalized gay marriage. Yes, IOWA legalized it before you Dementor. Now, who's more open minded here?
What coldwine ment is that nobody cared for her judgemental, midwestern, small town mentality in San Fran while everyone in Chicago welcomed it. Surprise, surprise.
San Fran is known to be a center of oriental culture in the US. How is that for attitude towards other cultures?
Chicago on the other hand is very isolationist and socially conservative, very segragated racially, how is that for being welcoming and open?
Why are Chicagoans so dellusional?
And while we're on the topic of social conservatism, lets not forget that New York is on it's way to being one of THE FEW states in the Northeast that haven't legalized gay marriage. Yes, IOWA legalized it before you Dementor. Now, who's more open minded here?
I'll drop Governor Paterson a note for you.
In a typical Midwestern manner you enthusiastically adopted a very simplistic, one-dimensional and shallow way of looking at the world. Gay marriage is not a perfect or only test of enlightment of any particular area or society. Is the world going to be automatically a better place once gay marriage is adopted by the law? I say look at how racially segragated Chicago is and resolve this issue before you even open your mouth about gay marriage.
PS By the way, which European country recognizes gay marriage?
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