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Old 11-10-2012, 08:57 PM
 
Location: NYC/D.C.
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Who better to ask than the chicagoans themselves?
What city in the world is most similar to Chicago in:
1.Global power/Finance
2.Importance
3.Size
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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I think Chicago is a world class city, no other city is alike, but if i had to choose probably Houston. It has alot of similar things and alot of different things. But i can say they are both the same size, same importantce(even though some people consider chicago more important) and i would say the drivers are a bit similar too.
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:15 PM
 
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I think Chicago is a world class city, no other city is alike, but if i had to choose probably Houston. It has alot of similar things and alot of different things. But i can say they are both the same size, same importantce(even though some people consider chicago more important) and i would say the drivers are a bit similar too.
Uhm other than being of similar size in population in city PROPER not metro, Houston and Chicago have almost nothing in common. This must be a joke.

In regards to size, importance, global power/finance, I would say Toronto, San Francisco, Milan, Santiago, Melbourne, Madrid, Frankfurt and Barcelona are peers to Chicago IMO on a global scale I those categories.

In regards to how the city feels, to me it feels like a mix of NYC, Philly and Toronto mixed into one.
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Wicker Park/East Village area
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toronto
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Tronna
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Old 11-10-2012, 10:16 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Detroit
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Old 11-10-2012, 11:57 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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toronto
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Detroit
Mash the two together and you basically have Chicago.
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:18 AM
 
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New York and Toronto
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:50 AM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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Uhm other than being of similar size in population in city PROPER not metro, Houston and Chicago have almost nothing in common. This must be a joke.

In regards to size, importance, global power/finance, I would say Toronto, San Francisco, Milan, Santiago, Melbourne, Madrid, Frankfurt and Barcelona are peers to Chicago IMO on a global scale I those categories.

In regards to how the city feels, to me it feels like a mix of NYC, Philly and Toronto mixed into one.
I was going by the criteria now if this was based on on all the other stuff i would say actually what you said which is Philly, NYC, Toronto,
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Old 11-11-2012, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Twilight zone
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2 cups of Toronto
1 tblsp of of detroit
1tsp of New York
1tsp of Philadelphia
a dash of Milwaukee

and there's you recipie....
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