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I will say I am happy to see that Chicago has not been mentioned that much on this thread. Says a lot!
I wouldn't want to live in Chicago because of the weather and the cost of living, but it didn't make my top five because the five that I listed are worse, at least based on what I like in a city. For me it would probably make the top ten, though. Chicago has a lot of culture, but man, that wind and snow!
I wouldn't want to live in Chicago because of the weather and the cost of living, but it didn't make my top five because the five that I listed are worse, at least based on what I like in a city. For me it would probably make the top ten, though. Chicago has a lot of culture, but man, that wind and snow!
I have lived in Chicago, it is definitely a summer retreat. Summer time can get pretty hot, and swimming on lake Michigan is a blast. Winter time is for the southwestern states.
I didn't know there was a good and bad kind of touristy.
Good touristy for me is people that come from all over the world to enjoy the cityscape, architecture, cultural institutions, etc.
Bad toursity is people who come for gimmicks (Disneyworld, Islands of Adventure), homogenous (most people that go there are families) and that aren't really there to see the city, rather an outside destination.
I wouldn't want to live in Chicago because of the weather and the cost of living, but it didn't make my top five because the five that I listed are worse, at least based on what I like in a city. For me it would probably make the top ten, though. Chicago has a lot of culture, but man, that wind and snow!
Understandable. I always want to live in Chicago, however, once I get old and retire, I am out of here! I will live in a much warmer climate. The winters here certainly take their toll on you. In my family it is a annual ritual that we go vacation somewhere for a week or even weekend, like Miami, Puerto Rico, Domincan Republic, etc, in late January or early February. That small break from the winter really helps you survive through the remaining.
I am not talking about the cold and snow, I am referring to escaping the dreary days, being stuck inside and not being able to open the windows, short days, able to be outside for a long time and winter is just tooooooo long here.
Understandable. I always want to live in Chicago, however, once I get old and retire, I am out of here! I will live in a much warmer climate. The winters here certainly take their toll on you. In my family it is a annual ritual that we go vacation somewhere for a week or even weekend, like Miami, Puerto Rico, Domincan Republic, etc, in late January or early February. That small break from the winter really helps you survive through the remaining.
I am not talking about the cold and snow, I am referring to escaping the dreary days, being stuck inside and not being able to open the windows, short days, able to be outside for a long time and winter is just tooooooo long here.
Well, I live in Michigan now, basically because I was born and raised in this part of the country and my family are all here, but after this winter, we've finally had it and we are planning a move to one of the extreme outlying suburbs of Atlanta as soon as our son gets out of college. I know it gets hot, and I know that people bash the area for various reasons, but what we are looking forward to is being less than five hours from: the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Ocean, the mountains, and Nashville (my dh LOVES Nashville). Atlanta itself has so much to do and is so rich in history, which is what I love. Everybody needs to be where they are happiest.
Thanks for understanding that I wasn't bashing Chicago. I have visited there a couple of times and was blown away by the museums, shopping, and architecture, but the first time we went it was in early December and the temp was 5 degrees (extreme for that time of year, I realize, but it still gets plenty cold there), and the wind off of the lake-the wind chill had to be way below zero- and the blowing snow was unreal. I couldn't do that every year, I just couldn't. Plus, the cost of living here is so low that we're spoiled. I know that cities like Chicago that attract large numbers of people for various reasons can have a high cost of living just because they are considered so desirable, but I need to live somewhere where my standard of living could be the same or close to what it is here, and that wouldn't be the case in Chicago.
New Orleans - hurricanes, humidity
Houston - humidity, republicanism
Detroit - it's Detroit
Cleveland - it's Cleveland
Chicago - it's Chicago
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