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I have noticed a lot of bashing on Chicago, LA and Houston on this threads lately. So instead of feeding into that negativity I am going to make some threads where we can all list the positives of the cities. I will make one for LA and Houston as well:
Like about Chicago:
Public transportation
The grit
the diversity
Love about Chicago:
the food
the people
the architecture
the city's culture
the vibrancy
laid back but at the same time fast paced
the QOL
the diverse and different neighborhoods
diverse nightlife
people here are happy and really know how to enjoy life
What I hate about Chicago:
Absolutely Nothing
What I love about Chicago:
- Biking down the lakefront on a warm (even hot) Summer day.
- Being able to eat any kind of food from around the world on any given day
- One of the most diverse cities in the world
- Playing basketball at Legion, Horner, behind Target on Addison, in Skokie and Evanston, and by GT H.S.
- Cruising down LSD during Summer
- Mount Trashmore in Skokie during the Winter
- The dog beach
- Oak Street Beach
- Shopping downtown
- Shopping at Woodfield
- Summer street festivals
- Women in the Summer
- Summertimechi
- Club and Bar hopping in the Northside
- Street racing on the far Southside
- White Castle on Addison/Elston
- Clarkes Diner on Belmont
- Clarkes Diner in Evanston
- Budacki's on Damen
- Garcia's on Lincoln/Western/Lawrence
- Greektown 24 hr Gyro places
- Taco Burrito King
- Dappers East on Addison
- Pequods on Clybourn
- Lou Malnati's on Lincoln
- Giordanos on Sheridan
- Damenzos on Taylor
- Villa Palermo on Devon
- Going to Bulls games
- The skyline
- The bungalows
- The flats
- 24 Hour Autozone on Touhy
- The ethnic neighborhoods
- Kanye/Common/Lupe/Rose
- WGN
- WCIU
- Singing commercial jingles
- Riding the L
- The grid
- UIC
- CCC
- CCC the other one
- Lincolnwood Town Center
- The HIP
- Albany Park
- North Park
- Bucktown
- Uptown
- Rogers Park
- Ravenswood
- Chicagoan 'til Chicago ends.
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