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I'm just a best of both worlds kind of guy. I don't like being cramped and overcrowded, but I like a decent amount of density while living a building that allows me to have backyard and the ability to grow my own vegetables, all while being able to walk to my favorite places in year round flawless weather. I love being in close proximity to the beach and only a 15-20 minute drive away to some of the best mountains and hiking trails in any city while being a bus and train ride away from my favorite sports teams. NYC nor Chicago can come close to matching that.
Yes it's all subjective which was my initial point. Some people might think Idaho is the greatest state on earth, to each their own.
I never did address the topic but as far as iconic LA gets the win obviously but culturally Chicago hands down as it's wayyyy more diverse culturally as far as ethnicities.
No way is Chicago more diverse ethnically. Each has something the other doesn't it. I'd give LA the edge in raw numbers though but it's somewhat close.
Nonsense, Chicago is definitely more diverse ethnically as far as Italians, polish, jews, assyrians, Puerto Ricans, jamaicans ect. just as NYC is more diverse than Chicago ethnically. The further west you travel the less ethnically diverse it is, sorry just a geographical fact.
Nonsense, Chicago is definitely more diverse ethnically as far as Italians, polish, jews, assyrians, Puerto Ricans, jamaicans ect. just as NYC is more diverse than Chicago ethnically. The further west you travel the less ethnically diverse it is, sorry just a geographical fact.
and LA is more diverse ethnically with jews, Persians, armenians, mexicans, japanese, koreans, vhinese, thai, philipinos, nicaraguans, el dalvadorians, guatemala, brazilians, vietnamese, other central American, etc. Don't kid yourself, LA definitely more diverse than Chicago. Come on now, put down the pipe.
and LA is more diverse ethnically with jews, Persians, armenians, mexicans, japanese, koreans, vhinese, thai, philipinos, nicaraguans, el dalvadorians, guatemala, brazilians, vietnamese, other central American, etc. Don't kid yourself, LA definitely more diverse than Chicago. Come on now, put down the pipe.
Nonsense, Chicago is definitely more diverse ethnically as far as Italians, polish, jews, assyrians, Puerto Ricans, jamaicans ect. just as NYC is more diverse than Chicago ethnically. The further west you travel the less ethnically diverse it is, sorry just a geographical fact.
If you are speaking strictly about European immigrants, than yes - there is less "diversity" the further you move west. But that is a huge qualifier. Do you honestly think there are more Asians in Chicago than in LA? Or even SF for that matter?
I'm sure Chicago has decent diversity. After all its a massive city and the regional capital of the Midwest. But lets face it, it doesn't even crack the top 10 most diverse cities, and meanwhile LA is #1.
Chicago has no argument over Los Angeles on the topic of diversity. Even if you remove Mexicans from the equation (and you know EC posters love to do that), Los Angeles still has a much larger population of foreign born residents. It has a larger population of foreign born from every continent minus Europe.
Los Angeles stays remarkably diverse throughout its metro and CSA, whereas Chicago becomes increasingly white the further you get from Cook County.
Chicago has no argument over Los Angeles on the topic of diversity. Even if you remove Mexicans from the equation (and you know EC posters love to do that), Los Angeles still has a much larger population of foreign born residents. It has a larger population of foreign born from every continent minus Europe.
Los Angeles stays remarkably diverse throughout its metro and CSA, whereas Chicago becomes increasingly white the further you get from Cook County.
Wow, bookmarking that thread!
Here's the Chicago and Los Angeles data extracted, for easier comparison:
Rank Estimated size of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual population 2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 442,211
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 288,748
Born overseas (by percentages): - Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA: 34.07%
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI: 17.78%
Metropolitans by Total Hispanic Population: - Los Angeles: 8,206,577
- Chicago: 2,020,341
Metropolitans by Hispanic Population (exclusion of their largest Hispanic group): - Los Angeles: 1,553,897 (excluding Mexicans)
- Chicago: 412,412 (excluding Mexicans)
Metropolitans by Mexican Population: - Los Angeles: 6,652,680
- Chicago: 1,607,929
Total Overseas Born Population: - Los Angeles: 5,511,026
- Chicago: 1,699,371
Overseas Born in Europe: - Chicago: 364,480
- Los Angeles: 270,882
Overseas Born in Northern America: - Los Angeles: 58,921
- Chicago: 14,058
Overseas Born in Latin America: - Los Angeles: 3,239,408
- Chicago: 829,267
Overseas Born in Africa: - Los Angeles: 87,175
- Chicago: 46,875
Overseas Born in Asia: - Los Angeles: 1,831,693
- Chicago: 440,667
Overseas Born in Oceania: - Los Angeles: 22,947
- Chicago: 4,024
Asian only population in raw numbers (2011): Los Angeles: 2,245,657
Chicago: 541,435
Asians of 2 or more race population in raw numbers (2011): Los Angeles: 2,505,782
Chicago: 610,194
Total Immigration 2011: - Los Angeles: 104,158 (CSA)
- Los Angeles: 86,161 (MSA)
- Chicago: 35,039
Immigration from Northern America: - Los Angeles: 35,043 (CSA)
- Chicago: 8,747
Immigration from South America: - Los Angeles: 3,702
- Chicago: 1,341
Immigration from Europe: - Chicago: 6,586
- Los Angeles: 4,035
Immigration from Africa: - Los Angeles: 2,685
- Chicago: 2,365
Immigration from Asia: - Los Angeles: 49,968
- Chicago: 15,789
Immigration from Oceania: - Los Angeles: 470
- Chicago: 97
Immigration from Mexico - Los Angeles: 16,565
- Chicago: 7,049
Literally the only category in the list where Chicago tops Los Angeles is immigrants from Europe. So my earlier comment was spot on.
Love it when people shoot themselves in the foot, poof he's gone like a ghost
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