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Wow, I'm not exactly sure where this intense hate of Chicago came from. I grew up in Chicago and lived there as an adult as well for a stretch before moving wh
by carlmcqueen 11y ago
Wow, I'm not exactly sure where this intense hate of Chicago came from. I grew up in Chicago and lived there as an adult as well for a stretch before moving where I live now and I still have a lot of friends who live there.
Chicago is large enough there are a lot of communities [1] not a central one. Depending on what you're interested there are different neighborhoods for whatever kind of lifestyle you're wanting to find yourself in and always new developing ones if you want to make your own.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_areas_in_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_areas_in_Chicago
- harrumph 11y agoIf I had to guess, what we're seeing in the post above is almost certainly someone who grew up in wealthier suburban enclaves and whose comfort level is forever pegged to those enclaves. How else might one mistake downtown Chicago for a community representative of city living? No friends in neighborhoods, no familiarity with neighborhoods.