To those born and/or living on the coasts, do you perceive Chicago to be "unsophisticated"?

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Anonymous wrote:A work colleague based in Manhattan on zoom earlier today called it a gorgeous city "but unfortunately, it's rather unsophisticated." Others on the zoom nodded and chuckled in agreement, including people from Chicago who now live elsewhere.

People in Manhattan think anyone not in Manhattan are unsophisticated rubes. So it’s more about them than it is about Chicago.

Idk I'm from Manhattan and I have never heard a Manhattanite talk shit about Chicago. If anything they tend to be surprised by how big it is and how it feels like a "real city" like NYC plus love the dining options/jazz clubs/lake, etc. I also don't the insecurity coming out of Chicago that you see with Boston and DC. Like they're just running a different race.

Ahem. It's blues. Chicago is a blues town.

Certainly a Blue town.

Remember prominent democrat Rod “Blago” Blagojevich, who tried to literally sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former senator Barack Obama ? Blago was also Cook County prosecutor and a democrat representative before becoming the first democrat since 1972 to win the governorship.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich

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Anonymous wrote:The entire Midwest is unsophisticated.

And we like it that way because it repels boring snobs like you.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s full of obnoxious state school hicks who grew up <300 miles away and are scared to move more than a few hour drive from hometown. It’s also on the decline, so much so that Nashville is eating its lunch as a middle class weekend vacation destination. Sophisticated people flee Chicago and never go back, ex Obamas.

Imagine being so unsophisticated yourself that you think 300 miles is a few hours in the car while trying to crap on everyone who lives in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country.

Do you know what <300 miles means? Look where the Big Ten universities are located. Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State, Ohio State, plus all of the lower tier state schools in that region. For all the bumpkin midwits 30 to 300 miles away from Chicago, it's easy to move there after college with your high school friends. Mom and dad are just a car drive away. In contrast, moving to the West Coast or the District, New York or Boston requires guts, a better job, and more ambition.

My now wife and I moved from Chicago to DC after college. It took a U-Haul and a bit of driving. Neither one of us had good jobs, and we've never had much ambition.

Took more balls than staying in Chicago with all your college and high school friends.

Sure, judging by all of the devil-may-care risk taking mavericks that populate the DC area. Lol.

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Chicago is unfortunately in the Midwest, which automatically gives it a bad rap. I guess people think there are horses galloping down Michigan avenue. If you moved it between Philly and nyc everyone would love it.

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago is unfortunately in the Midwest, which automatically gives it a bad rap. I guess people think there are horses galloping down Michigan avenue. If you moved it between Philly and nyc everyone would love it.

Sorry, but Chicago is what it is because of where it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

So what? It sits on a gigantic body of water. DC must be landlocked too then. I would take beautiful Lake Michigan over the ugly, bloated Potomac River any day.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

So what? It sits on a gigantic body of water. DC must be landlocked too then. I would take beautiful Lake Michigan over the ugly, bloated Potomac River any day.

And you can get to the Atlantic from the Great Lakes through the St. Lawrence Seaway.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

So what? It sits on a gigantic body of water. DC must be landlocked too then. I would take beautiful Lake Michigan over the ugly, bloated Potomac River any day.

And you can get to the Atlantic from the Great Lakes through the St. Lawrence Seaway.

This is true!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

It sure looks like it when you are at the shoreline. The lake is vast.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

It sure looks like it when you are at the shoreline. The lake is vast.

And a beautiful blue color in the summer and sandy beaches and tides. It sure looks a lot like the ocean!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

It sure looks like it when you are at the shoreline. The lake is vast.

You are proving my point. Shut up about the lake already. The Great Lakes are not the ocean and never will be. Yes, the lake is vast, ok. But yes, the Midwest is landlocked.

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Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It's in the midwest. It's land locked. I would never be able to live there.

You must have missed the 23,000 square mile lake it sits on. Wow, I can’t believe how stupid some on these comments are.

I grew up in Chicago and we spent a lot of time sailing on Lake Michigan. I've sailed across the lake numerous times from Chicago to various parts of Michigan and back. Most people don't know that it takes 10 - 14 hours to sail across the lake, and for the majority of that time you don't see land at all.

People who have never seen the Great Lakes have no idea just how Great they are!

Land locked - LOL.

Apparently you don’t know what “landlocked” means. A lake, yes even a big one, is not the sea.

It sure looks like it when you are at the shoreline. The lake is vast.

You are proving my point. Shut up about the lake already. The Great Lakes are not the ocean and never will be. Yes, the lake is vast, ok. But yes, the Midwest is landlocked.

So is DC. At least the people who live near the Great Lakes have something nice to look at.