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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chicago native for 30 yrs, moved to DC last August. Some thoughts below:

Fuck Chicago winters, DC is paradise in comparison
DC is much more expensive (but worth it for the weather and green space alone IMHO)

DC is much much smaller and way more sprawled out than Chicago. Therefore, car culture is much more popular out here.

Food: Chicago wins hands down. I have yet to find anything that compares to Chicago here in DC.[b] DC does not have the authentic ethnic goods like Chicago does [/b](sultans mkt, Oasis, opart thai, la scarola, del seoul, taco joints on every corner). DC loves its chains.

Beer Chicago wins on this one. Impossible to find 3floyds, deschutes, revolution, half acre type beers here.

Biking DC has wayyyyy more trails and drivers are very tolerant of bikes, Chicago has more on-street lanes though.

[b]Diversity DC is black and white (with tourists and embassy workers sprinkled in). Chicago has distinct Irish, Italian, Polish, Mexican, Korean neighborhoods[/b].

Pace of life - DC is way slower - not many street lights, fewer bars, less crowded. The "everything on every block" lifestyle does not exist here.

If you move, move close to a brown line stop.[/quote]

Chicagoan who has been here 10 years. Hon, explore beyond the district. That's where they keep the "ethnic" neighborhoods out here. [b]It is a gold mine[/b]. Remember DC proper is like 1/4 the area of Chicago proper.  The fair comparison to Chicago is not DC, it's DC+bordering regions.[/quote]

Truth.  Best Vietnamese and Ethiopian food. [/quote]

It really depends on the type of food you're talking about, though.  Italian food in the DC area is a joke.[/quote]

Of course it is, because there is no immigrant community making it good. If you want good ethnic food in a region, you have to look at who moved there over the last 50-100 years and seek those cuisines out. It's also why Chinese and Mexican food sucks here...but the Vietnamese, Korean, and Peruvian pollo is outstanding.  Do Philadelphians complain they can't get a good cheese steak outside Philly? No, because they don't expect it to be possible. People who hop between cities without understanding this dynamic are doomed to unhappiness. Learn to love what's good where you are and you can eat well anywhere. Well, anywhere big enough for immigrant populations to thrive. [/quote]

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