Chicago is Wonderful
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9/28/2005
Moved to Iowa after living in downtown Chicago (the Gold Coast) And I can say I have loved Chicago as both the single person and the married person. I have lived in the western suburbs as well. By far, the Gold Coast was the best. Gang infested is incorrect and the statistics are incorrect to LA. LA is by far the worst for crime, behind Detroit. While I am not oblivious to the crime there, we lived three blocks away from the dividing line of Cabrini Green and nothing happened to us or our friends. You know when you live in Chicago where to go and not go. You wise up and become "urbane". I cannot express how much Chicago is missed. The diversity, the Mag Mile, the lake, the views, the culture, the theater and the restaurants. You will never get better food than there. Or people....if they don't like you, they leave you alone, they don't nose around your business, ask pesky questions every time you see them or gossip about you,,,they are too busy and to "city-fied." If they like you, fuggetaboutit, they will move the lake for ya and then some.!! Move to a small town and you will know what I mean about nosy neighbors and constant gossip. Housing costs have risen dramatically in Chicago and sadly, the kind of place we had we will probably never have again as we bought it for a song. You do not realize how great something is until it is gone. Exploring the US and you will see Chicago is one of the best cities ever-Midwest in feel, but city in thought!
Michelel | Ames, IA