For those of you who are tired of the miserable NYC summers, I highly recommend that you check out Chicago. Great weather, not too humid, SICK scene at north avenue and oak street beaches, rush street, cubs games, fun bars in wrigleyville and lincoln park, tons of hot chicks, street festivals. there's nothing in America like it.
| +86 | GF doesn’t care about her looks | 54 | 2m | |
| +58 | Affair with my Associate… In Desperate Need for Advice | 23 | 17h | |
| +49 | How to sound more eloquent? | 17 | 5h | |
| +38 | 400k/year in HVAC sales? | 26 | 1d | |
| +33 | Would you rather live alone in an outer borough or with roommates in Manhattan? | 23 | 2d | |
| +29 | WSO Ranking On Resume??? | 7 | 3h | |
| +27 | Why do people listen to Jim Cramer Investing Advice? | 10 | 17h | |
| +26 | Carnivore Diet | 9 | 19h | |
| +26 | Is my boss gaslighting me? | 3 | 17h | |
| +22 | Chaotic Insane investment banker who passed away in the 90s or 2000s | 12 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Chicago sucks donkey balls, as do cubs fans.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/is-chicago-second-tier-in-the-wor…
I'm sure Cubs games are great - pay money to see a 16-22 team that hasn't won a championship in over a century. As a bonus, you can watch a $16MM+ 3rd baseman that's hitting .167
cubs games are actually pretty fun
cubs fans are amongst the best there are
and as usual quantum comes through as expected with his weekly post giving chicago a nice sloppy bj
lol @ Cubs fans...I've heard from several people that have returned from the Midwest that Chicago fans in all sports are among the most whiny short-sighted fans in professional sports...the kind of fans that scream "SHOOT" everytime a defenseman gets the puck at the blue line...and if there's a turnover on the play there will be endless "why didn't he shoot, he sucks" comments. A bit lacking in depth if you ask me.
that isn't true at all
why don't you hop on your velocipede and peddle back to londontown.
i live in chicago and can't stand the sports fans. having said that, it's still nowhere as bad as philly.
Actually I had the same bias against Philly as you did before I ever experienced the scene for myself. I'm a Braves fan by the way...so it way a rivalry game. I expected the fans to be BRUTAL.
I was wrong. I've gotten much more harrassment in NY, and other cities, from ignorant fans shouting and throwing things than in Philly. I was shocked by what I witnessed, here were some observations:
A) The fans were really down to Earth, made a few comments and jokes here and there towards me but it was all friendly stuff, never got taken out of context. They're by far the most hilariously self-deprecating fan base. I find the NY fans to be much more immature and sometimes it elevates to "fist fight" levels.
B) The fans were brutal on the players on the field (moreso on their own players), but they were, by far, the most creative I've ever witnessed. I had a few legitimate laugh until my side hurt moments. Some of the stunts they pulled were pure genius, clever people.
C) Pretty intelligent fans, certainly had enough foresight to see how actions might impact the game down the line (more than I can say for 95% of fan bases)
Anyway, I highly recommend the experience, great stadium too. Don't knock Philly fans until you try em'.
But yeah, Chicago fans are whack, lol.
you "highly recommend that you We check out Chicago".... so what, if someone is having a bad weekend in NYC, you suggest that he/she quit their job and move to Chicago...what the hell is the point of this post?
summers here are nice, but it's really sad that chicago is only decent for like 3 months out of the year. rest of the time, it's a fucking tundra.
L.A. and San Diego still kick chicago's ass when it comes to summertime cities. i'll take a real beach over lake michigan any day of the week.
chicago summer is so hyped that it's ridiculous. basically a bunch of midwestern kids from small shithole towns move there after college and go nuts because they've never experienced anything else before. it's like the acne faced 19-year old kid who finally loses his virginity to a mediocre chick but thinks it's the greatest human experience ever.
there are definitely lot of hotties here, but comparing it to so cal is just absurd.
I'm from Chicago, and have done a good bit of traveling.
The burbs are the best place to raise a family in the country, Its a step down in arrogance from the East Coast Greenwich/Long Island areas with great public and private schools (Neuqua Valley, New Trier, Lake Forest...etc)
I wouldn't say its the best place to spend a summer, or live if you're in your 20's and single. But I will say that we have some of the best sports in the country/world though we aren't always winning, there's always a team competing for the playoffs during some season.
I'd have to say Cleveland has the worst fans in the world, and rightfully so, but Bulls fans and die-hard Hawks/Bears fans are some of the best in the country.
Yes, with the Hawks recent explosion there are some people who love the Hawks but don't know anything about Hockey, don't be an elitist and think everyone has to be a pro to enjoy a sport, its the same in any stadium, any sport across the country.
theres an essence about chicago that you dont appreciate until you live here.... i love summertime chi
Chicago sucks it is next to Gary.
The South/Small town America...
Get a life Quantum
while on the topic of hot midwestern blondes with great bodies... miss oklahoma is responsible for ruining the silk boxer shorts i had on last night
quantum, why do you feel the need to rehash the Chicago v. * theme oh so many times? It's gotten to the point that when I see a Chicago thread on the sidebar, there's a 9 in 10 chance that you started it. Get off it already.
The moment I saw the name of this thread I knew it was started by quantum. I'm sorry you can't handle the Yankees' 27 WS, successful people and bums not gettting checked out by passers-by.
Threads like this are part of the reason why I love this site.
To reiterate: 42% silicone by body mass is absolutely a good thing. And yes, too many NYC clubs are made up of fat jewish girls in leggings. Both comments hilarious and yet also so factually correct.
ok. i'm not american and i have no "regional bias". i have lived in several cities in europe/asia/the US, and traveled a fair deal. i have lived in chicago and i think it's a great city. walking from sears tower all the way east to the lake and then north to lake shore east, after work, with the moon up over the water, mag mile to your left and aon and that cluster of streeterville up north...going for a meal somewhere around the gold coast, catching bonobo playing somewhere in the near north side, and going to some bar thereabouts. it's not so bad. i think chicago is a very livable city.
i must say, though, that rush and d is just terrible. whoever quoted it as an example of great nightlife...i dunno man....
i would never contest that chi is better than nyc - because it just isn't, even if i like it more. and i'm not saying that i do.
Chicago's waterfront, stretching all the way from south loop to the northshore, is unparalleled. NYC has nothing like it.
Chicago is an impeccably clean city, you can walk around and not see a single rat or garbage lying around. NYC is infested with filth and grime.
Chicago's architecture is modern and sophisticated while NYC's is old and decrepit. Much of manhattan looks like a ghetto.
No contest; Chicago wins out easily.
Chicago would be > NYC if Quantum had nothing to do with it.
wow i was adding "i think chicago is a very livable city" to my post within two minutes of originally posting it, and you already had a reply.
in my post, i was saying that i like chicago. but i would not make it my life's mission to convince everyone it is better than nyc, because really by most measures it isn't. again, just my opinion.
Quantum, according to science you are wrong: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2008t.html
Umm... California anyone? Chicago is gross and humid in the summer.
You think Chicago is humid? Spend a summer in DC. I went from Georgetown to K-Street every morning, swimming over the buildings.
I don't think it's physically possible to make it from the Georgetown campus to a Metro stop without being drenched in sweat.
well i hate all hot weather, and yes on that account chicago fails in the summer. but i still like chicago in the summertime. there are things going on. and evenings are always pleasant, no matter how hot or humid it gets during the day.
personally, i like the weather of flam, norway. but i'm not sure there are many career opportunities there. so i have re-evaluated how important weather is to me at this stage of life.
Chicago is the best. Chicago is the best city in the world. there's even a movie called Chicago... New York doesn't have that. Why do you think Michael Jordan wanted to play for the Chicago Bulls instead of the LA Lakers or Knicks? Because Chicago is the best sport scene in the world.
Quis sequi id architecto suscipit aut. Quis ipsam atque voluptas nihil et repellat et.
Dicta sit iusto sequi dolor quo distinctio aut unde. Vel quibusdam sint aut numquam et. Cupiditate cupiditate sint incidunt natus labore omnis error reiciendis. Facilis consequatur autem consequatur deserunt quis.
Id commodi velit facilis fugit. Corrupti sunt consequatur sequi excepturi ab. Cupiditate quia officia nihil accusantium libero sed. Cumque aliquam blanditiis et occaecati. Ipsum laboriosam maiores maxime similique provident optio. Eum consequatur quidem nam temporibus dolor error.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...
Aut beatae a accusamus laborum. Voluptate commodi quis odio at libero occaecati aperiam. Laborum nemo saepe dolorem incidunt odit.
Rerum et accusantium corrupti quisquam et perspiciatis quae quidem. Optio et quod laudantium sed maiores reiciendis quia. Voluptatem architecto cum tenetur. Porro et consectetur aut quisquam. Impedit perspiciatis aperiam numquam voluptatem. Dicta optio vel dicta dolor molestiae voluptatem dolorum.