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'''Chicago''' is the metropolis of the Midwestern United States. It continues to refer to itself as both the "Second City" and as the "Windy City" (though it is neither the second largest nor the windiest city in the US). Many people feel Chicago is a lot like [[New York City|New York]], except that it's smaller, flatter, smaller, has more crime, smaller, not as important, smaller, at least three more hours from either an ocean or almost any foreign country, smaller, less active at night, smaller, not even as windy, smaller, admittedly cleaner, and smaller. | '''Chicago''' is the metropolis of the Midwestern United States. It continues to refer to itself as both the "Second City" and as the "Windy City" (though it is neither the second largest nor the windiest city in the US). Many people feel Chicago is a lot like [[New York City|New York]], except that it's smaller, flatter, smaller, has more crime, smaller, not as important, smaller, at least three more hours from either an ocean or almost any foreign country, smaller, less active at night, smaller, not even as windy, smaller, admittedly cleaner, and smaller. | ||
| − | In the end, Chicago will never be what New York is, despite what Chicagoans might say. The proof is in the pudding. [[w:New York Yankees|Gotham]] | + | In the end, Chicago will never be what New York is, despite what Chicagoans might say. The proof is in the pudding. [[w:New York Yankees|Gotham's]] tradition is to win; [[w:Chicago Cubs|the Windy City]] is the paradigm of losing. |
Chicago nestles the eponymous [[University of Chicago]], which claims both our [[Core Curriculum]] and [[Manhattan Project|atomic]] firsts, and even the impostor institution Columbia College Chicago. | Chicago nestles the eponymous [[University of Chicago]], which claims both our [[Core Curriculum]] and [[Manhattan Project|atomic]] firsts, and even the impostor institution Columbia College Chicago. | ||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 31 March 2009
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Chicago".
Chicago is the metropolis of the Midwestern United States. It continues to refer to itself as both the "Second City" and as the "Windy City" (though it is neither the second largest nor the windiest city in the US). Many people feel Chicago is a lot like New York, except that it's smaller, flatter, smaller, has more crime, smaller, not as important, smaller, at least three more hours from either an ocean or almost any foreign country, smaller, less active at night, smaller, not even as windy, smaller, admittedly cleaner, and smaller.
In the end, Chicago will never be what New York is, despite what Chicagoans might say. The proof is in the pudding. Gotham's tradition is to win; the Windy City is the paradigm of losing.
Chicago nestles the eponymous University of Chicago, which claims both our Core Curriculum and atomic firsts, and even the impostor institution Columbia College Chicago.
