I like Chicago because every few blocks there's a hot dog stand that's been opened since the 1893 World Fair and the original owner, a surly Polish immigrant, is somehow still alive and cooking but also really mad at you specifically. Just a cool vibe for a city to have.

New York get all the credit for being mean but east coast cruelty is mostly just "get out of my way, I have very important things to do!" while Chicago meanness is "I have literally all day to ruin yours."

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