It seems like all we can do is talk about Seattle and what we find different in Chicago. This seems pretty normal... so we thought we'd add it to the blog!
1. People do not wait for the green man to light up to cross the street... they JUMP into the street at any time, leaving Jen and I on the curb looking like worried puppies.
2. This city has little garbage and no homeless people. Ok, so we haven't ventured too far out of our comfort zone, but for the most part, this city sparkles.
3. Everyone loves Barack.
4. Nobody walks all the way around "the lake". ha.
5. Some bars are open until 5:00am!
6. People are always willing to give you a hand... or a hand out. We have received more free stuff in this city!
7. It is 80 degrees today (and yes, we know, it is going to be VERY cold this winter).
8. Everyone is a med student (it seems like)... lis kanyer, come visit.
9. I guess this isn't a difference, but perhaps a surprise - there is GREAT sushi here!
10. Every establishment will deliver what they have to your door. Oh, how I love this.
11. The trader joe's here is huge and has very wide aisles.
12. There is never an option for brown rice.
13. There are always a zillion empty cabs ready to take you home.
14. People live in the city and commute to work in the suburbs.
15. Allison has been working out in the gym in our place (very different from Seattle).
16. People always call you back and/or follow through on plans. "Flake" is a foreign term. Actually, we might be the biggest flakes here! ha.
17. The bus is fun and frequent.
18. There is world class shopping (Gucci, prada, chanel, louis, saks, neimans, etc) FIVE blocks from our house. Danger.
19. Chicago has the highest sales tax of any major US city.
20. Chicago doesn't have all of the fabulous people that we love in Seattle close to us!
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I'm still jealous that you girls get to experience a brand new city... even though it is going to be COLD there this winter!! If you have time you should check out this girl's blog I recently discovered: http://everydayadventuresinthecity.blogspot.com/ She is another 20-something young professional living in Chicago and her stuff is always interesting and entertaining. Maybe you will run into her one day. She says she loves shopping (especially expensive handbags), LOL. ;-)
Congrats you smart ladies on the new jobs! I knew it wouldn't be long before some smart cos. snapped you up. What with those sparkling resumes wordsmithed to the Nth degree! : ) Can't wait to hear how the new jobs go. xo
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