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In response to "People's heads explode when I tell them where I'm from. " by spamlet

It's just a constant that happens. "I live in Chicago" "oh cool, which neighborhood?"

Posted by ty97 Feb 1 '17, 12:51

Schaumburg

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I spent the first 23 years of my life in Chicago, before moving to the burbs. - groiny Feb 1, 13:06
What's your/the Chicago definition of Chicago? -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 12:55 9
- The City of Chicago - ty97 Feb 1, 13:00 8
  - I wonder what people from Toronto say. (Here they say "I'm from [city name - eg Mississauga]" while I live "downtown" because I'm within the - Roger More Feb 1, 13:08 1
    - Also, I think I get it - Coolio works in Mississauga, and her colleagues are people who live further out, and they are often afraid to come into - Roger More Feb 1, 13:10
  - I think lots of people do that when they live near big cities. Hell, I say I'm from Philly all the time - I live an hour north -- nm - decline Feb 1, 13:01 5
    - I lived in "Columbus" for 23 years, but 18 were in one suburb or another and not Columbus. - TWuG Feb 1, 13:04 4
      - I know Gahanna. Super marketing program at the high school. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 1, 13:09
      - We don't have suburbs here but we do have "communities" which are defined hilariously small - Reagen Feb 1, 13:08 1
        
        We're getting to that stage here. "Oh look, another new neighbourhood name invented to sell real estate that I'm supposed to care about" -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 13:12
      - Wait, isn't Gahanna on the travel ban list? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 13:06

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