[wutbrodo]

I was surprised to hear GP's story about the Midwest, but not surprised to hear an anecdote of West Coasters being kinder to strangers than elsewhere.

Any one of those stories is worse than anything I've experienced in decades of living in large California cities

[no_wizard]

Culturally Chicago has more in common with NYC than it does it’s Midwest neighbors

[bombcar]

Chicago isn't the midwest, we disavow it.