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10 Signs You're Not From Chicago But All Of Your Friends Are

So close to the city, yet so so far

Maddie Schneider
Jun 21, 2016
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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10 Signs You're Not From Chicago But All Of Your Friends Are
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1. Planning a trip to see your friends during the summer has a stress level equivalent of studying for finals


Of course you'd love to see them as much as possible but you also have to work and we all know it's not easy to just drop everything and take the train to Chicago at a minutes notice.

2. The Lou Malnati's vs Papa Del's deep dish debate is ongoing.

Unfortunately, you can't give your input because the closest Lou's to you is an hour and 45 minutes away.

3. You've made the mistake of putting ketchup on your hotdog one too many times and now you're at risk of losing all of your friends


4. Deciding what to do for the day is a chore. Should you binge watch Netflix or fight with your siblings about who gets to use the car?

Meanwhile, your friends are galavanting around the city without Netflix even crossing their mind. Who needs Netflix when you have thousands of other things to do?


5. No one takes you seriously when you talk about Chicago sports teams

*Actual reaction of my friend when I told him I was a huge Cubs fan*


6. When you tell your friends you have a festival in your town dedicated to corn the reactions range from utter disappointment to uncontrollable laughter

JOKES ON THEM. Cornfest is one of the best things DeKalb has to offer and it's a shame it only happens once a year.


7. Whenever you have the chance to go to Chicago you document it by taking a picture at the bean and your friends don't hesitate to judge.


8. The majority of your money goes to restaurants while your friends have the privilege of being minutes away from a free zoo and multiple museums with free days

Can't forget the occasional Crocs purchase. No, I do not regret it.

9. Your friends insisting you're from the South over and over and over again.

Actual quote from my friend: "Anything south of I-88 is the South." When I proved to him my house was approximately 2 minutes North of 88, he changed his mind and said anywhere more than 30 minutes away from Chicago was the south.

10. Knowing that no matter where you go in your hometown, you'll never have to wait in line for longer than 10 minutes.

So to all of my friends in Chicago, or a suburb of Chicago, enjoy waiting in line at Chipotle. I'll be done with mine by the time you even get to the counter.

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