Srontgorrth
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The area in Chicago where I lived was pretty crappy (right by Midway airport), but the best Chicagoland area to live in would probably be Evanston, or somewhere on the northside.
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Srontgorrth
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Minnesota is fucking beautiful, even the quaint little towns are nice to look at. Iowa and Nebraska actually do have some really nice scenic spots, you just have to know where to look. And the city of Omaha, where I've lived for the past several years, is a decent town. It's generally clean and safe, and has the advantages of the city and a small town atmosphere rolled into one.
Badbird
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Wow...black guy watches hockey.Not a yankees fan are you?Good. Oh they love hockey in Minnesota. The hockey state for sure.
Srontgorrth
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Minnesota and wisconsin were pretty nice, but I drove through downtown Omaha once and it seemed like a pretty crap city.
Omaha isn't as exciting as bigger cities, but it's a decent place to live. I honestly thought that St. Louis' downtown area was pretty shitty.
Eligos
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I live in the real Midwest. If a foreigner were asked to indicate an area of the US that is in the west towards the middle they'd probably point their finger right at my fucking state.
MasterOLightning
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The north side of Chicago is great. I guess Naperville is okay if you're into white bread, cultureless, snoozy, soccer mom bullshit. Fuck the suburbs. It's "nice" but must be boring as hell. I like being able to take the train or bus to world-class beer bars. I can walk to Metal Haven, one of the only brick-and-mortar metal stores. Any show of relevance is pretty easy to get to by public transportation. I like not needing to have a car, and being able to be downtown in 20 minutes or so. There are two large parks in walking distance, and a regional library.
The Midwest has several great breweries too.
The Midwest has several great breweries too.
Badbird
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How is Wrigley Field MasterOlightning?I hear people on the south side are more baseball fans then the north side.I wish there was a Metal Heaven in my state.
MasterOLightning
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There are plenty of very good, knowledgeable Cubs fans, but they are mostly priced out of the stadium. It's too expensive for most people to attend games because the yuppies are willing to pay very high prices. The people in the park don't speak for the entire fanbase.
I only go to a game about every other year or so, but it's a great place to watch a game.
I only go to a game about every other year or so, but it's a great place to watch a game.
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Srontgorrth
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Lots of good points, except Metal Haven is closing down so walking there isn't much of an option, or won't be soon. Theres still Reckless Records though. But yeah, north side of Chicago is great, especially that Belmont/Broadway area where Metal Haven used to be.
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Srontgorrth
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Theres only one Metal Havens, and it's in Chicago. Here's an article about it:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicag...z-ravenswood-music-stores/Content?oid=1418106
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicag...z-ravenswood-music-stores/Content?oid=1418106
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