I am a Chicagoan. I feel like I've simply been on vacation for 10 years in Los Angeles. But Chicago is a real place, and L.A. is a motel.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
L.A. just doesn't seem real to me. Chicago does. My real friends are there. It's home.
I originally wanted to stay in Chicago as long as I could. I love Chicago. I don't love L.A. I don't want to leave Chicago.
While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able.
L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.
I don't love L.A. I love New York and Minneapolis, so if I have a choice I'll stay in those places.
L.A. is my American city.
Does anybody actually go out in L.A.? When I lived there, I'd just stay in my apartment.
L.A. is only where you live, because otherwise it's just a sprawling mass of everything, and I think if you live in L.A., you get a little network of places you go, and people you see, and when you leave town, you do miss those places and your friends.
I love New York. I love L.A. too. I love both places.
New York feels like sometimes it's not part of the United States. So does L.A. Chicago feels like it's a big city that's part of America.