re: I am blown away with Chicago

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The winter does suck in Chicago but you're really exaggerating here. March-November are fine to be outside if you know how to put a sweatshirt/jacket on and aren't a giant pussy. So pretty much 1/4 of the year sucks balls. But it's not really that much different than a lot of the Northeast- Boston was much more miserable than Chicago this winter. I love DC and have spent a ton of time there but as a midwesterner sometimes the summers are simply miserable for me there with the humidity. I can't handle being fully dressed outside and you start to overheat and just sweat buckets.

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Some people are more hot-natured and others are more cold-natured. You're forgetting that most of this board lives in the Deep South. As a result, we're either more acclimated to a hot climate, or we self-selected by choosing to live in a place where we don't really experience winter.

I don't care for Northern winters. I wear jeans during the summer--but I would never call someone a wuss for thinking Mississippi summers are too hot.

As far as Chicago, I've been there a couple of times. It's OK but not great, and while I wouldn't be averse to a return visit, it's not something that would be high on my priority list.