Things that LA does better than Chicago:
Thrifting! You can find more ‘curated’ pieces for cheap in NoHo and Silver Lake than Wicker Park or Logan Square. Even the Goodwills out here are better! Chicago thrifting rules so if I’m saying LA is better that means something
Seafood
Thai and Vietnamese food (though tbh neither are my favorite cuisines)
The sheer number of events happening
Earlier access to new movies
Things that are equivalent:
Gay girl dance parties
Traffic
The beach
Things that Chicago does better than LA:
Open mics
Public transit, walkability
Housing, cost of living generally (my Uber driver was paying $1250 WITH A ROOMMATE)
The quality of events happening
Clean streets
Buildings
Art galleries
Air quality
Greenery
Better ads and posters (locals in LA heavily rely on ‘AI’ and it all looks shitty and sloppy. Do they just not KNOW?)
I’m not considering weather or natural splendor because most people prefer LA’s climate even if I do NOT, so I feel like I ought to recuse myself. And neither city has the kind of natural splendor I prefer (my favorite splendors are the UP in Michigan, the Pacific Northwest, and the Catskills)
Overall I was glad to visit but I’m even gladder we move to the Midwest when I was a baby. I so prefer it.
