āYou wake up in Chicago, pull back the curtain, and you KNOW where you are. You could be nowhere else. You are in a big, brash, muscular, broad shouldered motherfuckinā city. A metropolis, completely non-neurotic, ever-moving, big hearted but cold blooded machine with millions of moving parts ā a beast that will, if disrespected or not taken seriously, roll over you without remorse. It is, also, as I like to point out frequently, one of Americaās last great NO BULLSHIT zones. Pomposity, pretentiousness, putting on airs of any kind, douchery and lack of a sense of humor will not get you far in Chicago. It is a trait shared with Glasgow ā another city I love with a similar working class ethos and history.Chicago is a town, a city that doesnāt ever have to measure itself against any other city. Other places have to measure themselves against it. Itās big, itās outgoing, itās tough, itās opinionated, and everybodyās got a story."
- Anthony Bourdain.
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