It’s weird to me when people shit on NJ despite never going there. It’s the same energy as when people repeat stupid jokes from reddit to feel like they’re part of the group. Makes my skin crawl a little.
Also weird, but understandable I guess, is when people’s only experience with NJ is like the airport, or the Secaucus train station, and they assume the whole state is like that. Like thinking all of Nevada is Vegas’ strip. It’s not representative.
NJ is fine. I mean, I detest the suburbs so large chunks of it are not for me.
At this point I wouldn’t go back to NYC unless something pretty compelling made it worth dealing with the bullshit New York puts you through.
NYC does have a lot of stuff happening. Pretty much any band on tour will play NYC, for one thing.
Public transit in Chicago is some of the better public transit I’ve used. I’ve stayed for weeks on end without ever needing a car. Though taxis/Uber sometimes does a little of the heavy lifting there.
*Very much dependent on where in Chicago you live/stay and where you want to go. Downtown is fantastic, Southside and most of the suburbs are meh. You might need a car out there.
It’s weird to me when people shit on NJ despite never going there. It’s the same energy as when people repeat stupid jokes from reddit to feel like they’re part of the group. Makes my skin crawl a little.
Also weird, but understandable I guess, is when people’s only experience with NJ is like the airport, or the Secaucus train station, and they assume the whole state is like that. Like thinking all of Nevada is Vegas’ strip. It’s not representative.
NJ is fine. I mean, I detest the suburbs so large chunks of it are not for me.
NYC does have a lot of stuff happening. Pretty much any band on tour will play NYC, for one thing.
They’ll also play in Chicago, which is a far better experience all around.
Maybe! I’ve been a few times and it was fine, but you don’t really get a sense of a place staying a weekend.
I think Chicago you can get by without owning a car? That’s one of my top priorities
You can!*
Public transit in Chicago is some of the better public transit I’ve used. I’ve stayed for weeks on end without ever needing a car. Though taxis/Uber sometimes does a little of the heavy lifting there.
*Very much dependent on where in Chicago you live/stay and where you want to go. Downtown is fantastic, Southside and most of the suburbs are meh. You might need a car out there.