Next assignment: D.C., L.A., or Chicago: Where would you live?

You could rent a lakefront condo for the price to park, though.

 

Yeah, I would never live downtown or anywhere near it. Doesn't apply in this case, but if you're there to go to school at DePaul, just take the El.

 

Being a pedestrian in DC is taking your life in your hands, though.

 

Be careful, though ... Naperville has the dreaded "River Walk-effect" snow.

 

Don't move to a city where they refer to their winter wind as 'The Hawk.'
I realize that is an African-American term for the winter wind in general, but it is very closely associated with Chicago.
Any town in which they have named the winter wind is no place you want to live.

 

My plan, too!

 

Cats eat better now than most people did 1,000 years ago.

 

Same could be said of a certain baseball play-by-play man in Chicago who goes by that nickname (although in his case, at least you can turn the volume down on televised White Sox games).

 

That's so not true. D.C. is pedestrian friendly. And in D.C. you don't need a car. The best thing about living in DC is you are a three-hour train ride from midtown Manhattan, a four-hour drive to Pittsburgh and less than three hours from great beaches. You get a full four seasons, something you can't get in L.A. or Chicago.

 

Heebeen in Alexandria.

 

Georgetown is sweet if you can afford it. I'm from DC, and it will always be home, but I wouldn't live there unless it was a dream opportunity. Cost of living is outrageous, and traffic, well, trust me, you don't want any part of that.

Long Beach is one of the better places in Southern California. Easy to get to downtown LA, but is disconnected enough, too. Also, somewhat affordable.