yes i know for a fact i live in a small town outside of Chicagoevery time i say that they ask where is that i say the biggest city near me... some people have heard of it latley since a few movies has been shot in this area.. but most will say there other towns than Chicago.. wow
In Chicago proper there are around 3 million residents. However a lot of people who live near the city will say they are from Chicago just to make it easier. If you include all of those people, the population of the Chicago Metropolitan area is 10 million. Now the population of Illinois is only 13 million. In that respect when meeting some one from Illinois there is a very high chance that they will be from the Chicago Metropolitan area. I m sure your town is absolutely wonderful, but it wouldn t make sense for some one to guess you re from a small town because more often than not they d be wrong. The fact that people wouldn t guess that s where you are from doesn t diminish the country or suburbs in any way.
Well it s because Chicago is the biggest city in the State of Illinois and its a very popular destination in the whole world. I have met people who only know of chicago but never heard of Illinois!! That s hod bad it gets!!! I have only been to Chicago as well but my wish is going to the Illinois State Fair which if im not mistaken it takes place in Springfield, IL am I right? And well im from California I live in Sacramento and Sacramento is the state capital but there is a whole lot of people who think the capital is Los Angeles, just because it s the largest city.. so there
I feel your pain, girl.I am from a small town in Minnesota about half an hour from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/Saint Paul). I moved out to Boston to go to college and when people ask where I m from and I say Minnesota they don t even KNOW where the state is!! THAT is sad. What s even worse is that if I say Twin Cities or Saint Paul, they have no idea what that is, either. Didn t anyone learn the state capitols in elementary school?Anyway, I think that people are very ignorant and you might just have to always say I m from a beautiful small town in Southern Illinois . If they still mistake that for Chicago, then its not your problem anymore! Hehe. Hope you enjoyed my answer =)
Because a lot of people have not been fortunate enough to get out and see the U.S. as a whole. The big cities is all they know because of media, books, etc. I was fortunate enough to have been a flight attendant for a commuter airline...so I was able to go to many small towns, college towns, etc. in many different states. I really enjoyed it! I learned a lot about the country in general not just by going to the big cities, but the cities with the big hearts.
They think because that is the most well known city in illinois you must be from there. I live in chicago but it erks my nerves when i go out of state and people see the license plate and say oh your from chicago! i could have been from south hollands or some other city or suburb.
Because the first place i think of when i hear illinois , is the most popular town, and is the home of the bears. that big windy city.
You are so right. The best places in the world are like the one you probably grew up in! I grew up in Chicago and have never been to the southern part of our state. You are far more blessed to grow up there!
they are missing out on some amazing small towns and suburbs. I ve never been to a suburb that could even remotely be considered amazing . What is so great about your tiny little farm town ?
Chicago is bigger.A WWE superstar CM Punk is from Chicago, Illinois.
LOL Amazing suburbs is an oxymoron. They don t exist. Trust me.
Well it is the biggest city in the midwest. Why don t you say you re from Southern illinois instead of just illinois?
Well, anyone living east of the Rockies always seems to think I m from D.C. when I tell them I m from Washington.
I think you already said it
Yep, I too live in a small Illinois town. I d much rather be living here than that crime infested ghetto. I take that back, that s only south Chicago. There s actually some really scenic areas in the south. Shawnee National Forest. Garden of the Gods. Mississippi River Road, etc.