As soon as someone who is not from Chicago finds out that you are, they ask a slew of stupid questions that are getting annoying. These inquiries only point out how much people don’t know about the city and the people who live there.
Stop making these strange assumptions and recognize that Chicago is incredibly diverse. Keep scrolling for 11 things Chicagoans hate to be asked.
- “How’s the weather?”
Pxhere Don’t even start. It changes every single day, so that’s a hard one to answer. Crappy might be a good descriptor though.
- “You eat a lot of deep-dish pizza?”
Wikimedia Commons/Victorgrigas Just because someone lives in Chicago doesn’t mean they even like deep-dish pizza. Even those that do don’t necessarily get it often. It’s very hearty.
- “New York pizza sucks, right?”
Flickr/The Pizza Review This is another unfair assumption about Chicagoans. Many of us love thin crust pizza and would love to have a New York-style pizzeria in our midst.
- “Have you been to Lollapalooza?”
Flickr/traveljunction Not everyone from here can afford to get into Lolla, which is the biggest barrier. Three-day passes cost more than $300, and most people do not even recognize half the bands.
- “Do you watch Shameless?”
Wikimedia Commons/ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Chicagoans may love Chicago, but we don’t need to watch TV shows and movies about ourselves.
- “Is it dangerous?”
Wikipedia/Adam Jones, Ph.D. Due to recent media coverage of the city, it is no surprise that questions about safety arise. The easy answer is that it is safe, but there are some bad pockets you wouldn’t want to be caught in alone at night.
- “Have you been to (insert museum)?”
Wikimedia Commons/Ancheta Wis It’s a fair assumption that a Chicago resident has been to a few museums, but not everyone is a history buff or wants to spend time waiting in line and paying money to walk around a crowd of people. No offense, but the Field Museum isn’t all that interesting anyway.
- “Cubs or Sox?”
Wikimedia Commons/Skoch3 Everyone seems to think that just because you live in the city that you love baseball. The truth is that most of us don’t care, and the rest only make a decision because they are pressured to do so by such questions.
- “Are the Cubs really cursed?”
Flickr/Arturo Pardavila III Of course not. They just aren’t good at baseball. Finally, they seemed to get their act together for a win in recent years after a 108-year losing streak, but we’ll see if that happens again.
- “Why don’t you have an accent?”
Wikimedia Commons/CSIRO Most Chicagoans actually don’t have much of an accent different from the rest of the state. Every once in a while, you come across someone who uses “da” a lot, but that’s about it.
- “Which neighborhood?”
Wikipedia/Gerald Farinas This is a question you often get from Chicagoans and out-of-towners alike. If they are familiar with the neighborhoods, it’s a good thing to ask, otherwise, they’re still going to be lost.
For a better idea about how Chicagoans live their lives, check out 11 reasons why Chicagoans are the best people you’ll ever meet.
Pxhere
Don’t even start. It changes every single day, so that’s a hard one to answer. Crappy might be a good descriptor though.
Wikimedia Commons/Victorgrigas
Just because someone lives in Chicago doesn’t mean they even like deep-dish pizza. Even those that do don’t necessarily get it often. It’s very hearty.
Flickr/The Pizza Review
This is another unfair assumption about Chicagoans. Many of us love thin crust pizza and would love to have a New York-style pizzeria in our midst.
Flickr/traveljunction
Not everyone from here can afford to get into Lolla, which is the biggest barrier. Three-day passes cost more than $300, and most people do not even recognize half the bands.
Wikimedia Commons/ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS
Chicagoans may love Chicago, but we don’t need to watch TV shows and movies about ourselves.
Wikipedia/Adam Jones, Ph.D.
Due to recent media coverage of the city, it is no surprise that questions about safety arise. The easy answer is that it is safe, but there are some bad pockets you wouldn’t want to be caught in alone at night.
Wikimedia Commons/Ancheta Wis
It’s a fair assumption that a Chicago resident has been to a few museums, but not everyone is a history buff or wants to spend time waiting in line and paying money to walk around a crowd of people. No offense, but the Field Museum isn’t all that interesting anyway.
Wikimedia Commons/Skoch3
Everyone seems to think that just because you live in the city that you love baseball. The truth is that most of us don’t care, and the rest only make a decision because they are pressured to do so by such questions.
Flickr/Arturo Pardavila III
Of course not. They just aren’t good at baseball. Finally, they seemed to get their act together for a win in recent years after a 108-year losing streak, but we’ll see if that happens again.
Wikimedia Commons/CSIRO
Most Chicagoans actually don’t have much of an accent different from the rest of the state. Every once in a while, you come across someone who uses “da” a lot, but that’s about it.
Wikipedia/Gerald Farinas
This is a question you often get from Chicagoans and out-of-towners alike. If they are familiar with the neighborhoods, it’s a good thing to ask, otherwise, they’re still going to be lost.
What other questions do you hate getting when people find out you’re from the city? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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