The case against Chicago

From commenter Charles J:

The big thing keeping me in Harlem is the convenience--the 2/3 line is a near straight-shot to work. I agree the community is great and space-to-rent ratio is much better than downtown and Upper East. As a southern transplant I've been able to adjust to New York winters, but Chicago is a Different Kind of Cold. I'd be back in Smyrna Ga before the midwest. No disrespect at all to MW readers, but the weather is a very important factor.

From GD:

My ex's brother and sister-in-law lived in the Chi (Hyde Park), and we went to visit them once in January, shortly after their daughter was born.

I stepped outside to go for a jog like any normal day, and within five minutes I was certain i was going to die. Charles J is right: that shit is a Different Kind of Cold.

I'll be testing this out really soon, as me and Kenyatta are gonna take a weekend jaunt out that way. She's from Chicago, so it's nothing for her. We're gonna see how the kid holds up. The thing about New York, though, is that you actually have to walk in the cold--and the heat. As you guys may have picked up from that Michelle piece, I'm kinda in love with the South Side. It's like Harlem's smarter, but less jiggy, little sister. Fine as all hell. You just gotta see past those glasses. And them damn overalls.