Chicago Dictionary for Suburbanites
We may share the same metropolitan area, but sometimes it seems like Chicagoans and suburbanites are speaking a different language.
..........Target
Backyard..........Balcony
Car..........CTA
Rental Car..........Taxi
45-Minute Commute..........10-Minute Walk
House..........Condo
Mall..........Marshall Field's
Mag Mile..........Michigan Avenue
Tourists..........Damned Tourists
"How do you get to...?"..........Damned Mapless Tourists
Navy Pier..........Tourist Trap
"Let's go to Navy Pier.".........."No way in hell."
Sears Tower..........(see Navy Pier)
'Burbs..........Cook County
Boonies..........Everywhere Else
Passport..........Needed to enter 'Burbs
"Don't Walk".........."Walk"
"Coming soon"..........Block 37
"People of Color"..........Friends and Neighbors
Front Lawn..........Grant Park
Swimming Pool..........Lake Michigan
Downtown..........Home
