
I think Detroit is really underappreciated and people ignore a lot of the wonderful parts about them, but I LOVE Chicago. Such a fantastic place both to visit and live. Lots to do, more public transit than most places in the States, beautiful nature, lots of public services, and great academic/job opportunities. People are friendly and welcoming too
Yeah, Chicago sweeps this group pretty easily. Milwaukee’s cool as a beer guy, but it’s also a stone’s throw from Chicago, so if I wanna go brewery-hop in Milwaukee, it’s fine if I’m living in Chicago. Detroit’s cool and definitely undergoing a revival rn, but like every city on the list, it’s just too small to hold a candle to Chicago
I fucking hate Los Angeles. And the closest major city to me is Portland, but Portland is kinda just a worse Seattle (unfortunately, I wish I could love Portland but I’ve seen better), New York and Chicago are great, and Chicago might be the best city in America, not taking surrounding area into account. I love Seattle because I love the PNW, New York is New York, and Chicago, in my opinion is like the perfect middle between the two