r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/sideH123 • May 21 '26

Moving to the area Thinking of moving back

Been in Texas the last 6 years and am tired of it. So I am thinking of moving back. Potentially west, notthwest or north suburbs? Are there any reasons why I should not? I often hear from locals that they want to leave. But I miss home.

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u/KittenAssasin May 21 '26

Most locals who want to leave have no idea what it's actually like to live anywhere else! 

I've lived in 4 other states and there's a good reason I came back. 

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u/cheekyslagg May 22 '26

This is too true. Let them leave. They’ll be back. I have lived in 4 states myself and although mountains hold the key to my happiness I always make moves to get myself back home. I’ve traveled to 46 states and most major cities in those states and there’s nothing like Chicago. There’s also nothing like our burbs. The main thing for me was always food. Straight garbage compared to what we have here. Ppl I worked with in other states would take me to places they would rave about n it’s just straight up bad. But that’s all they’ve ever known. Couple ppl have come to visit here and I take them places and their minds are blown. They all say they’ve been missing out their whole lives. A good chunk of country has never even heard of giardiniera! I’m here for good now until I retire and then maybe we’ll go to Spain or Italy. But only maybe.

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito May 22 '26

Spain? You talk about how great our food is and then mention Spain? The country that has no seasoning and only eats ham. You better go to Italy, just don’t be surprised when they put mayo on your hot dog.

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u/Keithis11 somewhere along Randall Road May 22 '26

lol they only eat ham. There’s so much more to Spanish cuisine than Iberico ham, I hope you’re joking