芝加哥和费城这两个城市有什么利弊？

uupigyu318

没名气的temple和拽大

thecow10000

I've been to both cities.

Chicago Pros:
Corporate headquarter of many companies.  
Home of futures and options trading.
Home of some regional banking offices and municipal bond underwriting
The midtown shopping area is very nice.
Housing is affordable.
Deep Dish pizza and hot dog.

Chicago Cons:
Snows 5 months a year.  It's EXTREMELY windy and cold (think Harbin)  
University of Chicago area (south Chicago) has nothing to cheer for, it is dangerous and run down.
It is almost 3 hours to NYC by flight.
Sales tax is over 10%.

Phily Pros:
Phily Cheesesteak
Nice downtown area.  Lots of nice restaurants.
2h (~$12) bus ride to Washington DC.
2h (~$12) bus ride or 1.5h train ride to NYC.
Chinatown food is better than Chicago's
Housing is affordable.
Weather is bearable, especially compared to northern China (i.e. Beijing).
Lower sales tax than Chicago.

Phily Cons:
Penn is near (or pretty much within) an extremely dangerous area.  The nearby Camden is the top 3 dangerous city in the country.
Eagles fans.

uupigyu318

I've been to both cities.

Chicago Pros:
Corporate headquarter of many companies.  
Home of futures and options trading.
Home of some regional banking offices and municipal bond underwriting
The midtown shopping area is very nice.
Housing is affordable.
Deep Dish pizza and hot dog.

Chicago Cons:
Snows 5 months a year.  It's EXTREMELY windy and cold (think Harbin)  
University of Chicago area (south Chicago) has nothing to cheer for, it is dangerous and run down.
It is almost 3 hours to NYC by flight.
Sales tax is over 10%.

Phily Pros:
Phily Cheesesteak
Nice downtown area.  Lots of nice restaurants.
2h (~$12) bus ride to Washington DC.
2h (~$12) bus ride or 1.5h train ride to NYC.
Chinatown food is better than Chicago's
Housing is affordable.
Weather is bearable, especially compared to northern China (i.e. Beijing).
Lower sales tax than Chicago.

Phily Cons:
Penn is near (or pretty much within) an extremely dangerous area.  The nearby Camden is the top 3 dangerous city in the country.
Eagles fans.

-- by 会员 thecow10000 (2010/12/23 22:55:06)

Thanks a lot！
正是我需要的list，话说这两个地方还真纠结