Quote: (06-19-2012 07:58 AM)velkrum Wrote:
Is Chicago segregated ??
Yes. Way more than places like DC and NYC, in my experience.
In fact, one study places it as the most segregated major city in the country.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31...44098.html
Quote: (06-19-2012 07:58 AM)velkrum Wrote:
Are the women liberal and open to dating all types of men ?
Compared to places like NYC, Vegas, San Fran, and DC, definitely not. The level of interracial dating in Chicago is significantly lower than I have seen in other cities. Keep in mind, this isn't 1950's Alabama or anything. However, you will meet a higher percentage of chicks that don't go outside of their racial/ethnic group here than in the above mentioned cities. It has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY better over the past 20 years though.
Quote: (06-19-2012 07:58 AM)velkrum Wrote:
Are the latin women liberal minded and open to dating different types of men ?
Depends on the type of men. For instance, the Latin woman/black man combination is lower here than in other cities I've been to. The Latin woman/white man combination is still pretty good, although even that wasn't as high as I saw in a place like Miami or NYC.
Quote: (06-19-2012 07:58 AM)velkrum Wrote:
Will any particular race do extremely well or have a really difficult time with the dating/hookup scene ?
It all depends on what you are looking for. I'm black. I find Chicago to be worse than most of the other cities I have been in for dating non-black women (DC was surprisingly good). At the same time, I have found that the quality of black women and ease of me approaching them here is higher than any other city I've been in (although I hear that Atlanta is great).
Quote: (06-19-2012 07:58 AM)velkrum Wrote:
Does Chicago have pockets of European neighborhoods and immigrants ?
There are huge pockets of Eastern European neighborhoods. For example, Chicago has the second largest population of Polish people in the world. It is second only to Warsaw, Poland. Even now, a friend who is a teacher in the public school system has a significant number of students whose parents are Polish immigrants that speak zero English. There is also a large groups of other Eastern European ethnic groups in the city (Lithuanian, Serbian, etc).
Keep something else in mind. All of these things may change depending on who you are and how you game in Chicago. For instance, I almost never do the club thing, except for the indie/alt/occasionally gothic scene a few years ago. Some hardcore Rush Street club goers might have a different opinion.
Also, Chicago is a city that is really a collection of neighborhoods. If you find a neighborhood that fits with what you want, you can have a blast and milk it for all it's worth. For instance, all of my talk about a segregated Chicago goes out the window in a neighborhood like Hyde Park (where the University of Chicago is located). You are almost as likely to see a mixed race couple as a same race couple down there. At the same time, I would be EXTREMELY uncomfortable walking with a white woman in a neighborhood like Bridgeport. It would be asking for trouble.
The neighborhood makeup of Chicago means that you can have a rich and wonderful experience in the city, as long as you know were to go and what that neighborhood is like.