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More or less, just personal experience from life in the burbs, gold coast is filled with diggers, or just sugar babies, I've not had the chance to explore alot, due to my current situation. The women have not gotten bad, however, we do have more expats from NYC, so that's an ever present danger, but most people that come here, quickly learn the Chicago way (in a good sense) being polite, and stuff like that, it's a good city, good food, and unless you're in Englewood, considerably safer.