05/02/2026
Yep
Nobody prepares you for how people in Chicago give directions. ๐
No distances.
No timelines.
Just landmarksโฆ and attitude. ๐ญ
โGo down past the Walgreensโฆ
not that one โ the OTHER Walgreensโฆ
then turn after the Dunkinโโฆ
no not that Dunkinโ, the one next to the gas station that used to be something elseโฆโ
At this point youโre not driving โ
youโre solving a riddle.
Then it keeps going:
โTake Lake Shoreโฆ
unless thereโs trafficโฆ
which there isโฆ
so donโt.โ
โCut through Lower Wackerโฆโ
(you already know youโre about to get lost for 20 minutes)
โTurn left where that building USED to beโฆโ
โIf you hit Indianaโฆ yeah you messed up.โ ๐ญ
Meanwhile youโre dodging potholes big enough to have ZIP codes,
merging between someone doing 20 and someone doing 95,
while a black SUV behind you takes your speed personally.
Blinker? Optional.
Lane? Negotiable.
Traffic? Guaranteed.
And somehowโฆ
every Chicago driver knows exactly what that means except you.
Welcome to Chicago.
Where directions sound insaneโฆ
but somehow still get you there. ๐๐จ
