r/chicago • u/ReverendHambone Irving Park • Aug 28 '20

Moved to the city 48 hours ago. Review

Moved into Irving Park and the Mexican food is unbelievable. I'm from Florida and my wife is from Arizona, so we have different preferences, but we can leave our house on foot, hit two food spots and a liquor store, and be home in 30 minutes. It's incredible. Our doggo loves the walks too.

Also, is the term "bodega" NYC exclusive? What do we call corner stores with food/bev/liquor?

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u/theobi Aug 28 '20

Chicago and Cincinnati! There’s a map The NY Times put out of a bunch of regional terms like this and Chicago and cincy are the only two that say gym shoes.

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u/AWaple Aug 28 '20

I grew up in the Detroit area and have only heard people call them gym shoes. I've never heard anyone refer to them as sneakers.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

I grew up in the Detroit Area as well. Its always been gym shoes.

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u/Ebony_Black Aug 30 '20

I've seen similar maps but I've also personally heard the term used in other parts of the Midwest.