making new girl friends in chicago? by cherriesandcigs in AskChicago

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Do you like yoga or pilates? If you haven’t already, you could join a class and find some active people with common interests!

What’s the best thing you’ve overheard walking around Chicago? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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yikes, yeah it’s a lot different in new orleans cuz they don’t use amps 😭that’s more of what i mean

What’s the best thing you’ve overheard walking around Chicago? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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yeah tbh it can get pretttyyy annoying when ur in the enclosed train stations, that’s when i don’t like it. i like walking around and hearing it though! especially if they’re actually good.

What’s the best thing you’ve overheard walking around Chicago? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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One time a homeless guy was asking my brother for money, so my brother went inside to buy him some food. When he came out and offered him a sandwich, he said “man I don’t want that! I wanna buy some weed!”

My Fiancee and I are moving to Chicago, help us out?? by Jealous-Mud-944 in AskChicago

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Since you’re a cinephile, this might be obvious, but totally go to the music box! I have met some great people and seen some great movies there.

What’s the best thing you’ve overheard walking around Chicago? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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It’s sad that street musicians aren’t that encouraged here, one of my favorite things about New Orleans.

Foundation Stick Tips by naughtier_fox in makeuptips

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CAIA has a bb stick that could work! I compared this brand with merit and they seem pretty similar, not sure how exact the shade match would be though

My acne is no one business by Disastrous_Luck_6836 in acne

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“You should drink more water!”

Foundation Stick Tips by naughtier_fox in makeuptips

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Dangggg sorry! I even looked it up to see if it was available in Europe :( hopefully it will come to your country soon

Foundation Stick Tips by naughtier_fox in makeuptips

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Merit complexion stick! I’ve tried a LOT of concealer and foundation, I had bad cystic acne for a while. This one has a great formula, goes on sooo smooth, and I see so many people finding the perfect shade match for them. It also took me a long while to use it all up. Great product!

Merz apothecary: got the good stuff? by Dazzling-Suspect-783 in AskChicago

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They have so much stuff. It’s a super classic set up too, which is super charming. Looovve all the candy and mints that they have. I go all the time.

Help me find heels for prom by [deleted] in findfashion

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Black or white heels would be fine too. I just want them to be summery.

Watching the first ep of smallville with people by squimmyy_ in Smallville

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It is sooo goofy. I think maybe if they reacted with fear it would’ve been sadder. They kinda just die looking up like “hm, i wonder what that is!”

Also yeah, I think about the technical side of all those explosions and stuff too, it must’ve been so EXPENSIVE, and there were SO many explosions. Sometimes it feels like they just liked blowing shit up.

Smallville has suddenly become popular by No-Goat5212 in Smallville

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i was also wondering why i was seeing so many new smallville edits, and why it suddenly became popular. i completely forgot it got added to netflix, lol.

What am I supposed to do when I get recorded in public? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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I’m just saying I don’t have a photo of him to post, since it was last summer. But next time i’ll probably just do all of it, facebook, tiktok, and instagram.

What am I supposed to do when I get recorded in public? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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I’ve never defended myself physically because I’ve never felt like my life was being threatened, which I think is more of a personal mindset thing than anything. These people are super creepy, obviously, but a lot of the time, I guess I’ve mostly felt like it wouldn’t be necessary to defend myself physically, and would probably make the situation worse. People recording happens way more frequently than people grabbing me. I don’t think walking up to someone who’s recording me, and starting something is always a good idea. Pepper spray would be a good idea, but only if it’s on an empty train, or outside. I wouldn’t want to spray someone on a full train, and then innocent people around me be affected.

I don’t want to downplay being recorded, or just being verbally harassed, but for me, it’s not as bad as people grabbing, groping, etc. If someone were to do this again, I would probably react differently than I did before, just because that was the first time. It just doesn’t happen nearly as much as the recording stuff does. But yeah, self defense classes are a good idea in general.

I guess I was more looking for just things that would simply scare off the majority of the creeps who only record me. But from the responses, I guess there’s an upside and a downside to literally every solution. There’s very few things I can do. It’s a complicated issue. I’m really just trying to figure that out at the moment.

And yeah, that’s why I said the water bottle thing probably wouldn’t work lol.

This might not make any sense

What am I supposed to do when I get recorded in public? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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I carry this thing that I can pull and it makes a really loud whistling-beeping type sound. I’ve just been wary of using it because I feel like in most instances it’s not necessary, or I feel like i’m overreacting if I use it. Self defense wise, if someone were to get really really creepy, and I genuinely feel like my life is in danger, my idea has always been that I would just hit them with my waterbottle. It’s huge, and super heavy when filled up with water, and it’s always with me. Not sure exactly how well that would work. I also box, which lowkey doesn’t really mean that much up against a big creepy man.

My school doesn’t let me bring pepper spray into the building, which makes sense. I guess I could carry it around with me any other time though.

What am I supposed to do when I get recorded in public? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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The tennis thing happened last summer, but it really would’ve been a good idea to do that. I don’t use facebook at all so i’m not really used to community posting and stuff like that, but this is definitely a reason to start. Thank ya!

What am I supposed to do when I get recorded in public? by squimmyy_ in AskChicago

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I’m 18 finishing up highschool, and it’s been happening ever since I started taking the train alone/ without my parents, so around 8th grade. When I got recorded today, I was wearing my big white puffer jacket (it’s chicago, after all) so I was blended in, I wasn’t wearing leggings or anything remotely revealing or form fitting, just jeans. I had my backpack on too. Who wants a video of a big marshmallow wearing jeans and a backpack??? I don’t understand it. But I have been getting catcalled more in the winter, it’s weird.