You know you’re really back in Chicago again when
…the weather is an uncomfortable 23 degrees…soon to be an intolerable 10 degrees
…a polish lady worker at a convenient store located in the airport refuses to give you change for a ten-dollar bill unless you buy something…because she would be at a big loss, or a loss in general, if she changed a 10…?
…there is snow on the ground, including sidewalks that should be shoveled
…the public trans trains smell like urine
…the public trans trains break down on 2/3 tracks at the O’hare stop, forcing you leave your current train to move into another urine-infested train
…the public trans train is moving slower than the car traffic seen out the window – which isn’t moving at all -…huh???
…people speak English
…don’t speak Japanese
…there are trash bins every block, yet somehow there is trash all over the ground, despite
…taxi drivers appear to think that they live in an anarchist-type government
…when you see a sign that says “Welcome to Chicago”

I believe the list would be longer if I arrived in LA or New York…but moving on

I’ve safely returned to Chicago and am inevitably jet-lagged.

You know you’re jet-lagged when
…you’re too flummoxed (as the english would say) to write another “you know you’re…when” list or even italicize the list

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