Chicago Needs to Change the Narrative

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  • čas přidán 28. 01. 2024
  • Chicago needs some sort of mantra to change the narrative.
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  • @haiksimitian5755
    @haiksimitian5755 Před 4 měsíci +159

    "Kyle turn the TikTok camera on, everyone needs to hear this"

  • @robbietitus
    @robbietitus Před 4 měsíci +205

    Say what you want about bill but he can thrive in any medium
    Love these shorts.
    Keep em up bill

    • @duffal0
      @duffal0 Před 4 měsíci

      So cool seeing old people doing what they love! He seems to really enjoy being famous from his videos like this😂 hope he enjoys it!!!

    • @RespectProcess
      @RespectProcess Před 2 měsíci

      Is it medium or short? Make up your mind.

  • @alasdairmacintyre9383
    @alasdairmacintyre9383 Před 4 měsíci +89

    Chicago: we're dangerous, we're Chicago

    • @samcalven12
      @samcalven12 Před 4 měsíci

      More places more dangerous than Chicago actually

  • @Marc-rs2ew
    @Marc-rs2ew Před 4 měsíci +66

    Windy City Bill takes over from Car Driving Bill and Sidewalk Bill

  • @WhelmedButReady
    @WhelmedButReady Před 4 měsíci +26

    My family is born and raised South Side of Chicago for generations. I can say with confidence "Don't be a wuss" is a pretty apt slogan for our beautiful city

  • @fainahc4995
    @fainahc4995 Před 4 měsíci +76

    "It is not Iraq, it is Chicago"

    • @Yon_Jon5715
      @Yon_Jon5715 Před 4 měsíci +3

      "Chi-raq"
      -Kanye 😂😂
      I heard it has places where, on average, there's not a second in the day without a bullet flying. I'm sure it was an exaggeration.

    • @RachelDavis705
      @RachelDavis705 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Spoken like a nerd who has never been to either place.

  • @liquid50hawaii
    @liquid50hawaii Před 4 měsíci +39

    Chicago in Summer is Dope 🤘

  • @noahdaigle22
    @noahdaigle22 Před 4 měsíci +60

    Hoodie Bill > Hoodie Melo

  • @trusttheprocess6356
    @trusttheprocess6356 Před 4 měsíci +25

    I'm loving these shorts

  • @averyb.476
    @averyb.476 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Chicago is a beautiful city!

  • @Molson-xg9hs
    @Molson-xg9hs Před 4 měsíci +3

    Lived in SE Wisconsin all my life, Chicago has always been the cool, older brother to Milwaukee’s younger brother. Great city.

  • @WorldwideWyatt
    @WorldwideWyatt Před 4 měsíci +4

    Chicago is going top 5 in the “Major American city” draft

  • @bigdawgsgottaeat5028
    @bigdawgsgottaeat5028 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Not sure I’d say it’s the wind that worries people 🤣 but love the shorts Bill keep em coming!

  • @brandonm4664
    @brandonm4664 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I’ll be there in October to run the marathon

  • @benjaminkennedy3913
    @benjaminkennedy3913 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The Power walking around Chicago piece.

  • @christopherporter5472
    @christopherporter5472 Před 4 měsíci +3

    He's talking to Caleb Williams

  • @martincouture6371
    @martincouture6371 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Agree, great city . . . Clean, beautiful, tons to do

  • @RachelDavis705
    @RachelDavis705 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love Chicago. I visited in November for their Christmas market and a dinner boat tour. It was awesome.

  • @jefffreese947
    @jefffreese947 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Bill - love the short form content. You're lucky you're there when it's OK. As a 30+ year resident of Chicago - you can count on 1 weeks per year of "Chiberia" where the windchill is -40. Other than that - it's usually not too terrible, but people always remember that week.

  • @visualthinking
    @visualthinking Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wait, there is SUN?!? We have had the friggin' grayest winter. So glad our city treated you well.

  • @johnpicillo1988
    @johnpicillo1988 Před 4 měsíci +2

    You just missed the -30 wind chills by a few weeks, haha.

  • @Yono84
    @Yono84 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I’m from Minnesota. Born and raised. And downtown Chicago in the winter is the coldest place I’ve ever been. It’s fucking cold.

  • @516krause
    @516krause Před 4 měsíci +1

    You’ve been my favorite for a long time, Bill. This just made you irreplaceable. Great take - Chicago is the best.

  • @jimmyjamesowens
    @jimmyjamesowens Před 4 měsíci +1

    I moved here two years ago from Boston. You are absolutely right. Chicago is a major league town.

  • @Dive-Bar-Casanova
    @Dive-Bar-Casanova Před 4 měsíci +1

    Cubs game all the reason I need.

  • @deanchambers8613
    @deanchambers8613 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Definitely man! Chicago is cool!

  • @jasperezekiel4893
    @jasperezekiel4893 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I’m here for the Billy boy shorts

  • @jideveloper1164
    @jideveloper1164 Před 4 měsíci

    Not from Chicago, but always enjoy visiting no matter the time of year.
    Great food, welcoming people.

  • @Simouno
    @Simouno Před 4 měsíci +1

    Chicago is Philadelphia with less toxic fans. Everybody should want to go there

  • @pjmartin3666
    @pjmartin3666 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Love this

  • @kitsonk717
    @kitsonk717 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I totally agree. It's not that bad in the winter. Most cold weather cities are not as cold as it used to be years ago. I've been there fir tge last couple of Xmas holidays and it was fine.

  • @Kalinbuggs
    @Kalinbuggs Před 4 měsíci +1

    Chicago is such a beautiful city I was so impressed

  • @PhilM4
    @PhilM4 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Stop telling everyone how awesome our city is. I like it not being crowded with tourist 😂

  • @bfoz
    @bfoz Před 4 měsíci +4

    Lol, two weeks ago it was -20s

    • @Crusader35
      @Crusader35 Před 4 měsíci

      -30 with the wind chill for like 5 days.....freaking brutal

  • @StarvingArtistsTV
    @StarvingArtistsTV Před 4 měsíci +1

    It’s cold, Bill

  • @deliriumcamper
    @deliriumcamper Před 4 měsíci +2

    Now show the airports or police department lobbies

  • @ronaldclark3128
    @ronaldclark3128 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Best city in the country from April to October

  • @CZAR151
    @CZAR151 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Chicago is cool, but I did nearly get mugged or worse.

  • @kevinwalsh9704
    @kevinwalsh9704 Před 4 měsíci +28

    God dammit I work like 5 blocks from where he filmed this…..run up on sidewalk bill like “you def looked at the line for KC San Francisco”

    • @jerrelldaniel3320
      @jerrelldaniel3320 Před 4 měsíci +1

      same💀

    • @dpcrawdad_3
      @dpcrawdad_3 Před 4 měsíci +1

      No way! Beautiful part to live. I’m in Bucktown

    • @lordaleksandre
      @lordaleksandre Před 4 měsíci

      He definitely shouldn't have been allowed to change his guess.

  • @Yourztrulydaboy
    @Yourztrulydaboy Před 4 měsíci +4

    Nah bro, that city is totally different when its warm out

  • @ScottKilmartin
    @ScottKilmartin Před 4 měsíci

    Great town.

  • @abcsorensen
    @abcsorensen Před 4 měsíci +1

    Bill Simmons: Don't be a wuss
    kids in Chicago: We smokin on Tooka

  • @waynecanning4122
    @waynecanning4122 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I live here. I don’t want anyone else coming here. Traffic sucks as it is.

  • @jimbaker5110
    @jimbaker5110 Před 3 měsíci

    The Windy City that passes lasagna off for pizza

  • @lzv6990
    @lzv6990 Před 4 měsíci

    At the Music Box.

  • @tombehnke9058
    @tombehnke9058 Před 4 měsíci

    It’s a ridiculously mild winter. That’s why it seems acceptable.

  • @nachooooo7019
    @nachooooo7019 Před 3 měsíci

    I thought Chicago's slogan was "Chiraq"

  • @mikeysquo
    @mikeysquo Před 4 měsíci

    I’m getting cold just Bill walk around in that cold town.

  • @jcarabet9901
    @jcarabet9901 Před 4 měsíci

    It’s a beautiful sunny winter day. Try spending an entire winter there. And seeing the sun 4 times in 4 months and get back to me Bill.

  • @MateMagyar88
    @MateMagyar88 Před 4 měsíci +1

    “Jesus Christ, Simmons! Memphis is a better city! What the f***!” **Verno voice

  • @mrt094
    @mrt094 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've been in just about every top 20 major city my population with 1 or two exceptions. Chicago is way too cold, I was just there two weeks ago. No one is trying to walk around Chicago when its 5 below.

  • @BaronKilaton
    @BaronKilaton Před 4 měsíci

    This is why rich people fascinated with statistics and bullying are not publicists.

  • @sloanNYC
    @sloanNYC Před 4 měsíci +2

    Wearing a hood over your head changes how cold you are DRAMATICALLY. Just be smart.

  • @Hack_The_Planet_
    @Hack_The_Planet_ Před 4 měsíci +15

    Bill, walk around on the south side of Chicago for 30 minutes and tell me how welcoming it felt.

    • @AB-sw4kb
      @AB-sw4kb Před 4 měsíci +5

      I did this with a dead phone pitch black night and I was fine

    • @Hack_The_Planet_
      @Hack_The_Planet_ Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@AB-sw4kb I’m sure you did sweetheart

    • @AB-sw4kb
      @AB-sw4kb Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@Hack_The_Planet_ ?? yeah, I was visiting in November and I took the green line south, then got out and walked around from like 8pm-11pm before I made my way back to another station. it was longer than 30 minutes but I don't think it was a big deal. my phone died on the L. I actually was at a bar/restaurant and their menus were on a QR code, so I had to ask them for a physical menu in order to place any orders that night

  • @espy0824
    @espy0824 Před 4 měsíci

    Mid day walk Bill takes on Chi

  • @MileHigh720beezy
    @MileHigh720beezy Před 4 měsíci

    The guy!! Rewatchables Chi City 🎉❤

  • @nerothelost9605
    @nerothelost9605 Před 4 měsíci

    Bill on a walk here

  • @kevinraper114
    @kevinraper114 Před 4 měsíci

    It can be cold by the lake in August.

  • @dpennington4311
    @dpennington4311 Před 4 měsíci

    It’s Reinsdorf

  • @JerryCardigan
    @JerryCardigan Před 4 měsíci

    Bill swears he's Dr. kimble right now lol

  • @regulator9268
    @regulator9268 Před 4 měsíci

    Comparing chicago to vegas 😅😅 lol thats two different levels bill

  • @theaved
    @theaved Před 4 měsíci

    Roadside bill is supreme

  • @faithbased-sj8qf
    @faithbased-sj8qf Před 4 měsíci

    Great city. Depending on what area of the "city" you're in😂😂. As a Born Chicago Native

  • @Heywoodjablome1964
    @Heywoodjablome1964 Před 4 měsíci

    The Rewatchables rules!!

  • @garrettclayton4741
    @garrettclayton4741 Před 4 měsíci

    Yea but maybe the murder rates are a bigger problem than it gets cold sometimes. In 2021 they were at 30 murders per 100,000 citizens, which is a fairly big number for a large U.S. city. For context New York city is usually around 7 per 100,000.

  • @loyaltyh1m102
    @loyaltyh1m102 Před 4 měsíci

    Oh Bill

  • @joebriggs5781
    @joebriggs5781 Před 4 měsíci

    Power Walk Bill is here to stay.

  • @Mr.MooseTheGreat
    @Mr.MooseTheGreat Před 4 měsíci

    After watching what the Knicks did to the Cavs bigs in the playoffs last year I think they could give the Celtics a run for their money. Especially when Porzingis inevitably goes down late in the season

  • @jaymoffitt34
    @jaymoffitt34 Před 4 měsíci

    I think less about the cold weather. And more about the large amounts of homicide that make people decide not to go. I like the city though.

  • @marsspacex6065
    @marsspacex6065 Před 4 měsíci

    Previously Vince had majority voting control but with tko forming he doesn’t anymore that’s the difference.

  • @anishphi1
    @anishphi1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    chicago bar / party scene is also insanely good. Just an underrated city.

  • @mbaron4311
    @mbaron4311 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The only one that would work tho is: “Hey we arrested all the blacks.”

  • @patrickmorilus
    @patrickmorilus Před 4 měsíci +3

    Bill you rich buy some AirPods my guy

    • @Sam19509
      @Sam19509 Před 4 měsíci +1

      He wants Apple to sponsor him and give it him for free. My boy Bill has a shoe deal with Nike he was always wearing their shoes on tv and his HBO show.😂😂

  • @Nate-im3sg
    @Nate-im3sg Před 4 měsíci

    In Chicago for the Rewatchables? What movie?

  • @Another1-ey5sx
    @Another1-ey5sx Před 4 měsíci +9

    It's not the weather we Chicagoans complain about. It's the crime and corruption.

  • @rbaki94
    @rbaki94 Před 4 měsíci

    Chicago Bill lmfao

  • @123mgu
    @123mgu Před 4 měsíci +1

    Chicago danger>>>Vegas danger

  • @seansean7643
    @seansean7643 Před 4 měsíci

    Naw screw chi-town. I remember watching Forest Gump and him talking about what direction the water comes from when it rains and I could not relate until I went to Chicago. The wind blew the rain so hard it seemed it was coming from the ground because it bounced off the concrete back up to your waist. How the hell your genitals get wet when you have a trench coat on?

  • @conorcassidy7112
    @conorcassidy7112 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Dont be a wuss. Come to us

    • @Yon_Jon5715
      @Yon_Jon5715 Před 4 měsíci

      You've got to get Eminem to say this, to make it work. But it's effective!

  • @jbeebe33
    @jbeebe33 Před 4 měsíci

    Oh yeah, that’s the famous false narrative about Chicago, that “it’s too cold”
    Fox News Billy being shocked he’s safe in River North in broad daylight 😂😂 “huh it’s actually pretty nice here”

  • @grislyn8
    @grislyn8 Před 4 měsíci

    No one is gonna say why he uses wired headphones ?

  • @hiddengem9742
    @hiddengem9742 Před 4 měsíci

    Drive down Cabrini green area lol

    • @kevinkuenn5733
      @kevinkuenn5733 Před 4 měsíci

      Cabrini Green was torn down a decade ago, that neighborhood is all million dollar condos now. So yes Bill, go there, it's actually quite nice.
      Lots of clueless people talking shit in these comments, I swear.

  • @joshthomas2712
    @joshthomas2712 Před 4 měsíci

    Wah you're here! Let's grab a beer and talk celtics!

  • @jordans6788
    @jordans6788 Před 4 měsíci +1

    We don’t go there due to fear of being murdered not fear of wind…

  • @Sam19509
    @Sam19509 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Toronto is way better than Chicago. You are less likely to get shot and the people in Canada are way more nicer and polite. They also got these fancy liquor stores run by the Government that feel like mini museums. Great Coffee and Shawarma places.😂😂

  • @user-bk8gc8fs2v
    @user-bk8gc8fs2v Před 3 měsíci

    Go a little further south and see how you like it…

  • @user-fi4wo8gi4r
    @user-fi4wo8gi4r Před 4 měsíci

    Steak anyone? Cheers

  • @vdoggydogg3922
    @vdoggydogg3922 Před 4 měsíci

    nice?...don't leave your place at night

  • @shaboidagoober1304
    @shaboidagoober1304 Před 4 měsíci +1

    People doing go to Chicago because it’s the most dangerous city in America (aka highest murder rate), not because it’s cold. Lots of great qualities, can’t deny that one though. Rebrand all you want, won’t change that.

  • @dkinney8046
    @dkinney8046 Před 4 měsíci

    why does this look green screenish ?

  • @oneunripemango1858
    @oneunripemango1858 Před 4 měsíci

    All anyone says about any city any more is how dangerous and dirty and shitty it is, and sure it’s probably at least partially true about most places but there’s also great parts about pretty much everywhere too. Says more about the media than the actual cities

    • @shorewall
      @shorewall Před 4 měsíci

      You want to visit a city and be a tourist, visit all the hot spots, then it's pretty cool. Live there and yeah, you'll know it sucks.
      That's why all millionaires have mansions out in the hills.

    • @oneunripemango1858
      @oneunripemango1858 Před 4 měsíci

      @@shorewallI live in Denver and I won’t say that there’s no problems with it, but there’s also shit I love about living here. Being so fucking doomer about problems like crime and folks going homeless just makes it so u want to leave and go somewhere else instead of actually dealing with the issues that also inevitably exist in whatever town u wanna pack up and move to. And it makes u ignore all the actual cool shit about where u do live.

  • @jcZo23
    @jcZo23 Před 4 měsíci

    LoL cold aint the narrative

  • @DavidFigarland
    @DavidFigarland Před 4 měsíci

    minneapolis >

  • @handfullofsean
    @handfullofsean Před 4 měsíci

    Don’t be a wuss, come to the Midwestern bread basket

  • @nicholas7525
    @nicholas7525 Před 4 měsíci

    Idk man, lots of Chicago fucking blows. Source: live there

  • @sirevelynderothschild3198
    @sirevelynderothschild3198 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Too much crime

  • @PunishedLasagna
    @PunishedLasagna Před 4 měsíci

    Chicago is great.

  • @Architek79
    @Architek79 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Come to Chicago and get robbed🥴

  • @ambientnoiserock
    @ambientnoiserock Před 3 měsíci

    Bill you have like 500 bajillion dollars buy some AirPods

  • @alanmartins6349
    @alanmartins6349 Před 4 měsíci

    Lived in Chicago and I'm from Mass, Chicago is not colder than Mass in fact we play golf more months in Illinois than in Mass.