It's Friday, lighten up, fill in the blank.
... you're a new DINK couple that just bought a bungalow in Berwyn and find out that one of your neighbors is an 82-year old Czech woman who still shovels her own snow and your other neighbor is a young Hispanic couple with 3 kids under the age of 5.
...you run over to City hall on your lunch break to pay your water bill, to find the front doors locked and a sign reading:
"OUT TO LUNCH"
... odd color choices of bathroom fixtures and questionable methods of electrical wiring and plumbing in your home are simply explained as "bohemian".
When people ask you where you live, you reply Berwyn and the go "Burrrwyn" (thank Svengoolie for that one). I hear it everytime.
I've experienced all of the above in my less than three years here. I like it here, except for the goofy politics.
The sheeshkabob of cars at Cermak Plaza doesnt catch your eye anymore when driving by. ;D
You are sitting in your car watching the trains go by.
...when you step out of the house on a beautiful Saturday
morning to go for a walk, and as you walk by the park
you stumble upon a...
KKK rally
Quote from: scoon on March 24, 2006, 12:02:09 PM
... odd color choices of bathroom fixtures and questionable methods of electrical wiring and plumbing in your home are simply explained as "bohemian".
you should see the wiring that had to be replaced in our house. how it did not spontaneously combust i do not know (i.e. kitchen lighting jerry rigged with extension cords). this dosent include the home made central air system and the wall in the den that mechanically opened up when a switch on the wall was turned on to reveal a model racecar setup (the counterweights were in the attic...wish i stil had some pics of that one before we tore it out)
...while taking your garbage out you spend the next
hour in your alley talking to an 89 year old neighbor...
Beans said to lighten it up....we have too many negatives here...
Plus, you get cool stuff like this, move your cursor over some
of my friends from Germany
http://www.nobodyhere.com/toren.hier
Turn the sound up for the kids, it makes them laugh
You're at OoT on a Friday nite. (First person to mention this post gets a drink on me.)
P.S. - My first post was not meant to be negative but dedicated to the lovely Delores Smlarz who sold us our happy home. <cheese>
Bear: The bear pyramid was very amusing. But, I am curious (and a tad nervous) about the 'spider' in the upper right hand corner -- and the script nearby it. Even more nervous about the spiral in the lower left corner. What is going on when we place the cursor over these items? A bunch of different German words -- all followed by 'dot com' began rapidly appearing in the lower part of the window.
I'm not too 'schmart' about these things.
...you're having a wonderful conversation with an Oak Parker and when they ask you where you live and you tell them they make a face and go, "Oh."
Beats me...I saw them but did not check them out....
probably just links...No speken da deutsch...
Dat almost has Chicago speak in it
You still know what a Sokol is - and are even members.
When someone asks you where Berwyn is located.... you explain that it borders Oak Park and Riverside.... suspiciously omitting that we border Cicero too :coreyhart:
You cringe when you hear your friends in Montclaire or Galewood bungalows complain about paying $2500 in taxes.
You wonder what kind of car fits in that little brick garage... and why is there a chimney in it???
You know your in Berwyn when you meet obnoxious people who dream and pretend they are in Riverside or Oak Park.
You know you live in Berwyn when the schools celebrate Cinco de mayo!
Quote from: greeneyedgirl on March 25, 2006, 07:38:33 PM
You know you live in Berwyn when the schools celebrate Cinco de mayo!
Hmmm...sounds as if green eye has no tolerance of those with
brown eyes...Perhaps the ghetto known as Plainfield would suit
your needs better...
They only accept blue and green eyes there
Quote from: greeneyedgirl on March 25, 2006, 07:38:33 PM
You know you live in Berwyn when the schools celebrate Cinco de mayo!
The I & M Canal is finished! Finished! And yet the filthy Irish remain. What can be done with these poor wretches, come to Berwyn and invading parts even farther West? Cannot these ignorant souls return to the Chicago River to their homes in Hardscrabble? Why must we accomodate them? Their men and women are fit only for the lowliest, simplest labors; their dull-eyed children shall not be much better. Before this decade is out, they must be removed from Berwyn! President Polk, why do you do nothing about this?
Irish out! Berwyn for Berwyners!
Betcha folks around these parts didn't speak Gallic to them.
Cheers,
Brian
I would assume because "back in the day" there was more of a tolerance for biogtry.
Quote from: Art on March 25, 2006, 10:49:48 PM
I would assume because "back in the day" there was more of a tolerance for biogtry.
Not sure what you are getting at Art?
Cheers,
Brian
You people need to lighten up!! It was a joke. Don't act like you have never heard a hispanic joke either. Oh and by the way I'm not Irish. Every time I say antrhing on this berwyn talk everyone is so up tight. I don't think I even want to post anymore!
awe... c'mon green eyes! Brrrrrwyyyyyn!!!! ;D
Quote from: Bear on March 25, 2006, 08:10:30 PM
Quote from: greeneyedgirl on March 25, 2006, 07:38:33 PM
You know you live in Berwyn when the schools celebrate Cinco de mayo!
Hmmm...sounds as if green eye has no tolerance of those with
brown eyes...Perhaps the ghetto known as Plainfield would suit
your needs better...
They only accept blue and green eyes there
Not true at all. A lot of Latinos are moving to Plainfield now I am told, probably much to the chagrin of the ex-Berwynites who moved down there in the 1990s ;).
I think the crackers we bought our house from moved there to get away from latinos.
you are proud of telling people you live in Berwyn :o by making an effort (every chance I get) to work in all of the great things about Berwyn and downplay all of the negative history.
BTW, this Latino is staying put. There will be no cowtipping, long commutes or living in shabby tornado targets for this Mexicana. You Berwynites are going to have to put up with me for a very long time, but that's okay, I've learned to assimilate. ;)
Im going to be here for a while also. How does this thread turn into a race thing? Crazy... Have a drink on me.... You know you live in Berwyn if...
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on March 25, 2006, 10:46:49 PM
Betcha folks around these parts didn't speak Gallic to them.
Cheers,
Brian
My mistake, I'm a bit dyslexic. I thought you meant that the Irish would not even think to speak Gaelic to folks in these parts.
But now that we're on the subject . . . if there had been a migration of Irish as large as the migration of Latinos, then I am sure businesses back then would be hiring clerks, cashier's, etc. that spoke Gaelic to cater to the large Irish population and earn their Irish dollar. ;)
And, btw, did you mean Gallic or Gaelic, do I need a history lesson? :-\
Quote from: Art on March 26, 2006, 10:59:07 PM
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on March 25, 2006, 10:46:49 PM
Betcha folks around these parts didn't speak Gallic to them.
Cheers,
Brian
My mistake, I'm a bit dyslexic. I thought you meant that the Irish would not even think to speak Gaelic to folks in these parts.
But now that we're on the subject . . . if there had been a migration of Irish as large as the migration of Latinos, then I am sure businesses back then would be hiring clerks, cashier's, etc. that spoke Gaelic to cater to the large Irish population and earn their Irish dollar. ;)
And, btw, did you mean Gallic or Gaelic, do I need a history lesson? :-\
Naw, I should just be happy I didn't live back in Ireland in the day...folks might have had a problem with me speaking French. LOL
Cheers,
Brian
Quote from: franklin train on March 26, 2006, 10:53:53 PM
Im going to be here for a while also. How does this thread turn into a race thing? Crazy... Have a drink on me.... You know you live in Berwyn if...
. . . every topic turns into a "race thing?" did I kill it?
Quote from: Art on March 26, 2006, 11:46:17 PM
Quote from: franklin train on March 26, 2006, 10:53:53 PM
Im going to be here for a while also. How does this thread turn into a race thing? Crazy... Have a drink on me.... You know you live in Berwyn if...
. . . every topic turns into a "race thing?" did I kill it?
I think you just didn't phrase it properly... "if you don't know the difference between Gaelic and Gaulic". sigh. Erin go bragh.
Quote from: franklin train on March 26, 2006, 10:53:53 PM
Im going to be here for a while also. How does this thread turn into a race thing? Crazy... Have a drink on me.... You know you live in Berwyn if...
Seemingly good natured threads on your non-partisan community message board turn contentious at the drop of a hat.
p.s. - Bear, I still owe you a drink.
Thank you Scoon
You know...I am very proud to call everyone of you my neighbors. Seriously.
I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be than Berwyn. Yeah, we're a little rough around the edges and have extremes in opinions, culture, and politics but, if you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. STRONGER THAN DIRT!
Hey, I'm a Sesame Street Kid. All the monsters were different colors and at the end of the day, they all played well together.
See ya all at Proska Park.
'Nuff said.
Seriously, I'm sorry I said anything..... it was a joke and the last time I checked there are alot of hispanics in this neighborhood.
So I was just making a comment to the degree of what I see. I have lived here my whole life, and I'm not going anywhere either!
I was just saying, and everyone else out there don't pretend that you did think about making a comment like that. Don't pretend either
that you never made a comment in your life about a hispanic, hell they even make fun of themselfs. Sorry that nobody thought it was funny!
...you have to explain Houby Day and why there is a parade celebrating it.
...the scent of bread follows you around the town.
...you can't get anywhere without someone first saying, "Say hi to your parents for me."
Quote from: cozynite on March 27, 2006, 08:36:36 PM
...the scent of bread follows you around the town.
You north-siders are lucky. I'm down by the Stickney sewage treatment plant; the scent following me around ain't bread.
Think of the employees at that plant. Our sh-- is there bread and butter.
Quote from: pkd50 on March 27, 2006, 10:07:33 PM
Think of the employees at that plant. Our sh-- is there bread and butter.
I'd think it was the other way around :-)
huh?
Quote from: pkd50 on March 27, 2006, 10:07:33 PM
Think of the employees at that plant. Our sh-- is there bread and butter.
Very true Pkd...MSD is the largest political hiring pig of anyone...
They are so blatant they almost make the cook county sherriffs dept. look legit
in their hiring practices...political pig number 2...
Bread, butter and a whole lot more my dear...
They saw what district 201 gets away with and said...Hey why not?
Your fridge is stocked with Strohs beer, bought at Miska's on Cermak ...
You know you live in Berwyn if?...........
You have waited almost a decade for progress and have not seen one single sign of such and come to the sad realization that beating your head against concrete will never move the mountain closer to Mouhammed.
Ryder, Hertz, and U-Haul are now on speed dial.
Paul,
When you moved in 10 years ago, was Berwyn in a better place than it is now or vice versa? Are you more afraid now of its deterioration or can you honestly say you see the light at the end of the tunnel? Are you going to start dialing the minute BRDO gets City Hall back or are you not even going to wait that long?
Ana
My question would be, where are you going to run to?? What city/town or area is not run unlike Berwyn? Please tell me, so I also can call a moving van. It seems to me that you know if you live in Berwyn if you give up so easy and want to move in a year! Dirty Politics are every where and have always been. Nothing new here or else where. Don't take the easy way out, and move because down the road you'll be moving again. I'll repeat myself once again, stay and fight for what is truly yours, this city and your schools!!
...your neighbor's friend honks their horn to pick them up instead of getting out of their car and ringing the doorbell. I've never lived in any other community where this has been done and on a daily basis!
"When I post threads like I did a short while ago about a shooting there is no replies. Make a fun post like "you know you are in Berwyn when....." and there is three pages of responses. I think that most people just don't want to face reality of what is going on here."
HvyChvy
Keep it up Saluki.... Hvy is going to get real mad! ;D
Quote from: franklin train on April 11, 2006, 03:00:37 PM
"When I post threads like I did a short while ago about a shooting there is no replies. Make a fun post like "you know you are in Berwyn when....." and there is three pages of responses. I think that most people just don't want to face reality of what is going on here."
HvyChvy
Keep it up Saluki.... Hvy is going to get real mad! ;D
Quote from: saluki on April 11, 2006, 02:45:43 PM
...your neighbor's friend honks their horn to pick them up instead of getting out of their car and ringing the doorbell. I've never lived in any other community where this has been done and on a daily basis!
I have to respond to this. It happened one morning while I was still in bed and someone was honking and honking and honking. I finally got out of bed, walked to to the car, knocked on the window and asked if they wanted me to go ring the doorbell for them! Needless to say, they never did it again.
Quote from: saluki on April 11, 2006, 02:45:43 PM
...your neighbor's friend honks their horn to pick them up instead of getting out of their car and ringing the doorbell. I've never lived in any other community where this has been done and on a daily basis!
Brookfield, Lyons, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park... It's everywhere, I swear it is.
You Know You Live In Berwyn If...
...you experience a euphoric wave of happiness while heading west on the Eisenhower, because you get to exit at Austin while all the other poor worms have another 40-60 minutes of traffic ahead of them. :D
...the windows of your bungalow are vibrating due to the volume of the crap music that's playing on the piece of shit stereo in the car that's still at least 3 blocks away. >:(
...your list of things to do to improve your bungalow is not only several pages long, but is broken down into $500, $1500 and $2500 or greater sections. ;)
...the only conversation you're capable of carrying on with your friends, family and coworkers is about your latest bungalow renovation project. ::)
...yours is the only car on your block displaying a city sticker. :-\
........ you spend half of your life picking up cigarette butts off your parkway