Toronto vs. Chicago: Fight! Fight! Fight!
A story about Toronto having a larger population than Chicago quickly turned into a snarky battle on Twitter between a Chicago columnist and the Twitterverse. Toronto vs. Chicago. Humour vs. just plain mean. Here's what happened, blow by blow.
- First, this happened. Toronto officially became the fourth largest city in North America, taking the title from Chicago.
- Toronto's population overtakes Chicago | Toronto StarWell, move over, Chicago. Toronto is laying claim to being the fourth largest city in North America. Since Toronto was amalgamated in 199...
- Then, this happened. A Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg writes wryly on the news, saying that even comparing Toronto to Chicago is “an insult to our city.” His, not ours.
Woe, Canada - Toronto quietly crows over Chicago - Chicago Sun-TimesBY NEIL STEINBERG [email protected] Updated: The Canadians, in all their damnable fairness, are too decent to crow. So if you look ...- We followed up with a piece of our own.
Comparing Toronto to Chicago an insult, Windy City columnist insists (sort of) | Toronto StarSomeone in Chicago has finally noticed Toronto has surpassed it in population, and he's wryly congratulating us on the extra people. Neil...
@graham_angus @CP24 @NeilSteinberg @Suntimes How can you even compare skylines?! Hands down Toronto! http://pic.twitter.com/M8bdwgp5fl- Steinberg's column may have been tongue-in-cheek, but not everyone saw it that way. For example:
@NeilSteinberg garbage "reporter" working for a garbage newspaper living in a garbage city. #StupidPeopleTryingToBeFunny
@NeilSteinberg from this day onward, Americans should never wonder why they are hated so much around the world. TY for the clarity- Steinberg retweeted the Star's story about his column, and the discussion on Twitter started getting ugly, with Steinberg replying to many of the tweets. Here's a taste of some of the back-and-forth.
@neilsteinberg is everything that is wrong with America. Self-centred, ego-driven and uneducated.
@NeilSteinberg is putting Torontonians in their place, one anonymous cipher at a time.
@NeilSteinberg I’m disappointed no Canadians threw a “You were never in Toronto!” at you
@neilsteinberg you're seriously an idiot. Why ru so bitter about TO's ranking? Noone claimed it was 'better' than Chicago #loser
@JKimReilly -- It was humor. You missed that. Nothing "bitter" about it. Like most Americans, I couldn't care less what happens in Canada.
@NeilSteinberg It's pretty obviously tongue-in-cheek. Guess you've now learned many Canucks do have a SERIOUS inferiority complex!
U mad bro? Columnist @NeilSteinberg is miffed more people live in Toronto than Chicago, writes inane column on topic suntimes.com/news/steinberg…
@NeilSteinberg is being a sensationalist provocateur a satisfying journalistic experience?
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- Julie Anne MontaganoToronto murders in 2012 = 47. Chicago murders in AUGUST 2012 = 57. End of discussion.2013-03-09T02:11:01.946Z
- Julie Anne MontaganoToronto murders in 2012 = 47. Chicago murders in AUGUST 2012 = 57. End of discussion.2013-03-09T02:11:01.946Z
