Your friend is right "on average", meaning that if you took an average karate school vs. an average Muay Thai school, the MT school would probably be superior in most aspects as far as applicability in fighting. There are, however, exceptions to the norm.
Are you in the heart of Chicago or the 'burbs? There is Muay Thai, American Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazillian/Japanese/Gracie Jujitsu, Internal martial arts, san shou, CMA, TKD, Karate, MMA, and more, all in the chicagoland area. There are many choices.
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