Washington vs D.C.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The old rule is.. if you live here it is D.C., if you live anywhere else it is Washington to you.
Outsiders do not get D.C., and the insiders would get exhausted to say Washington every time they mean D.C.

I’m from Seattle where people consider themselves to be living in the “real” Washington. Out there, absolutely nobody calls this place anything but D.C.

The "real" Washington? The one that didn't become a state until 1889? That follow-on?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience white people say Washington and black people say DC (I'm in the latter group). I live EOTP NW and my neighbors all say DC also.

I'm white - WOTP - though I have lived EOTP too - always have said DC or the District.

PP here. I should have said that for people who don't live in DC, white people call it Washington and black people say DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

You must be really insulated if you’ve never heard of EOTR!!! I am literally shocked.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

You must be really insulated if you’ve never heard of EOTR!!! I am literally shocked.

Either she's a total newcomer or lives in Ashburn.

[Anonymous]

Washington is a state

DC is DC

- lived on both coasts and two states in the middle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The old rule is.. if you live here it is D.C., if you live anywhere else it is Washington to you.
Outsiders do not get D.C., and the insiders would get exhausted to say Washington every time they mean D.C.

I’m from Seattle where people consider themselves to be living in the “real” Washington. Out there, absolutely nobody calls this place anything but D.C.

The "real" Washington? The one that didn't become a state until 1889? That follow-on?

State > District

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

You must be really insulated if you’ve never heard of EOTR!!! I am literally shocked.

Either she's a total newcomer or lives in Ashburn.

Ha. No. I don’t live in that part of the city though. I thought it was a real estate market rebranding thing.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in California, have lived in the District for 11 years. I married into a local family

People from outside the region say “DC” when they refer to our city. When they say “Washington” they mean the state.
When I’m talking to outsiders, I say “DC”
When I’m talking to someone from the region, I say “The District”
When I’m talking to a fellow District resident or a “local” who is intimately familiar with the city, we talk about specific neighborhoods
When I’m talking with friends and family who live in VA or MD, they use the word “downtown” but are not super familiar with the borders of individual neighborhoods
Black local residents say “The DMV” to refer to the region. I’ve never heard a white resident call it “The DMV” while speaking

Old money white ladies who have lived in DC or Bethesda for 70+ years call it “Warrrrrshington.” That term is going to die off in the next decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

You must be really insulated if you’ve never heard of EOTR!!! I am literally shocked.

Either she's a total newcomer or lives in Ashburn.

Ha. No. I don’t live in that part of the city though. I thought it was a real estate market rebranding thing.

You don't need to live in "that part of the city" to know what EOTR means. Gimme a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

You must be really insulated if you’ve never heard of EOTR!!! I am literally shocked.

Either she's a total newcomer or lives in Ashburn.

Ha. No. I don’t live in that part of the city though. I thought it was a real estate market rebranding thing.

You don't need to live in "that part of the city" to know what EOTR means. Gimme a break.

Your air quotes. Not mine. No inference. And yes, I translated the acronym. I just haven’t heard it. You’re being oddly aggressive.

[Anonymous]

DMV

[Anonymous]

DC is the people, Washington is the politics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in California, have lived in the District for 11 years. I married into a local family

People from outside the region say “DC” when they refer to our city. When they say “Washington” they mean the state.
When I’m talking to outsiders, I say “DC”
When I’m talking to someone from the region, I say “The District”
When I’m talking to a fellow District resident or a “local” who is intimately familiar with the city, we talk about specific neighborhoods
When I’m talking with friends and family who live in VA or MD, they use the word “downtown” but are not super familiar with the borders of individual neighborhoods
Black local residents say “The DMV” to refer to the region. I’ve never heard a white resident call it “The DMV” while speaking

Old money white ladies who have lived in DC or Bethesda for 70+ years call it “Warrrrrshington.” That term is going to die off in the next decade.

My 75 yo mother feels so seen.

[Anonymous]

I am from near in MoCo.

The District to people who live here, DC to people who don’t.

Washington is a County in Western MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DMV

stop trying to may this happen