How do you tell a DC native from a transplant?

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Anonymous wrote:The DMV is the Department of Motor Vehicles, not the DC area.

Yep, I can spot all of the non-natives on this thread. Natives do not use the phrase DMV to refer to this area.

Many African Americans from this area report they have been using the term DMV for decades …

I can tell you're a transplant

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Anonymous wrote:As a DC native, I think we are less ambitious than people who move here for their career.

Yup from another DC native!

Definitely.

100% agree, another DC native

Also agree. Feel bad for homeless DC natives that were priced out. This city has become incredibly competitive with transplants.

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Transplants: think Bethesda and McLean are the desirable places to live in the DC area (definitely not "DMV")

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Anonymous wrote:Claim that Arlington and Alexanddia are DC.

That drives the transplants from Ass, Fcvk, Ohio, absolutely bonkers. Their entire identity is wrapped up in zip codes.

100%

A transplant overhearing a conversation in Bangladesh where someone from Rosslyn says they’re from DC and the transplant loses their shit about it and writes to DCist and tweets about it and corrects the person. As if that person in Bangladesh gives a shit about Rosslyn or knows where it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask if they remember the Bayou in Georgetown.

Not really though. Tons of out of state students from G'Town, GW, American, and UMD in the late 80's knew the Bayou. They just hung around the area after college and now call it home. That is not a native.

You might be a transplant if you think remembering the Bayou is an indicator of being a native…

Ehhh no, I'm a native. you make no sense with your comment.

Remembering the Bayou isn’t an indicator of being a native. Yeah of course natives remember it. People who’ve been to DC once might remember it. Anyone who thinks the Bayou is some institution of DC culture is either a transplant or a tourist. To Natives it was just another bar that occupied that space. Does remembering MCCXXIII or Rhino mean anything? Why Bayou?

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Anonymous wrote:Transplantsh: think Bethesda and McLean are the desirable places to live in the DC area (definitely not "DMV")

Two of my closest friends are “natives” who grew up in Bethesda - and thank goodness they never harp on with the absurd snobbery in this thread. Also have many friends in our hood who are “transplants” and others who grew up in their homes. Thankfully, the emphasis is on community and being a good neighbor in our hood.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask if they remember the Bayou in Georgetown.

+1

and Crazy Horse, Anastasia's. Fifth Column, The Ritz, The Cellar, The Roxy, Quigley's and my favorite, Tracks!

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The black DC natives got gentrified out to PG County and the white DC natives moved to Gaithersburg or Olney.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask if they remember the Bayou in Georgetown.

+1

and Crazy Horse, Anastasia's. Fifth Column, The Ritz, The Cellar, The Roxy, Quigley's and my favorite, Tracks!

The Crazy Horse used to be awesome! But it was rudderless after Adriana LaCerva disappeared

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You remember the Redskins Super Bowl win, call the the basketball team the Bullets and at some point a Kennedy either threw up on your or screwed your sister

Also an O’s fan because there was no baseball in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:You remember the Redskins Super Bowl win, call the the basketball team the Bullets and at some point a Kennedy either threw up on your or screwed your sister

Also an O’s fan because there was no baseball in DC.

OMG yes, driving up to baltimore for baseball. what a time.

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Anonymous wrote:You remember the Redskins Super Bowl win, call the the basketball team the Bullets and at some point a Kennedy either threw up on your or screwed your sister

Also an O’s fan because there was no baseball in DC.

OMG yes, driving up to baltimore for baseball. what a time.

I still do! I only accepted the Nats begrudgingly but I’m a die hard Orioles fan. Games on DC20!

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We don't drive like maniacs.

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There are no DC natives. It is a fake place that was originally in Maryland or VA.

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Anonymous wrote:There are no DC natives. It is a fake place that was originally in Maryland or VA.

Maryland and Virginia are two years older vs DC.