DC Hate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Why have none of the Presidents’ children attended any D.C. public schools since the Carter Administration 45 years ago?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Over the years it seems like the DCUM demographics have really changed. It used to be primarily dc residents. Now it seems to be mostly people who do not live in Dc. So we get to hear a lot of opinions about Dc from people who live in reston or Nebraska etc.

There are thousands of people that have to commute to the city everyday for work. Their safety is important. Just because you have an address in DC doesn't mean your opinion alone supercedes that of people who.may be from the burbs and have to transit in. If crime is out of control, there are probably many husbands out there who worry about their wives everyday having to travel alone into DC to work if they happen to be petite or likely too small to be able to defend themselves against an attack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The thing I don't understand is people who constantly complain about living here be it crime, schools, culture, prices... yet choose to keep living here

It's almost like there are many factors impacting where people choose to live!

If you hate where you live, move. There are very few industries exclusive to DC

You're missing a big huge one, pal.

Which one? Defense is the probably biggest employer in the region, but defense jobs are not exclusive to DC.

Government.

Second behind .gov jobs is Associations.

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Anonymous wrote:The thing I don't understand is people who constantly complain about living here be it crime, schools, culture, prices... yet choose to keep living here

It's almost like there are many factors impacting where people choose to live!

If you hate where you live, move. There are very few industries exclusive to DC

You're missing a big huge one, pal.

Which one? Defense is the probably biggest employer in the region, but defense jobs are not exclusive to DC.

Government.

Second behind .gov jobs is Associations.

Yep, and a whole lot of those associations work with government, which is why they're in DC to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Over the years it seems like the DCUM demographics have really changed. It used to be primarily dc residents. Now it seems to be mostly people who do not live in Dc. So we get to hear a lot of opinions about Dc from people who live in reston or Nebraska etc.

Given that DC only contains about 9% of the metro's population, it makes sense that a majority of people on DCUM do not live in the city.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Someone lives WOTP and has kids in the Deal/JR pyramid. I'm not saying WHO.

Op here. I live in NE.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Why have none of the Presidents’ children attended any D.C. public schools since the Carter Administration 45 years ago?

It's not just about education, it's also about keeping your kid safe from crazies and the need for a ton of security and the secret service. When Trump was considering where to send Barron, very few schools wanted to entertain the thought because of security.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

NE. Between Lamonds Riggs and Takoma.

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

NE. Between Lamonds Riggs and Takoma.

Well I live not far from you, and there's trash on my streets and in the alley behind the house. No one on my block sends their kid to the in-boundary DCPS. I like my neighbors but I wouldn't call my neighborhood safe. I certainly wouldn't walk around it after dark. I've lived here for over a decade. My property value has increased rapidly, so that's good, and my commute is ok when wmata wants to function. I like proximity to the parks and the museums, I like food here, I like the people I know.

I could do without the trash, and the crime, and I wish the schools weren't generally terrible once you hit middle school. Other than that, DC is great.

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

NE. Between Lamonds Riggs and Takoma.

Well I live not far from you, and there's trash on my streets and in the alley behind the house. No one on my block sends their kid to the in-boundary DCPS. I like my neighbors but I wouldn't call my neighborhood safe. I certainly wouldn't walk around it after dark. I've lived here for over a decade. My property value has increased rapidly, so that's good, and my commute is ok when wmata wants to function. I like proximity to the parks and the museums, I like food here, I like the people I know.

I could do without the trash, and the crime, and I wish the schools weren't generally terrible once you hit middle school. Other than that, DC is great.

OP here - I live in a newer neighborhood. We have trash, but the neighbors are diligent about picking it up. I feel perfectly safe walking my dog at night.

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

NE. Between Lamonds Riggs and Takoma.

Well I live not far from you, and there's trash on my streets and in the alley behind the house. No one on my block sends their kid to the in-boundary DCPS. I like my neighbors but I wouldn't call my neighborhood safe. I certainly wouldn't walk around it after dark. I've lived here for over a decade. My property value has increased rapidly, so that's good, and my commute is ok when wmata wants to function. I like proximity to the parks and the museums, I like food here, I like the people I know.

I could do without the trash, and the crime, and I wish the schools weren't generally terrible once you hit middle school. Other than that, DC is great.

OP here - I live in a newer neighborhood. We have trash, but the neighbors are diligent about picking it up. I feel perfectly safe walking my dog at night.

It’s obvious where you live and those are nice homes. How do you feel about the drug market and corner boys about three blocks down the road?

[Anonymous]

What a stupid post.

YMMY, signed Ward 8 resident.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you just read the topics on DCUM you would think that DC was a crime riddled, terrible place with trash in the streets.

Then, I look out the window and wave to my neighbor and realize that DC is a wonderful place to live with great people.

I see how people get so worked up when they read forums like this. Like murderers are running through our streets with axes.

It's ridiculous. I love DC and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

Egad, my kids even attended DC public schools and guess what - they went to college and can read.

Tell us the wonder bread neighborhood that you live in.

NE. Between Lamonds Riggs and Takoma.

Well I live not far from you, and there's trash on my streets and in the alley behind the house. No one on my block sends their kid to the in-boundary DCPS. I like my neighbors but I wouldn't call my neighborhood safe. I certainly wouldn't walk around it after dark. I've lived here for over a decade. My property value has increased rapidly, so that's good, and my commute is ok when wmata wants to function. I like proximity to the parks and the museums, I like food here, I like the people I know.

I could do without the trash, and the crime, and I wish the schools weren't generally terrible once you hit middle school. Other than that, DC is great.

Schools in DC?

“An environment where students can come to school to pop their heads into the classroom to tell the teacher to mark them present, which the teacher is required to do, then proceed to socialize, wander the halls, flirt, fight, walk to the corner store for some food and come back, play games in the gym or atrium, vandalize school property, pop in on the few friends who chose to go to their class, disrupting everyone, and generally live a free and happy life without consequences.”

Link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/23/dc-schools-grading-policy-50-percent-rule/

Sounds great!

[Anonymous]

OP, my family's been in DC for generations, and I love it, but crime is a problem and I've spent many hours picking up trash on my block.

I'd argue that complaints about those things are a sign of people caring about their city. Rose-colored glasses don't improve things.