Washington vs D.C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's definitely not just an old money white lady thing, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's definitely not just an old money white lady thing, though.

it's a weird Maryland accent thing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

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.

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's definitely not just an old money white lady thing, though.

I’ve heard some old money Dc folks pronounce it that way for sure. The cave dwellers may say it that way. Google it.

[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.

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

Ok you're clearly not familiar with that area. EOTR is not "just called Anacostia" by EOTR residents because there are dozens of neighborhoods EOTR. Anacostia is one of them. Many of my friends who grew up here but in NW still think this. Very common misconception. Although I guess you could equate this to EOTR residents referring to all of NW as "uptown."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

Ok you're clearly not familiar with that area. EOTR is not "just called Anacostia" by EOTR residents because there are dozens of neighborhoods EOTR. Anacostia is one of them. Many of my friends who grew up here but in NW still think this. Very common misconception. Although I guess you could equate this to EOTR residents referring to all of NW as "uptown."

this- people in Fairfax call anything east of the river Anacostia, no one who lives there makes that assumption

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's definitely not just an old money white lady thing, though.

I’ve heard some old money Dc folks pronounce it that way for sure. The cave dwellers may say it that way. Google it.

“Cave dwellers” is not the PC nomenclature. Please, call them “Luray residents” in the future

[Anonymous]

Authentic DC lies eotr, everyone knows that. Mumbo sauce, GoGo and the culture.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DMV

stop trying to may this happen

“You ain’t black.”

-46

[Anonymous]

DC = what people call the district who don’t live here

The District = what we call it

Downtown = the portion of NW that encompasses federal buildings/the mall/K street. I disagree with the person above who said it’s most of NW; it’s not. Adams Morgan is not downtown. Dupont is not downtown. Georgetown is not downtown.

As an aside, I feel like people from outside the DMV care more about what’s inside the Beltway and what isn’t. I’ve lived in this area for 15 years and never really think about it.

[Anonymous]

"This town" = what the permanent political class call it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

Ok you're clearly not familiar with that area. EOTR is not "just called Anacostia" by EOTR residents because there are dozens of neighborhoods EOTR. Anacostia is one of them. Many of my friends who grew up here but in NW still think this. Very common misconception. Although I guess you could equate this to EOTR residents referring to all of NW as "uptown."

Why not use the name of your neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

DMV time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I live in the Palasides

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

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

Ok you're clearly not familiar with that area. EOTR is not "just called Anacostia" by EOTR residents because there are dozens of neighborhoods EOTR. Anacostia is one of them. Many of my friends who grew up here but in NW still think this. Very common misconception. Although I guess you could equate this to EOTR residents referring to all of NW as "uptown."

Why not use the name of your neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I live in the Palasides

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

I’ve lived here a very long time and it is always just called Anacostia.

Ok you're clearly not familiar with that area. EOTR is not "just called Anacostia" by EOTR residents because there are dozens of neighborhoods EOTR. Anacostia is one of them. Many of my friends who grew up here but in NW still think this. Very common misconception. Although I guess you could equate this to EOTR residents referring to all of NW as "uptown."

Why not use the name of your neighborhood?

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