does anyone really think there is a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC?

[Anonymous]

I see posters use this sometimes in an attempt to be derogatory, but it strikes me as completely off base- there isn't a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC the way there is in NYC for what ever reason (because there are still some pockets of affordability in DC? or there are decent restaurants etc in the suburbs? or the city and burbs aren't as separate?)

It just always sticks out like sore thumb to me-- people being obnoxious and off-base simultaneously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see posters use this sometimes in an attempt to be derogatory, but it strikes me as completely off base- there isn't a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC the way there is in NYC for what ever reason (because there are still some pockets of affordability in DC? or there are decent restaurants etc in the suburbs? or the city and burbs aren't as separate?)

It just always sticks out like sore thumb to me-- people being obnoxious and off-base simultaneously.

[Anonymous]

No. We rarely go into DC for anything other than work. We shop, eat out, and do all our recreational activities out here in the burbs. I doubt we're alone. DC just doesn't have the saw draw as NYC does. Its not the same caliber city or cultural center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see posters use this sometimes in an attempt to be derogatory, but it strikes me as completely off base- there isn't a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC the way there is in NYC for what ever reason (because there are still some pockets of affordability in DC? or there are decent restaurants etc in the suburbs? or the city and burbs aren't as separate?)

It just always sticks out like sore thumb to me-- people being obnoxious and off-base simultaneously.

Double

[Anonymous]

OP, are you the same person who brags about getting their corkscrew curls done in NYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. We rarely go into DC for anything other than work. We shop, eat out, and do all our recreational activities out here in the burbs. I doubt we're alone. DC just doesn't have the saw draw as NYC does. Its not the same caliber city or cultural center.

I don't think you're clear on the meaning of "bridge and tunnel crowd."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. We rarely go into DC for anything other than work. We shop, eat out, and do all our recreational activities out here in the burbs. I doubt we're alone. DC just doesn't have the saw draw as NYC does. Its not the same caliber city or cultural center.

I don't think you're clear on the meaning of "bridge and tunnel crowd."

Bridge and tunnel crowd is a derogatory term for people like those you see on Jersey Shore who come to Manhattan on weekends to party and make trouble. They are regarded as tacky interlopers who pretend they are from NYC but really don't have the money/style/class to live there. It used to refer to people from other boroughs as well as those from NJ and Long Island -- think Saturday Night Fever. However, with Brooklyn and Queens becoming more desirable places to live, its residents are no longer seen as horribly declasse.

[Anonymous]

The term refers to less-affluent, "lower class" people who live in Staten Island, Queens, etc. Wealthy suburbanites driving in from Potomac or Great Falls does not fit the bill.

[Anonymous]

Have you been to any of the new clubs downtown or on H street lately? Many of these people have to be from bumblefuck, VA. I get what what "corkscrew curls" means when she says "b&t crowd"..

[Anonymous]

I thought bridge and tunnel referred to the prostitutes who gave blowjobs to commuters stuck in traffic going from NYC to Jersey or New York and Connecticut suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see posters use this sometimes in an attempt to be derogatory, but it strikes me as completely off base- there isn't a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC the way there is in NYC for what ever reason (because there are still some pockets of affordability in DC? or there are decent restaurants etc in the suburbs? or the city and burbs aren't as separate?)

It just always sticks out like sore thumb to me-- people being obnoxious and off-base simultaneously.

Peeked in because I was curious what a bridge and tunnel crowd is. Are you serious? The threads are bordering on desperation with some of the topics just for someone who is so desperate to post any dumb ass thing that pops in their heads.

Of course, that's what Off Topic is about so proceed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you been to any of the new clubs downtown or on H street lately? Many of these people have to be from bumblefuck, VA. I get what what "corkscrew curls" means when she says "b&t crowd"..

I like that. Think I'll use it if you don't mind.

[Anonymous]

I've lived in Logan for 10 years and I totally think DC has a bridge and tunnel crowd (more pronounced in recent years as they perceive the city to be safer).. It's the bros in brown flip flops you see at The Standard on the weekends with their girlfriends in tiny tops. They live in nova.

[Anonymous]

Everyone who lives in VA, pretty much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in Logan for 10 years and I totally think DC has a bridge and tunnel crowd (more pronounced in recent years as they perceive the city to be safer).. It's the bros in brown flip flops you see at The Standard on the weekends with their girlfriends in tiny tops. They live in nova.

Now that they feel safe parking their SUVs on our city streets.