help this Marylander understand the "other side"

[Anonymous]

Curious, if you never ever would live in DC, then how are you so certain what it's like to get a drivers license in DC? Or "file a deed" ?

We gots these neato machines called /kom-pew-ters/ now over here, Ms. Ummmmm. You've probably heard of them on Facebook. Anyway, that's how you get your license, pay taxes, pay fines and whatever "file a deed" means. A few keystrokes, enter one of those doohickey "credit card" numbers, click on the 'Complete Transaction' button and by golly, you're done.

Enjoy Olive Garden.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious, if you never ever would live in DC, then how are you so certain what it's like to get a drivers license in DC? Or "file a deed" ?

We gots these neato machines called /kom-pew-ters/ now over here, Ms. Ummmmm. You've probably heard of them on Facebook. Anyway, that's how you get your license, pay taxes, pay fines and whatever "file a deed" means. A few keystrokes, enter one of those doohickey "credit card" numbers, click on the 'Complete Transaction' button and by golly, you're done.

Enjoy Olive Garden.

LOL. I was thinking the same thing... if she would "never ever" live in DC, then how would she know?

Love the typical knee jerk reactions when suburbanites talk about DC. As if they've ever even been off the Mall when they visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious, if you never ever would live in DC, then how are you so certain what it's like to get a drivers license in DC? Or "file a deed" ?

We gots these neato machines called /kom-pew-ters/ now over here, Ms. Ummmmm. You've probably heard of them on Facebook. Anyway, that's how you get your license, pay taxes, pay fines and whatever "file a deed" means. A few keystrokes, enter one of those doohickey "credit card" numbers, click on the 'Complete Transaction' button and by golly, you're done.

Enjoy Olive Garden.

Don't know anything about Olive Garden - yuck!.

But hey, you do that and enjoy living among a bunch of transplants and apart from Washingtonians, k? That's perfect, because we can't stand dorky transplants like you who think you are so "the district" "go nats." So stay tucked away in your recently gentrified, whitified, fake neighborhood in DC whipping out your credit card proudly everywhere until a local, real Washingtonian ganks it. And maybe opens up a can of whoop a$$ your a$$. lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious, if you never ever would live in DC, then how are you so certain what it's like to get a drivers license in DC? Or "file a deed" ?

We gots these neato machines called /kom-pew-ters/ now over here, Ms. Ummmmm. You've probably heard of them on Facebook. Anyway, that's how you get your license, pay taxes, pay fines and whatever "file a deed" means. A few keystrokes, enter one of those doohickey "credit card" numbers, click on the 'Complete Transaction' button and by golly, you're done.

Enjoy Olive Garden.

Don't know anything about Olive Garden - yuck!.

But hey, you do that and enjoy living among a bunch of transplants and apart from Washingtonians, k? That's perfect, because we can't stand dorky transplants like you who think you are so "the district" "go nats." So stay tucked away in your recently gentrified, whitified, fake neighborhood in DC whipping out your credit card proudly everywhere until a local, real Washingtonian ganks it. And maybe opens up a can of whoop a$$ your a$$. lol.

A different poster here, but I respectfully disagree. I appreciate your eloquence, however. Wonderful flow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am born/raised Montgomery County and have lived in NoVA for about 10 years.

Here are some key differences IMO:

1) NoVA is mostly new money. In fact, in 10 years here, I have never met anyone with old money here.
2) Very few AA or Jewish people. So, take that population in MoCo, replace it with Arabs/Koreans/Persians, and you've basically got Fairfax County.
3) Arlington is mostly like Bethesda, except south Arlington I think is heavily El Savadorean.
4) Alexandria is like a small southern city, with a mini-Georgetown, but imagine all the clothing stores were replaced with antique stores. It does have a decent sized lesbian/gay community too I think.

lol at anyone who writes or says "new money" with a straight face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious, if you never ever would live in DC, then how are you so certain what it's like to get a drivers license in DC? Or "file a deed" ?

We gots these neato machines called /kom-pew-ters/ now over here, Ms. Ummmmm. You've probably heard of them on Facebook. Anyway, that's how you get your license, pay taxes, pay fines and whatever "file a deed" means. A few keystrokes, enter one of those doohickey "credit card" numbers, click on the 'Complete Transaction' button and by golly, you're done.

Enjoy Olive Garden.

Don't know anything about Olive Garden - yuck!.

But hey, you do that and enjoy living among a bunch of transplants and apart from Washingtonians, k? That's perfect, because we can't stand dorky transplants like you who think you are so "the district" "go nats." So stay tucked away in your recently gentrified, whitified, fake neighborhood in DC whipping out your credit card proudly everywhere until a local, real Washingtonian ganks it. And maybe opens up a can of whoop a$$ your a$$. lol.

DC is a complete cess pool. just look at the crime statistics.

[Anonymous]

do city dwellers really think everyone in the suburbs goes to applebees/olive garden every weekend?

Come on - there are better places in the suburbs. We enjoy the Great American Restaurants in VA.

I don't care about eating at the trendiest places. We eat at chains, but generally not the ones people accuse suburbanites of frequenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do city dwellers really think everyone in the suburbs goes to applebees/olive garden every weekend?

Come on - there are better places in the suburbs. We enjoy the Great American Restaurants in VA.

I don't care about eating at the trendiest places. We eat at chains, but generally not the ones people accuse suburbanites of frequenting.

I live in suburban NoVa and fully cop to eating at Olive Garden last night. But we're going to a local Thai place in Alexandria tonight; we're not all bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do city dwellers really think everyone in the suburbs goes to applebees/olive garden every weekend?

Come on - there are better places in the suburbs. We enjoy the Great American Restaurants in VA.

I don't care about eating at the trendiest places. We eat at chains, but generally not the ones people accuse suburbanites of frequenting.

I live in suburban NoVa and fully cop to eating at Olive Garden last night. But we're going to a local Thai place in Alexandria tonight; we're not all bad.

Illusions Thai Cafe perhaps? YUM!!!!!!

Oh and I love Old Garden. And OutBack. But I also love Las Hermanos and Henry's Soul Cafe. If I'm not working, partying or eating, I stay away from D.C. It's busy, dirty and expensive.

[Anonymous]

Maryland has lax illegal immigrant laws and prides itself in taxing the duck out of you to pay benefits to illegals and poors, that's why the average income s have gone down

[Anonymous]

I am from around here too and seriously, Parkway is NOT a great Jewish deli. It's the best you can get in the area but you need to go to New York or even Baltimore for a good deli. And the Tastee is crap!!! Everyone knows that. I have been going there all my life but the food is awful. Try the Sip and Bite in Baltimore for a good diner. The crabcakes are awesome. Diner food doesn't have to be nasty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from around here too and seriously, Parkway is NOT a great Jewish deli. It's the best you can get in the area but you need to go to New York or even Baltimore for a good deli. And the Tastee is crap!!! Everyone knows that. I have been going there all my life but the food is awful. Try the Sip and Bite in Baltimore for a good diner. The crabcakes are awesome. Diner food doesn't have to be nasty.

Yep.

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Anonymous wrote:I've lived in the District since 1994 and never even considered living in MD or VA. Other than Ikea and occasional other shopping they hold no appeal. And now with this Ken Cuccinelli fool in VA that place is even less appealing. DC has its problems, I know, but at least it has a sense of place. And life is better in DC proper now than it has been.

Um, no. Not really.

It certainly has more of a sense of place than a stripmall hellscape dotted with ticky tacky McMansions.

Is that gonna make you say "Um" again?

If by "sense of place" you mean corrupt government, ubiquitous "gotcha" traffic cameras, a mess of a public school system, dirty streets, and a higher crime rate, then yes, DC has all that. Enjoy.

Please don't forget the rodent issue.

[Anonymous]

I am born and raised in NoVA and have never eaten in Olive Garden-- nor do I know anyone who does -- except for when we visit my in-laws in Indiana and Iowa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am born and raised in NoVA and have never eaten in Olive Garden-- nor do I know anyone who does -- except for when we visit my in-laws in Indiana and Iowa.

You mean you deign to enter the flyover states? Brava.