Washington vs D.C.

[Anonymous]

EOTR...give me a break.

Like Hill South. NoMA. and all the other weird names around here.

It's SE. Dassit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

^Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it was DC or Washington, DC to everyone outside of the city and "the District" to anyone within city limits. "Downtown" for most of NW.

Outside of this area, most people question "DC or Washington state?" whenever I have just said Washington.

Which in reality is UPTOWN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:EOTR...give me a break.

Like Hill South. NoMA. and all the other weird names around here.

It's SE. Dassit.

Sorry that doesn't work either. It's a bunch of NE too. And not all of SE either.

To PP who asked why I don't just use my neighborhood name- obviously because there are neighborhoods not every resident has heard of. For my entire life living in DC I have ALWAYS heard it referred to as East of the River. It is not a new term. The only slightly new thing is shortening it to "EOTR"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

^Nope.

That’s a helpful response. Thanks for your contribution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:EOTR...give me a break.

Like Hill South. NoMA. and all the other weird names around here.

It's SE. Dassit.

Sorry that doesn't work either. It's a bunch of NE too. And not all of SE either.

To PP who asked why I don't just use my neighborhood name- obviously because there are neighborhoods not every resident has heard of. For my entire life living in DC I have ALWAYS heard it referred to as East of the River. It is not a new term. The only slightly new thing is shortening it to "EOTR"

The acronym was my confusion. That’s what seemed very new dc to me.

[Anonymous]

I have lived here almost all my life. I always say DC. If you say Washington then people think of the state not the district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Yes to most of this. When I talk to people from here I say The District or the DMV (depending). If I'm out of town I say DC or Washington DC.

Being inside/outside of the Beltway used to be a much bigger deal 25-30 years ago. Of course back then driving to Dulles from downtown used to feel like you were going to the moon and now it is just a regular drive. When I was a kid and living in Fairfax County, the White Flint Mall opened. My mom packed us girls into the car and told my dad that we would be gone for the day because we were going all the way to Rockville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience white people say Washington and black people say DC (I'm in the latter group). I live EOTP NW and my neighbors all say DC also.

I grew up in Bethesda and everyone, regardless of color, called it DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

^Nope.

That’s a helpful response. Thanks for your contribution.

4th gen here--not going to debate someone who has only been here for 15 years. Most of the labels here are new and not traditional terms for natives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

Guess you are not from here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

Guess you are not from here!

I guess I’m WOTR adjacent. Adjusting my letterhead and library card.

[Anonymous]

The acronyms ( minus DC) seem very just moved here. I really had no idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience white people say Washington and black people say DC (I'm in the latter group). I live EOTP NW and my neighbors all say DC also.

Interesting. Do you have many friends or colleagues who are white, live in DC and call it Washington? I’m white and call it DC and so do basically all the people I know in the district. I assume anyone calling it Washington is either not from here or speaking specifically about the politicians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

^Nope.

That’s a helpful response. Thanks for your contribution.

4th gen here--not going to debate someone who has only been here for 15 years. Most of the labels here are new and not traditional terms for natives.

You’re annoying.