We're from Bethesda

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Care to explain it to us olds?

It's clear OP is NOT boosting Bethesda. Otherwise, I don't know why she's even bothering. Who cares what they do in Bethesda.

There was a trend on social media a few months ago where people posted videos saying "I'm ____, of course I do XYZ."

They were 1-2 minute long playful clips that either poked fun at certain groups or highlighted certain in-jokes. For example, "I'm a tourist. Of course I stand on the left of the escalator" or "I'm a Washingtonian. Of course, I leave town before The Fourth of July."

I really can't believe this has to be explained.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in Bethesda for a while (in an apartment, before kids) and I can vouch for the crazy drivers! It was worse than NYC in the downtown area. There were no chain stores yet (besides the Barnes and Noble, which is now gone). I loved it, but it’s very Upper East Side now - just not the same.

I lived in Bethesda during my 20's but I've been in Chevy Chase ever since. I recently spent a week on the UES (that's Upper East Side for you proles) and I can tell you Bethesda has NOTHING on the UES. Not in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Care to explain it to us olds?

It's clear OP is NOT boosting Bethesda. Otherwise, I don't know why she's even bothering. Who cares what they do in Bethesda.

There was a trend on social media a few months ago where people posted videos saying "I'm ____, of course I do XYZ."

They were 1-2 minute long playful clips that either poked fun at certain groups or highlighted certain in-jokes. For example, "I'm a tourist. Of course I stand on the left of the escalator" or "I'm a Washingtonian. Of course, I leave town before The Fourth of July."

I really can't believe this has to be explained.

I don’t even use TikTok and I’ve seen that trend everywhere. It’s on IG, Fb, and YouTube! And stuff gets reposted to TwitterX! Do people just … not go on any kind of social media at all? Not even to look/watch and not post? And then they come on here and it’s all anonymous so we don’t know who’s living so far under a rock but giving thoughts and advice like they’re a normal person??? It’s honestly blowing my mind a bit and I need to sit down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Bethesda (don’t live there now), but just recently went to that farmers market for the first time and it was great! There was a pet goat hanging out, live music, and you could play corn hole.

I live in Bethesda, and clearly need to go to this market!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the heck? Was this posted by a drunk person who associates their own self loathing with living in Bethesda and feels jealous of women who wear Lululemon?

It’s a meme on Instagram right now among Mom’fluencers and Dad’fluencers.

The basic structure of the meme is:

“We’re from [insert place]. Of course we [insert common/basic attribute of people who live in that place].”

It was kinda funny for a hot sec about six months ago. Now? It’s waaaaay overplayed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're from Bethesda. Of course we shop at the Bethesda Elementary farmers market on Sunday!

How to say that you're NOT from Bethesda is illustrated by this post. First of all, it's called the Montgomery County Farm Women's
Market....
I grew up there and it was a wonderful place to live back in the day.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/250498248313404

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're from Bethesda....

You're not from Bethesda if you don't know about its history. I grew up there and haven't been back since the 1980s. Here's a video featuring our Bethesda historian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqoZhoCJds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're from Bethesda....

I never knew anyone like the people you're describing when I was living there. https://www.instagram.com/bethesdahistoryblog/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're from Bethesda. Of course we shop at the Bethesda Elementary farmers market....

Enjoy a trip back in time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vew4IWrQfuY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Care to explain it to us olds?

It's clear OP is NOT boosting Bethesda. Otherwise, I don't know why she's even bothering. Who cares what they do in Bethesda.

There was a trend on social media a few months ago where people posted videos saying "I'm ____, of course I do XYZ."

They were 1-2 minute long playful clips that either poked fun at certain groups or highlighted certain in-jokes. For example, "I'm a tourist. Of course I stand on the left of the escalator" or "I'm a Washingtonian. Of course, I leave town before The Fourth of July."

I really can't believe this has to be explained.

I don’t even use TikTok and I’ve seen that trend everywhere. It’s on IG, Fb, and YouTube! And stuff gets reposted to TwitterX! Do people just … not go on any kind of social media at all? Not even to look/watch and not post? And then they come on here and it’s all anonymous so we don’t know who’s living so far under a rock but giving thoughts and advice like they’re a normal person??? It’s honestly blowing my mind a bit and I need to sit down.

It blows your mind that many folks aren't slaves to TikTok or FB? You really do need to sit down, and reevaluate your own life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Yeah, these are some of my favorite posts on IG. I'll play. We're from Bethesda and pay a premium on home services the minute anyone hears our address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Care to explain it to us olds?

It's clear OP is NOT boosting Bethesda. Otherwise, I don't know why she's even bothering. Who cares what they do in Bethesda.

There was a trend on social media a few months ago where people posted videos saying "I'm ____, of course I do XYZ."

They were 1-2 minute long playful clips that either poked fun at certain groups or highlighted certain in-jokes. For example, "I'm a tourist. Of course I stand on the left of the escalator" or "I'm a Washingtonian. Of course, I leave town before The Fourth of July."

I really can't believe this has to be explained.

I don’t even use TikTok and I’ve seen that trend everywhere. It’s on IG, Fb, and YouTube! And stuff gets reposted to TwitterX! Do people just … not go on any kind of social media at all? Not even to look/watch and not post? And then they come on here and it’s all anonymous so we don’t know who’s living so far under a rock but giving thoughts and advice like they’re a normal person??? It’s honestly blowing my mind a bit and I need to sit down.

Power to the people who don’t participate in social media, aren't online, and don’t care about pop culture in that way. But it is very interesting to see how many confused and completely out of the loop people felt that they still needed to contribute. It explains a lot of the threads on here…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I thought it was funny. Most people here are not watching reels or tik tok.

Care to explain it to us olds?

It's clear OP is NOT boosting Bethesda. Otherwise, I don't know why she's even bothering. Who cares what they do in Bethesda.

There was a trend on social media a few months ago where people posted videos saying "I'm ____, of course I do XYZ."

They were 1-2 minute long playful clips that either poked fun at certain groups or highlighted certain in-jokes. For example, "I'm a tourist. Of course I stand on the left of the escalator" or "I'm a Washingtonian. Of course, I leave town before The Fourth of July."

I really can't believe this has to be explained.

I don’t even use TikTok and I’ve seen that trend everywhere. It’s on IG, Fb, and YouTube! And stuff gets reposted to TwitterX! Do people just … not go on any kind of social media at all? Not even to look/watch and not post? And then they come on here and it’s all anonymous so we don’t know who’s living so far under a rock but giving thoughts and advice like they’re a normal person??? It’s honestly blowing my mind a bit and I need to sit down.

+1.

[Anonymous]

This is about as original as "I'm a person. Of course I eat food."

And yes, I know the TikTok trend.

[Anonymous]

You have to be more specific to be funny. Try something like....

We're from Bethesda. Of course our designer dog gets her hair styled more often than I do.

We're from Bethesda. Of course we call an uber to take us to dinner at in Chevy Chase when we could just walk 6 minutes to ride a few stops on the metro.

We're from Bethesda. Of course we pay $15 for a gallon of organic milk to be delivered to the little white box on our front porch every Tuesday.