Transplants vs DC Natives

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transplants- go back to flyover country where you belong. You will never truly fit in here, whether you like it or not- fact!

Not trying to fit in. Just trying to use this place, only as long a necessary, to make money and then move on.

Trust me, I promise not to stay 15 seconds longer than I absolutely need to.

Like I said... Leechers gonna leech.

Yes they are. And it never ends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transplants- go back to flyover country where you belong. You will never truly fit in here, whether you like it or not- fact!

Make us.

Oh right, you can't.

+10000

Right. But the natives can go on and on and on about what used to be here, and will never, ever be back. Too bad the natives have no other options, and no where else to go. Too bad they didn't put all that energy into trying to save what was here. Too bad they had no power to. Too bad what was here (but no longer) was not important enough for them to band together, and raise money, or whatever, to stop whatever so offends them (which apparently is everything). Too bad natives are so frustrated with their lives, as a result. Apparently, this is all the transplants fault, and this never would have happened without the transplants.

Instead (for example) why don't the natives burn down a new house being built, nicer than what the natives will ever have, in the name of "resistance", or as most everyone sees it, hostility: http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/01/08/4376845/

Too bad the natives don't have better coping mechanisms.

Natives, did you ever think that when transplants go home - to some to posh places (imagine that!) - and changes happen? I mean really, how do you tie your own shoes in the morning? How do you get through life with so little ability to move the f*ck on? It really is a wonder. But by all means, go ahead and wallow in your own self pity, and keep trying to blame people who having nothing remotely to do with it. How is that working for you?

I think if you keep posting what used to be, it will help you with all of your troubles. But probably not. You are doing a fine job of making yourself look ridiculous.

First of all.
You are the one who came here.
The natives did not come to you.
You came to them.

You need to remember that.

You are very bitter because after years of the gentrification cheerleader media brainwashing you into thinking your mere arrival and mere presence has improved everything about DC you are now realizing DC was actually more interesting before you arrived here.

The reality is you add nothing other than high rents, traffic, chain stores, condos, starbucks, whole foods, cupcakes, panera, potbelly, kickball, attention seeking snowball fights, the overcrowding of the once reliable metrorail system etc...

The truth hurts doesn't it?

I am not a native.
I am a transplant.
I was born on a military base over 1,000 miles away from here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transplants- go back to flyover country where you belong. You will never truly fit in here, whether you like it or not- fact!

Make us.

Oh right, you can't.

+10000

Right. But the natives can go on and on and on about what used to be here, and will never, ever be back. Too bad the natives have no other options, and no where else to go. Too bad they didn't put all that energy into trying to save what was here. Too bad they had no power to. Too bad what was here (but no longer) was not important enough for them to band together, and raise money, or whatever, to stop whatever so offends them (which apparently is everything). Too bad natives are so frustrated with their lives, as a result. Apparently, this is all the transplants fault, and this never would have happened without the transplants.

Instead (for example) why don't the natives burn down a new house being built, nicer than what the natives will ever have, in the name of "resistance", or as most everyone sees it, hostility: http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/01/08/4376845/

Too bad the natives don't have better coping mechanisms.

Natives, did you ever think that when transplants go home - to some to posh places (imagine that!) - and changes happen? I mean really, how do you tie your own shoes in the morning? How do you get through life with so little ability to move the f*ck on? It really is a wonder. But by all means, go ahead and wallow in your own self pity, and keep trying to blame people who having nothing remotely to do with it. How is that working for you?

I think if you keep posting what used to be, it will help you with all of your troubles. But probably not. You are doing a fine job of making yourself look ridiculous.

First of all.
You are the one who came here.
The natives did not come to you.
You came to them.

You need to remember that.

You are very bitter because after years of the gentrification cheerleader media brainwashing you into thinking your mere arrival and mere presence has improved everything about DC you are now realizing DC was actually more interesting before you arrived here.

The reality is you add nothing other than high rents, traffic, chain stores, condos, starbucks, whole foods, cupcakes, panera, potbelly, kickball, attention seeking snowball fights, the overcrowding of the once reliable metrorail system etc...

The truth hurts doesn't it?

I am not a native.
I am a transplant.
I was born on a military base over 1,000 miles away from here.

Brats are often worse than natives or transplants.

Yes, truth hurts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:



Many of the really great establishments have been gone for over 20 years and have been replaced by ugly condos and ugly glass towers.
This is what transplants do not understand.
Unless you were here to walk the streets during those times, you truly do not have a true understanding of what existed before and after.
Lots of great places gone.
Demolished.
Gentrified.
Pussified.

I heard this on SiriusXMU today and thought of this thread

LCD Soundsystem - New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

https://youtu.be/-eohHwsplvY

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

Like a rat in a cage
Pulling minimum wage

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, you're safer
And you're wasting my time

Our records all show
You are filthy but fine

But they shuttered your stores
When you opened the doors
To the cops who were bored
Once they'd run out of crime

New York, you're perfect
Don't please don't change a thing

Your mild billionaire mayor's
Now convinced he's a king

So the boring collect
I mean all disrespect

In the neighborhood bars
I'd once dreamt I would drink

New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out

There's a ton of the twist
But we're fresh out of shout

Like a death in the hall
That you hear through your wall

New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

Like a death of the heart
Jesus, where do I start?

But you're still the one pool
Where I'd happily drown

And oh.. Take me off your mailing list
For kids that think it still exists
Yes, for those who think it still exists

Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right

Maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And just maybe you're right

And Oh..
Maybe mother told you true
And they're always be something there for you
And you'll never be alone

But maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And just maybe she's wrong

Maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And if so, is there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Transplants- go back to flyover country where you belong. You will never truly fit in here, whether you like it or not- fact!

Make us.

Oh right, you can't.

+10000

Right. But the natives can go on and on and on about what used to be here, and will never, ever be back. Too bad the natives have no other options, and no where else to go. Too bad they didn't put all that energy into trying to save what was here. Too bad they had no power to. Too bad what was here (but no longer) was not important enough for them to band together, and raise money, or whatever, to stop whatever so offends them (which apparently is everything). Too bad natives are so frustrated with their lives, as a result. Apparently, this is all the transplants fault, and this never would have happened without the transplants.

Instead (for example) why don't the natives burn down a new house being built, nicer than what the natives will ever have, in the name of "resistance", or as most everyone sees it, hostility: http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/01/08/4376845/

Too bad the natives don't have better coping mechanisms.

Natives, did you ever think that when transplants go home - to some to posh places (imagine that!) - and changes happen? I mean really, how do you tie your own shoes in the morning? How do you get through life with so little ability to move the f*ck on? It really is a wonder. But by all means, go ahead and wallow in your own self pity, and keep trying to blame people who having nothing remotely to do with it. How is that working for you?

I think if you keep posting what used to be, it will help you with all of your troubles. But probably not. You are doing a fine job of making yourself look ridiculous.

First of all.
You are the one who came here.
The natives did not come to you.
You came to them.

You need to remember that.

You are very bitter because after years of the gentrification cheerleader media brainwashing you into thinking your mere arrival and mere presence has improved everything about DC you are now realizing DC was actually more interesting before you arrived here.

The reality is you add nothing other than high rents, traffic, chain stores, condos, starbucks, whole foods, cupcakes, panera, potbelly, kickball, attention seeking snowball fights, the overcrowding of the once reliable metrorail system etc...

The truth hurts doesn't it?

I am not a native.
I am a transplant.
I was born on a military base over 1,000 miles away from here.

THIS, x a million.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Seriously guys, this bickering back and forth about "transplants this" and "natives that" is really childish. Clearly neither group is homogeneous. Over the last several decades, DC has been majority black, but not totally black. Even within the black community, there are significant socio-economic and cultural differences. So, when you talk about "natives" which natives do you mean? The natives who have lived for generations in upper Northwest and think that White Boy is actually white (or who would appreciate someone telling them who "White Boy" is)? The natives in Trinidad who probably think Fugazi is a new restaurant opening on H Street? It's the same with transplants. Even more so because they come from all over.

So, just stop the arguing. It's ridiculous and makes all of you look bad.

Thank you, Jeff!!!
What he said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:



Many of the really great establishments have been gone for over 20 years and have been replaced by ugly condos and ugly glass towers.
This is what transplants do not understand.
Unless you were here to walk the streets during those times, you truly do not have a true understanding of what existed before and after.
Lots of great places gone.
Demolished.
Gentrified.
Pussified.

I heard this on SiriusXMU today and thought of this thread

LCD Soundsystem - New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

https://youtu.be/-eohHwsplvY

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

Like a rat in a cage
Pulling minimum wage

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, you're safer
And you're wasting my time

Our records all show
You are filthy but fine

But they shuttered your stores
When you opened the doors
To the cops who were bored
Once they'd run out of crime

New York, you're perfect
Don't please don't change a thing

Your mild billionaire mayor's
Now convinced he's a king

So the boring collect
I mean all disrespect

In the neighborhood bars
I'd once dreamt I would drink

New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out

There's a ton of the twist
But we're fresh out of shout

Like a death in the hall
That you hear through your wall

New York, I Love You
But you're freaking me out

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

New York, I Love You
But you're bringing me down

Like a death of the heart
Jesus, where do I start?

But you're still the one pool
Where I'd happily drown

And oh.. Take me off your mailing list
For kids that think it still exists
Yes, for those who think it still exists

Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And maybe you're right

Maybe you're right
Maybe I'm wrong
And just maybe you're right

And Oh..
Maybe mother told you true
And they're always be something there for you
And you'll never be alone

But maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And just maybe she's wrong

Maybe she's wrong
And maybe I'm right
And if so, is there?

I love that song.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG. I am so cool. I lived here when there were cool bands that toured. In every single city of the U.S.

Really???? Wowza.

You totally missed the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

If you think transplants are killing a restaurant in Tenleytown, native or not, you don't know DC.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

If you think transplants are killing a restaurant in Tenleytown, native or not, you don't know DC.

Come on Jeff. You can't be that naive. Surely you're aware of rents being driven up.... ya know, gentrification- all that business?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

If you think transplants are killing a restaurant in Tenleytown, native or not, you don't know DC.

Come on Jeff. You can't be that naive. Surely you're aware of rents being driven up.... ya know, gentrification- all that business?

You are talking about Tenleytown. Tenleytown was gentrified just after the Civil War when the blacks were driven out of Fort Reno.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

If you think transplants are killing a restaurant in Tenleytown, native or not, you don't know DC.

Come on Jeff. You can't be that naive. Surely you're aware of rents being driven up.... ya know, gentrification- all that business?

You are talking about Tenleytown. Tenleytown was gentrified just after the Civil War when the blacks were driven out of Fort Reno.

And it's still in the process of gentrification. The social structure that existed there for years is being driven out as the rents go up. People who aren't from DC are moving in, making that part of the city unlivable/rentable for people who have lived there for decades.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Dancing Crab will close instead of renovating...
http://tenleytowndc.org/2015/08/31/dancing-crab-closed/

Sad. Another DC icon, lost to transplants.

If you think transplants are killing a restaurant in Tenleytown, native or not, you don't know DC.

Come on Jeff. You can't be that naive. Surely you're aware of rents being driven up.... ya know, gentrification- all that business?

You are talking about Tenleytown. Tenleytown was gentrified just after the Civil War when the blacks were driven out of Fort Reno.

And it's still in the process of gentrification. The social structure that existed there for years is being driven out as the rents go up. People who aren't from DC are moving in, making that part of the city unlivable/rentable for people who have lived there for decades.

I think after more than 100 years, you don't call it a "process of gentrification" anymore. Moreover, Tenleytown, along with Cleveland Park, is sort of NIMBY-central in DC. Nobody is being driven out by newcomers. Not to mention, an increasingly-wealthy clientele would help a seafood restaurant stay open. You will have to find someone other than transplants to blame for this one.

[Anonymous]

This thread is truly ridiculous.

Signed,

not a DC native, not a transplant
(Native of Moco)