Why do you live in the DC area?

[Anonymous]

I came to DC for Grad School but I always wanted to live in here. I met my husband here, kids were both delivered at Sibley Hospital.

I Love:
All of the friends we’ve made from all walks of life. Some have left and we’ve visited them (Europe, South America, NYC) but a lot have stayed. I love them all.

I love that I can see an art film, go to a museum, listen to a lecture at a University **any time**

I love that there are tons of different food options. I grew up in NY where I ate A LOT of amazing Italian food but I’ve had delicious food from all over the world here.

I love the trees and parks! DC is a tree city and I love it.

I love the job options. DH and I have found amazing careers here.

I love the salaries and COL: bear with me. NYC is my comparison and we live so well here. No way we could live like this in NYC.

I used to love the politics and worked in politics for a decade.

A lot of cities are filled with people who have always been there. I love that everyone here has a story about why they’re in DC.

I love living in a city other people love to visit.

What I don’t love:

July in DC
Rising crime

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taking the obvious “museums” out of the equation, what is there to actually DO in DC? No one goes to museums every weekend.

+1

Preach.

+1000 This is a YOU problem, seriously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taking the obvious “museums” out of the equation, what is there to actually DO in DC? No one goes to museums every weekend.

What is there to DO in other major cities that you think you can’t find here?

+1. And who goes to lectures at a university? I doubt you’d be allowed in with security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think 90% of world's population would give their right arm to live a middle class life in world's most powerful country's capital.

90% of DC area residents say they hate the USA, refer to most of the US as “flyover” country, and threateningly whine they’ll abandon us for a majority-white, rich foreign country if a fair democratic election brings trump back to the WH.

So get off your “worlds most powerful country” soapbox, PP; you hate the US for that.

Thinking the US can do better on many fronts is only the same thing as “hating it” on Fox News.

Nice try, though.

So, you secretly love the USA? Really??

Is that why you mockingly reply “Murica!” whenever someone posts something you disagree with on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I came to DC for Grad School but I always wanted to live in here. I met my husband here, kids were both delivered at Sibley Hospital.

I Love:
All of the friends we’ve made from all walks of life. Some have left and we’ve visited them (Europe, South America, NYC) but a lot have stayed. I love them all.

I love that I can see an art film, go to a museum, listen to a lecture at a University **any time**

I love that there are tons of different food options. I grew up in NY where I ate A LOT of amazing Italian food but I’ve had delicious food from all over the world here.

I love the trees and parks! DC is a tree city and I love it.

I love the job options. DH and I have found amazing careers here.

I love the salaries and COL: bear with me. NYC is my comparison and we live so well here. No way we could live like this in NYC.

I used to love the politics and worked in politics for a decade.

A lot of cities are filled with people who have always been there. I love that everyone here has a story about why they’re in DC.

I love living in a city other people love to visit.

What I don’t love:

July in DC
Rising crime

So you’re rich? Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taking the obvious “museums” out of the equation, what is there to actually DO in DC? No one goes to museums every weekend.

+1

Preach.

+1000 This is a YOU problem, seriously

DC is boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taking the obvious “museums” out of the equation, what is there to actually DO in DC? No one goes to museums every weekend.

What is there to DO in other major cities that you think you can’t find here?

+1. And who goes to lectures at a university? I doubt you’d be allowed in with security.

NP here. I assume you can’t drop in on classes but a lit of those evening lectures from visiting academics are open to the public. I have gone to a few and they are interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate it here. Can’t wait to move.

Mostly Type-A strivers and mean-spirited, cold people,

No sense of hometown / no city pride,

Transient (everyone leaves)

Summers are miserably hot,

Mosquitoes and ticks everywhere

Winters cold and gray with barely any snow,

Crumbling infrastructure,

Deteriorating school system

Skyrocketing crime

Incompetent local government

Whole area stinks of weed.

We are only here for our .gov jobs.

Move. No reason for you to stay. Head to Texas where the power grid companies don't have to provide service. Yeah the Texas legislature approved that one. Or Missouri or Florida or Mississippi or Oklahoma or omg Tennessee where pedos from Maryland can move and have their records expunged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I came to DC for Grad School but I always wanted to live in here. I met my husband here, kids were both delivered at Sibley Hospital.

I Love:
All of the friends we’ve made from all walks of life. Some have left and we’ve visited them (Europe, South America, NYC) but a lot have stayed. I love them all.

I love that I can see an art film, go to a museum, listen to a lecture at a University **any time**

I love that there are tons of different food options. I grew up in NY where I ate A LOT of amazing Italian food but I’ve had delicious food from all over the world here.

I love the trees and parks! DC is a tree city and I love it.

I love the job options. DH and I have found amazing careers here.

I love the salaries and COL: bear with me. NYC is my comparison and we live so well here. No way we could live like this in NYC.

I used to love the politics and worked in politics for a decade.

A lot of cities are filled with people who have always been there. I love that everyone here has a story about why they’re in DC.

I love living in a city other people love to visit.

What I don’t love:

July in DC
Rising crime

So you’re rich? Lol.

DP - we are not rich and agree with OP - the amount of interesting things to do here is amazing. Also love the diversity of people from US and around the world (the only super cliquey circles I have encountered are wealthy Catholic circles but most people are friendly).

There is a richness of world views, arts, sports, food, nature, history and more here.

Obviously the traffic is horrible. Wish there was better public transportation but no where is perfect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved here because I was an Honors Program hire at DOJ out of law school.

I've never loved it. Still here 20 years later because I met my spouse, and spouse was born here, loves it here, all of their friends are here, and they are still at DOJ. I miss Chicago, which is where I spent a lot of time before law school. Spouse hates the cold, so that's not an option.

I do like that we have a house on the Shenandoah River that is only about 2 hours away, and the beach is also about 2 hours away from DC (although we never go). I do like that there is so much opportunity here work-wise.

Hate the high COL; how transient lots of people are and how that effects neighborhoods; the weird, pathetic, striving; the lack of culture (compared to other places I've lived anyway); how basic everyone is -- at least in this suburban hell I'm in at the moment.

DC suburbs are awful compared to other suburbs, but DC itself is a great place to live. I moved away and miss it every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved here because I was an Honors Program hire at DOJ out of law school.

I've never loved it. Still here 20 years later because I met my spouse, and spouse was born here, loves it here, all of their friends are here, and they are still at DOJ. I miss Chicago, which is where I spent a lot of time before law school. Spouse hates the cold, so that's not an option.

I do like that we have a house on the Shenandoah River that is only about 2 hours away, and the beach is also about 2 hours away from DC (although we never go). I do like that there is so much opportunity here work-wise.

Hate the high COL; how transient lots of people are and how that effects neighborhoods; the weird, pathetic, striving; the lack of culture (compared to other places I've lived anyway); how basic everyone is -- at least in this suburban hell I'm in at the moment.

DC suburbs are awful compared to other suburbs, but DC itself is a great place to live. I moved away and miss it every day.

They're the exact same as other suburbs, but twice the price and traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We came here for a prestige job and stayed here because our kids grew up here, went off to college, and came back here and got their own jobs. There’s a lot to like about this area. Obviously, the big downside is housing prices. Fortunately, we’re rich than most (thanks to the aforementioned prestige job) so that’s not that big of a deal. Also, yes, the commute can be terrible, but again that’s really only for people who don’t have money and have to live in places that require long commutes.

So, basically, I guess what I’m saying is this is a great place to live if you have money.

That is so insightful

It’s spot on. DC is a great place to live if you have money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate it here. Can’t wait to move.

Mostly Type-A strivers and mean-spirited, cold people,

No sense of hometown / no city pride,

Transient (everyone leaves)

Summers are miserably hot,

Mosquitoes and ticks everywhere

Winters cold and gray with barely any snow,

Crumbling infrastructure,

Deteriorating school system

Skyrocketing crime

Incompetent local government

Whole area stinks of weed.

We are only here for our .gov jobs.

Move. No reason for you to stay. Head to Texas where the power grid companies don't have to provide service. Yeah the Texas legislature approved that one. Or Missouri or Florida or Mississippi or Oklahoma or omg Tennessee where pedos from Maryland can move and have their records expunged.

Is your point that DC government is more functional? Lol.

[Anonymous]

I like to be around people who are a-holes & can’t afford New York City.

[Anonymous]

It's not for the hot women, I can tell you that.