Cape Cod vs Nantucket vs Martha's Vineyard vs Maine vs Block Island

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Anonymous wrote:No offense, but people who are frequent New England beach visitors will not want to associate with you if you say you go to Alabama beaches.

I have a house on the Cape and am happy to “associate” with people who vacation elsewhere, wether it’s Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, the south of France, or wherever.

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Love the DC locals who have never been trying to make the NE area seem like such an "awful" place. So obvious.

What % of people in DC do you think are “local”? Most people I know in DC are from the NE. Sounds like you’ve never been.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, how do I not embarrass myself when people bring up these places? That's what I'm curious about. Thanks all—

Here is all you need to know, OP:

DC area people are easily impressed, and resort to Googling in an attempt to present as (knowing more than the next guy? not really sure....)

New Englanders are very much stay in your own lane, do your own thing, don't be an A-hole (capital A!), be jovial, and you will present as intelligent - type people.

No one cares where you vacation, unless you come across as a jerk when you talk about it, unsolicited. Just as any travel, or pretty much any topic.

Funny, I was vacationing in Block Island during the off season once. Dh and I put our bag down on a table and went to order food from the bar. We came back to our table, and our bag had been moved - you guessed it - by DC area people! So loud and obnoxious and trying to impress (not sure who??). The bartender watched the whole thing, as we moved back to our table, and switched the other person's stuff back to where they originally were seated. When thy left we asked "DC?" - he said yup! spot 'em a mile away, and they could NOT leave soon enough!" Ain't that the truth!

To your last point: we have a summer place in Maine. Most people tend to be pretty low-key and casual. So one time we’re having lunch and a pair of families who obviously don’t know each other well but are both vacationing in Maine sat down near us. As it turns out they know each other through their kids’ school. Their entire conversation, which was quite loud, was about that school and about politics. Of course one set of parents was decked out in hats and shirts from the school. It was so DC.

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People from New England can tell DC area people a mile away.

"DC area people" are not monolithic and most are "from" somewhere else in the country.

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PP is full of crap. “DC area people” isn’t a thing.

DC people are generally very angry and self important.

Unlike people from every other major city.

“DC area people” isn’t a thing. It’s so bland here that there are no unique defining characteristics.

If you can't tell a D.C. area person, maybe you are the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:No offense, but people who are frequent New England beach visitors will not want to associate with you if you say you go to Alabama beaches.

I have a house on the Cape and am happy to “associate” with people who vacation elsewhere, wether it’s Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, the south of France, or wherever.

+1

Love the DC locals who have never been trying to make the NE area seem like such an "awful" place. So obvious.

What % of people in DC do you think are “local”? Most people I know in DC are from the NE. Sounds like you’ve never been.

Been where? You make no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, how do I not embarrass myself when people bring up these places? That's what I'm curious about. Thanks all—

Here is all you need to know, OP:

DC area people are easily impressed, and resort to Googling in an attempt to present as (knowing more than the next guy? not really sure....)

New Englanders are very much stay in your own lane, do your own thing, don't be an A-hole (capital A!), be jovial, and you will present as intelligent - type people.

No one cares where you vacation, unless you come across as a jerk when you talk about it, unsolicited. Just as any travel, or pretty much any topic.

Funny, I was vacationing in Block Island during the off season once. Dh and I put our bag down on a table and went to order food from the bar. We came back to our table, and our bag had been moved - you guessed it - by DC area people! So loud and obnoxious and trying to impress (not sure who??). The bartender watched the whole thing, as we moved back to our table, and switched the other person's stuff back to where they originally were seated. When thy left we asked "DC?" - he said yup! spot 'em a mile away, and they could NOT leave soon enough!" Ain't that the truth!

To your last point: we have a summer place in Maine. Most people tend to be pretty low-key and casual. So one time we’re having lunch and a pair of families who obviously don’t know each other well but are both vacationing in Maine sat down near us. As it turns out they know each other through their kids’ school. Their entire conversation, which was quite loud, was about that school and about politics. Of course one set of parents was decked out in hats and shirts from the school. It was so DC.

+1

People from New England can tell DC area people a mile away.

"DC area people" are not monolithic and most are "from" somewhere else in the country.

+1

PP is full of crap. “DC area people” isn’t a thing.

DC people are generally very angry and self important.

Unlike people from every other major city.

“DC area people” isn’t a thing. It’s so bland here that there are no unique defining characteristics.

If you can't tell a D.C. area person, maybe you are the problem.

Ok, then. What are unique characteristics of a “DC area person”?

Have you ever been here? Lived here? Or maybe you just rely on google.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No offense, but people who are frequent New England beach visitors will not want to associate with you if you say you go to Alabama beaches.

I have a house on the Cape and am happy to “associate” with people who vacation elsewhere, wether it’s Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, the south of France, or wherever.

+1

Love the DC locals who have never been trying to make the NE area seem like such an "awful" place. So obvious.

What % of people in DC do you think are “local”? Most people I know in DC are from the NE. Sounds like you’ve never been.

Been where? You make no sense.

Have you been to DC? Lived here?

What % of people in DC do you think are actually “local”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No offense, but people who are frequent New England beach visitors will not want to associate with you if you say you go to Alabama beaches.

I have a house on the Cape and am happy to “associate” with people who vacation elsewhere, wether it’s Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, the south of France, or wherever.

+1

Love the DC locals who have never been trying to make the NE area seem like such an "awful" place. So obvious.

What % of people in DC do you think are “local”? Most people I know in DC are from the NE. Sounds like you’ve never been.

Been where? You make no sense.

Have you been to DC? Lived here?

What % of people in DC do you think are actually “local”?

Why don't you look it up if you are so interested?

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lol guys, I promise you, nobody in Maine has a conceptualization of “DC people.” But typical for DC people to inflate their impact that way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol guys, I promise you, nobody in Maine has a conceptualization of “DC people.” But typical for DC people to inflate their impact that way!

I’m a native Washingtonian and never once in my entire lifetime has anyone guessed where I was from accurately. My husbands a native Marylander and gets asked if he is from Brooklyn. People can never pinpoint “DC People”..

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No offense, but people who are frequent New England beach visitors will not want to associate with you if you say you go to Alabama beaches.

I have a house on the Cape and am happy to “associate” with people who vacation elsewhere, wether it’s Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, the south of France, or wherever.

+1

Love the DC locals who have never been trying to make the NE area seem like such an "awful" place. So obvious.

What % of people in DC do you think are “local”? Most people I know in DC are from the NE. Sounds like you’ve never been.

Been where? You make no sense.

Have you been to DC? Lived here?

What % of people in DC do you think are actually “local”?

Why don't you look it up if you are so interested?

Lol. So you have no clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol guys, I promise you, nobody in Maine has a conceptualization of “DC people.” But typical for DC people to inflate their impact that way!

It’s not a “DC person” claiming to recognize “DC people”.

It’s probably some nut who has never been to DC. Just googled about it.