does anyone really think there is a "bridge and tunnel" crowd in DC?

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So you have to have money, style and class to "be" somebody in New York ?

What about that guy that pooped on the cop car ? I think he was a native New Yorker.

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The only person I know who ever used this term (condescendingly while living in the district) now lives in north Arlington and commutes to DC.

[Anonymous]

PP 14:00 here. For those of you who still think DC has nothing to offer? When was the last time you tried one of the new restaurants opening in Logan, Bloomingdale or H street (Although some of the great ones - like Cork - aren't even that new now) or saw a play at Studio, Woolly Mammoth or Arena Stage? Are you saying you've tried all the places on 14th street and none of them are good? or that everything you've seen at DC theaters was bad? Personally, even before I had kids there were more cool restaurants, art gallery openings, and theater happenings than I had the time and budget for.

I moved here from NYC and previously lived in Chicago and love those cities and miss various aspects of both of them - but to say that DC is lame with only a handful of things to do? really????

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Well we don't have tunnels but the hicks from VA do come in on bridges, so yes I'd say we have an active B and T crowd!

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. People don't think DC is very exciting/a good city. Very different from other cities like NYC or the Bay area.

If that is true why has the Times written a string of articles like this http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/fashion/04Washington.html
That obsessively track the nght life scene and development in DC?

There are articles like this about every city (really bad, dinky cities). Not sure this proves anything. The fact is that most people do not want to live on DC. It just isn't that great.

There is not enough money to make me live in DC even though it would be very convenient for work. In 4 years, I'm relocating to Chicago or San Francisco. I have no problem with big, crowded cities but DC falls flat. Good work opportunities, though.

Have lived in Chicago 9 years and the District now for 13. Please.

SF, sure. Manhattan, Paris, London or Tokyo, of course. Chicago is a very large cow town with an important place in agricultural and manufacturing history.

Keep telling yourself that, asshole.

Oh noes! Touched a nerve with the Iowa State / Northwestern graduate! Enjoy your lake and record-breaking violent crime there in Chi-town.

Oh. And the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest, dagnabbit.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. People don't think DC is very exciting/a good city. Very different from other cities like NYC or the Bay area.

If that is true why has the Times written a string of articles like this http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/fashion/04Washington.html
That obsessively track the nght life scene and development in DC?

There are articles like this about every city (really bad, dinky cities). Not sure this proves anything. The fact is that most people do not want to live on DC. It just isn't that great.

There is not enough money to make me live in DC even though it would be very convenient for work. In 4 years, I'm relocating to Chicago or San Francisco. I have no problem with big, crowded cities but DC falls flat. Good work opportunities, though.

Have lived in Chicago 9 years and the District now for 13. Please.

SF, sure. Manhattan, Paris, London or Tokyo, of course. Chicago is a very large cow town with an important place in agricultural and manufacturing history.

Keep telling yourself that, asshole.

Oh noes! Touched a nerve with the Iowa State / Northwestern graduate! Enjoy your lake and record-breaking violent crime there in Chi-town.

Oh. And the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest, dagnabbit.

Yawn, wtf does this have to do with bridge and tunnel. Take it elsewhere, both of ya!

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The term refers to less-affluent, "lower class" people who live in Staten Island, Queens, etc. Wealthy suburbanites driving in from Potomac or Great Falls does not fit the bill.[/quote]

suburbanites "do" ... watch the agreement[/quote]

Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to correct grammatical errors on a web forum? Many people are typing quickly on a phone or a tablet and inevitably will make typos. [i]You are an asshole.[/i] Is that grammatically correct?

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Anonymous wrote:Well we don't have tunnels but the hicks from VA do come in on bridges, so yes I'd say we have an active B and T crowd!

Uhm, actually there is a tunnel. I go through it everyday on the Orange line Metro from Arlington to downtown DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well we don't have tunnels but the hicks from VA do come in on bridges, so yes I'd say we have an active B and T crowd!

Except for the T part, of course.

(Are there many "hicks" in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax?)

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The term refers to less-affluent, "lower class" people who live in Staten Island, Queens, etc. Wealthy suburbanites driving in from Potomac or Great Falls does not fit the bill.[/quote]

suburbanites "do" ... watch the agreement[/quote]

Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to correct grammatical errors on a web forum? Many people are typing quickly on a phone or a tablet and inevitably will make typos. [i]You are an asshole.[/i] [b]Is that grammatically correct?[/b][/quote]

It is if that's what you are. Just saying.......

[Anonymous]

Well, everyone in Canada thinks anyone south of their borders is a hick. So, there. We're all hicks together!

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Anonymous wrote:Well, everyone in Canada thinks anyone south of their borders is a hick. So, there. We're all hicks together!

Say what?

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Anonymous wrote:Well, everyone in Canada thinks anyone south of their borders is a hick. So, there. We're all hicks together!

Say what?

LOL!!

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Anonymous wrote:D.C. is still trying to fix its government, crime is a beast, forget about the DMV (motor vehicles) or any other D.C. government agency to take care of business. Have met some pretty decent people in D.C. but not enough to make me want to stay here and make it my permanent home. I'll stay in touch via email.

You obviously have no clue about the DMV. I paid for my2year registration online. I pay for tickets online. And, I made an appointment for a 2 year car inspection and was through in twenty two minutes. Crime is at a sixty year low, but w are seeing an uptick in property crimes. As for corrupt government officials, I guess it is a prerequisite for public office, just ask cuccinelli iand McConnell.

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Anonymous wrote:First for those of you who think DC has nothing to offer, this reminds me of the saying "boring people are bored." if you think Le Diplomate, Rustik Tavern, Rogue 24, Birch and Barley or Room 11 aren't memorable, yummy meals that rival solid NYC/SF options at their respective price points - I'm not really sure what would please you. And if you don't think recent DC theater productions like "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "Follies," "The Motherfucker with the Hat," and "Let Me Down Easy" rival the best of broadway or Chicago - well, not only would I question your taste in theater but so would New York magazine, which recommended New Yorkers travel to DC for several of those productions.

And if you think 20-somethings from the burbs wouldn't enjoy a night on H street, the Black Cat or The Standard, well then maybe you dont remember what 20-somethings are like.

You don't need to like DC or want to live here (reasonable people can disagree about that - personally, this heat is making me miss Boston) but to say the city has nothing to offer? Maybe you are the one with nothing to offer...

You offer a handful of things to do while the other major cities offer substantially more. Not that D.C. doesn't have anything to offer but don't make it out to be the end all to be all. When travel agencies list places to see, Washington, D.C. is not known for it's extracurriculars but for its place in history. Although, I will give it kudos for producing Duke Ellington.

But you are yapping about what DC as a city doesn't have to offer when you live in a county that has even less to offer. Perspective people.