Washington vs D.C.

[Anonymous]

There's a difference between the two. Have you ever been EOTR and visited D.C. or are you one of those insulated folks who just stick to Washington proper.

[Anonymous]

The old rule is.. if you live here it is D.C., if you live anywhere else it is Washington to you.
Outsiders do not get D.C., and the insiders would get exhausted to say Washington every time they mean D.C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The old rule is.. if you live here it is D.C., if you live anywhere else it is Washington to you.
Outsiders do not get D.C., and the insiders would get exhausted to say Washington every time they mean D.C.

I’m from Seattle where people consider themselves to be living in the “real” Washington. Out there, absolutely nobody calls this place anything but D.C.

[Anonymous]

In my experience white people say Washington and black people say DC (I'm in the latter group). I live EOTP NW and my neighbors all say DC also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a difference between the two. Have you ever been EOTR and visited D.C. or are you one of those insulated folks who just stick to Washington proper.

Are they from here? We say DC.

[Anonymous]

WTF is EOTR?

[Anonymous]

I always thought it was DC or Washington, DC to everyone outside of the city and "the District" to anyone within city limits. "Downtown" for most of NW.

Outside of this area, most people question "DC or Washington state?" whenever I have just said Washington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience white people say Washington and black people say DC (I'm in the latter group). I live EOTP NW and my neighbors all say DC also.

I'm white - WOTP - though I have lived EOTP too - always have said DC or the District.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it was DC or Washington, DC to everyone outside of the city and "the District" to anyone within city limits. "Downtown" for most of NW.

Outside of this area, most people question "DC or Washington state?" whenever I have just said Washington.

I'm 5th gen and all of my older relatives use this terminology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is EOTR?

I guess you call it Washington

EOTR = east of the (Anacostia) river

Lol. Nope. I’m dc born. But I’ve never used an acronym for Anacostia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a difference between the two. Have you ever been EOTR and visited D.C. or are you one of those insulated folks who just stick to Washington proper.

Born EOTR. It's DC. Washington is the official place the rest of the country hates.

[Anonymous]

I'm always amused when people on DCUM say that our nation's capital is "staid" and "boring" and has no culture. What a crock. Do they never interact with anyone besides members of Congress or lawyers? The DC I know is vibrant, funky, creative, and lots of fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The old rule is.. if you live here it is D.C., if you live anywhere else it is Washington to you.
Outsiders do not get D.C., and the insiders would get exhausted to say Washington every time they mean D.C.

I’m from Seattle where people consider themselves to be living in the “real” Washington. Out there, absolutely nobody calls this place anything but D.C.

Yep. I live in DC, but was born and raised in Washington State. With fellow Washingtonians I joke that when in DC, we practically have to refer to our State as “Seattle.”

Ex:
“Where are you from?”
“Seattle”
“ Oh, me too!
“So, where are you actually from?”
“Olympia/Spokane/Tacoma, etc”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought it was DC or Washington, DC to everyone outside of the city and "the District" to anyone within city limits. "Downtown" for most of NW.

Outside of this area, most people question "DC or Washington state?" whenever I have just said Washington.

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