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There are other work centric cities in the US and people seem to have more fun!

How are you living in DC and hanging out at a brewery, backyArd with friends, going to the beach?   There aren’t any nice beaches nearby.  It’s typically too hot to hang in a backyard with kids.  Where is a nearby brewery?

I think part of the reason people are so rude and unfriendly is the lack of ability to have fun.  There aren’t many places to go have fun.  Which is evident by how many people leave DC in the summer.  People vacation to go have fun.  If you live in NY or LA, wealthy people might head out to a place like the Hamptons for the summer but it’s still relatively close by.

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Nobody stays in NYC in the summer. Uptown is a ghost town in August. I have plenty of fun in DC. We have bbqs or drinks with friends, do playdates at parks or in each other's backyards, go for hikes, go to the club to swim or play tennis or golf, etc. This weekend our friends went tubing, though we couldn't join. This coming weekend I have a book club meeting with friends and a friend's bday dinner and a friend's kid's bday party.[/quote]

I just said they go to the Hamptons.  There is nowhere close to DC fun to go.

Not sure where you hike as the closest decent hiking is 1.5-2 hrs away.  Kids birthday parties?  Yawn.  Tubing?  No thanks.

Swimming at the club sounds nice.  I’ll give you that.  But the rest sounds very well....not a lot of fun.  [/quote]

Most of the New Yorkers I know (which is a lot as DH grew up on the UES and his whole family lives in Manhattan) don't go to the Hamptons. Some do, but others go to MV/Nantucket, Fishers Island, Maine, Vermont, Westchester/Fairfield, Hudson Valley, etc. Many of those places aren't that close. As for hiking, my kids are K and younger so Billy Goat and Rock Creek Park work for us. And I like attending my friends' kids' birthdays because it's a chance to hang out with my friends. If your definition of fun is exclusively going to the beach, I have no idea what's available within driving distance though I know some people like the Eastern Shore, but places like Charleston are also basically a 1-hour flight. If you can't find ways to have fun and don't have friends here who help you have fun, that may be on you. [/quote]

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