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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i'm a transplant. IME, people from D.C. generally seem to: have a high opinion of themselves, be very concerned with appearances, always be networking, place their career above all else in their lives. whereas transplants generally seem to: be insecure about their social position and/or about their educational or professional accomplishments, complain a lot about the cost of living here and about the people here, pretend not to care about climbing the ladder socially or professionally when they clearly do care about that very much, like to talk about how their hometowns are so much better than D.C.[/quote]

I think this is a great summation.

The funniest part is the transplants who complain that DC natives seem "smug" and "insular",  and profess that they really could care less about fitting in.  Meanwhile, they're researching the best private schools and trying to go to all the hip parts of town.

HILARIOUS. [/quote]See, I think this has to do with the industry you're in. I don't really see this in my circle of friends. [/quote]

Lemme guess- you hang out with a lot of other transplants?   :lol: [/quote]

I'm not sure which post you are referring to as to the poster hanging out with other transplants. However, I am the first poster quoted above and yes, I do hang out with a lot of other transplants for a couple reasons: one is because almost everyone I meet here (through work or otherwise) is not originally from this area, another reason is that most of the D.C. natives I've met already have their circle of friends and they don't seem as interested as other 'transplants' in making new friends. But I know plenty of both natives and transplants.[/quote]

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