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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 hang out with teachers, students, researchers, social workers, non-profit staff, Feds, among others - a lot of transplants but some folks who are natives. I don't really see a lot of the behavior that either pp describes. FWIW, I moved here in 1991 and I love it here - but now that I think about it, I didn't love it till I moved out of Georgetown. Just wasn't for me. [/quote]

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