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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Activities and get togethers are different. Here everything has to be an activity. As in “pay. Fee for x number  of weeks of this activity”. All activities are somehow structured and supervised by some sort of hired person— rec league, professional league, parent volunteer for scouts, swim team in summer, etc. etc. There is no impromptu anything. Families generally do not hang out with other families. Unless the connections were formed outside of the kids. [/quote]

This is not true in my neighborhood.  We do lots of family hang outs with neighbors!

But I would say that rec sports, centered around people at your school, is a good place to start.

Also, if you want to host impromptu gatherings, just start inviting.  You might need to make it pretty formal at first, but over time these things can hang on.  The key in my circles is living walking distance to each other.

I do think this is due in part to both of your questions.  It's the area (DC can be intense, welcome!) and the neighborhood.  
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