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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole no eye contact or acknowledgement when passing by people on the sidewalk drives me crazy.[/quote]

This is not my experience at all in DC, but then most of my neighbors are longtime residents who have been here at least a couple generations. We acknowledge each other and say hi, even if we don't know each other. It's one of my favorite things about DC.

But the transplants, not so much.[/quote]

You say hi to all the homeless and beggars you pass by on the street? And that works out well for you?[/quote]DP here.  Uh, yes, and the guys who may or may not be drug dealers in addition to everyone else.  It works out great!  Because that's what you do in this neighborhood - you say hi - whether you're rich or poor. It's a real community.

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I'm the PP who said I say hi to the people in my neighborhood, and this. Some of the young men can be punks and are rude, but most people are friendly and nice. I'm often out with my kid and people are always really kind to her, in particular, including the panhandlers and homeless folks and yes, even the maybe/probably drug dealers (I see things...). No one is violent and while I don't like drug activity in my neighborhood, I don't think being rude to people is the way to handle it.[/quote]

Do you say hi to the homeless who are passed out on the sidewalk? Or do you just say hi to the conscious ones?[/quote]

We get it, you hate the city and the people who live in it. You don't have to be cruel about it. Some of us like it here and just feel empathy for homeless people in our neighborhoods and maybe try to do things that might help them longterm. But yeah, if I see a homeless person I will make contact with them and say hello or wish them a good day (and they do the same for me all the time, even when I'm telling them I don't have any money for them). Because we live in a society and these are people. What is wrong with you?[/quote]

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