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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Michigan and live in Chicago. Just from reading this forum it's obvious it's a whole different world. I remember in one thread I was describing the PTA alpha moms -- overweight, tattooed hippies with anime colored hair and N95 masks even into 2023 -- and that is clearly not a thing in the DC area. People here are really proud about working class roots even once they have money and say things like "My grandfather was a union man on the railroad so that's why we'll always be Democrats". Almost everybody is a cultural Catholic but simultaneously very embarrassed by it. People also seem to take pride in looking like slobs and brag about being a "hot mess" because being thin and well-dressed is like a sort of snobbery. [b]Most people exclusively socialize with their highschool and college friends.[/b][/quote]

How do newcomers make friends?  How would a well-dressed, thin attractive woman meet friends?  I'm being serious.[/quote]

I lived in Chicago (Gold Coast +Hyde Park) for a few years and also just outside Milwaukee.  There are plenty of well-dressed, thin, attractive women in those areas.  I ended up leaving Chi because of the violence and it just wasn't for me.   Also, Illinois is in a ton of debt, up the wazoo and no one wants to fix it.

Living outside Milwaukee I much preferred but the burbs I liked most have really high property taxes.  People are nice, kind, and educated with a wide variety of careers which is nice.  I really like Shorewood, which is more diverse and has good public schools.  I joined activities, masters swimming, yoga, food festivals, etc and met people that way.  A friend volunteered/ later became a docent at the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) and made tons of friends. I have a friend who moved from Minnesota to Green Bay and loves it.  Minnesota was very expensive and they get more bang for their buck in Green Bay.

We moved back to the East Coast years ago and it is very expensive here and is very competitive and one-upmanship.  I don't get it at all.  [/quote]

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