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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Married a true District of Columbia native born at Columbia Women's. I've lived here 30 years -- most of my adult life -- but grew up in Midwest.

IMO a tell between the _very_ few white natives and someone who grew up elsewhere* is that the white natives are less kind, more aloof, more insular. At baseline, their personality is not "Hi everyone! C'mon in!"

Note that I'm speaking only of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIVES.  Fairfax County miitary kids don't count, Rockville children of scientists don't count.  Just white now-adults who grew up in the 60s - 80s in the District.

If you're a white family in 1970 and you 1) chose to buy in the the District (vs. Arlington or Chevy ChaseMD and 2) stayed in DC throughout your children's childhood and then 3) educated them in DC .... you are actually very rare indeed.  Census data bear this out.

White people didn't begin staying in the District and raising their children to adulthood in any significant numbers until well into the 2000s.  Again, census data will prove this so pls don't bother arguing.

There just aren't many white adults native to DC over the age of 20.
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LOL as if living on one side of Western is a distinct experience growing up to living on the other.[/quote]

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