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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it’s rudeness necessarily.  Instead, DC simply isn’t a fun place to live.

I lived in NW for 10+ years and I  realized how little fun anyone has compared to people living in other cities or locations in the US.  Most people here seem to have very few friends.  Kids have birthday parties and there are work functions and charity events occasionally.  Besides that, most people are dual income and busy working.  At first I thought I was doing something wrong but then I started paying attention and it was obvious that most people have few friends.

DC is fun after college but then people start moving away.  Then it’s an endless slog of work and taking care of kids.  There isn’t a leisure class in DC and DC lacks what a lot of other cities have.  There isn’t anywhere really fun to go and there isn’t a single upscale department store downtown.  An exciting weekend is going to le diplomat.  I mean cmon.  Most people aren’t being rude on purpose.  They are just bored, tired and unhappy with their lives.  They have likely not had any fun in a very long time.

I moved to another large city and was shocked how much fun people have.  I am now frequently attending parties and have more social plans than I ever did after ten years of living in NW DC.

Perhaps it is different in Bethesda or Arlington but I don’t think so.  [/quote]

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