Move to Northern California and come back and tell me how DC compares. They have to drag me kicking and screaming from here-Silicon Valley.
DC what? Please

Anonymous wrote:Handful of DCUM posters, handful of competitive parents, handful of angry commuters who should not be driving, handful of anti-social neighbors...apart from that there is nothing bad about DC.

This is home.

I'd say there is more than a "handful" of angry commuters, but YMMV!

Handful of DCUM posters, handful of competitive parents, handful of angry commuters who should not be driving, handful of anti-social neighbors...apart from that there is nothing bad about DC.

This is home.

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Anonymous wrote:My main issues are:

1. The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year. I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2. The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3. The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater. I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.

So the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers are artificial. Got it.

They are not swimmable, nor do they have beaches. Nor do they give vistas of water for as far as the eye can see.

But what was said was "The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water", not if they were "swimmable".

Oh right. So you were just looking for any water then? Well I suppose they are "pretty" to look at (just ignore the trash) even if you can't enjoy for certain recreational sports or eat fish you catch out of them (the last point being more relevant to the Potomac, although there are certainly other parts of the Chesapeake watershed where I wouldn't eat the catch either).

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Anonymous wrote:My main issues are:

1. The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year. I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2. The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3. The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater. I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.

So the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers are artificial. Got it.

They are not swimmable, nor do they have beaches. Nor do they give vistas of water for as far as the eye can see.

But what was said was "The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water", not if they were "swimmable".

Oh, ok, you're right - now we all love DC.

But seriously: I think we have great nature a short distance away - I go hiking many weekends of the year, and am thrilled with all the different options. But - I dunno. I feel like if I could spend six months of the year somewhere else, I'd be really psyched to be here the other six months of the year. I really don't hate DC at all. But I don't want to spend my whole life here, since I'm not here just six months of the year. It's too expensive/I'm too broke and the winters are too cold.

If a place like portland had DC jobs, it would be even more expensive than DC is right now..

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Anonymous wrote:DC is good because it's fake. It uses the government to extract money from the people who live in reality then pays handsomely for liberals to shuffle around paper and email. The population is convinced they are important but they quite possibly have the weakest constitutions in the history of mankind.

This makes no sense. Seriously, if you're going to insult us, you need to work on that. Not impressed.

Is the writer talking about each individual's constitution or the US Constitution. I suspect the former, in which case I sort of get what the writer is saying.

Anonymous wrote:DC is good because it's fake. It uses the government to extract money from the people who live in reality then pays handsomely for liberals to shuffle around paper and email. The population is convinced they are important but they quite possibly have the weakest constitutions in the history of mankind.

This makes no sense. Seriously, if you're going to insult us, you need to work on that. Not impressed.

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Anonymous wrote:found the people small-minded

What is small-minded? Is it the opposite of big-minded?

It usually means that the poster found that a number of people did not necessarily share his/her personal views on selected political and social matters.

It is when educated people are around non-educated ones, and find their opinions parochial and stifling.

But, of course, someone with an M.A. or Ph.D. who is pro-life and has reservations about gay marriage would still be parochial, stifling and "small minded."

Not to me. I am the PP to whom you are responding, and I have a MSc from the London School of Economics, and I am pro-life and have reservations about gay marriage.

Anonymous wrote:DC is good because it's fake. It uses the government to extract money from the people who live in reality then pays handsomely for liberals to shuffle around paper and email. The population is convinced they are important but they quite possibly have the weakest constitutions in the history of mankind.

And it begins...

DC is good because it's fake. It uses the government to extract money from the people who live in reality then pays handsomely for liberals to shuffle around paper and email. The population is convinced they are important but they quite possibly have the weakest constitutions in the history of mankind.

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My favorite posters are the locals who have not resided (other than maybe military or college) in other states, but claim this area is somehow superior. Get over yourself, in more ways than one.

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The people who are the most enthusiastic cheerleaders for this area tend to be (a) natives who have little experience living elsewhere (college and stints abroad do not count); or (b) hail from some small town or city, or a rural area, with few amenities and attractions.

Haters gonna hate. If you hate D.C., whichever city you came from will more than likely welcome you back.

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Anonymous wrote:My main issues are:

1. The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year. I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2. The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3. The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater. I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.

So the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers are artificial. Got it.

They are not swimmable, nor do they have beaches. Nor do they give vistas of water for as far as the eye can see.

But what was said was "The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water", not if they were "swimmable".

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Anonymous wrote:My main issues are:

1. The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year. I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2. The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3. The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater. I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.

Uh, have you heard of the Potomac River?

b/c it's so "swimmable?"

Or maybe the flesh-eating disease is your thing.

Actually this makes me curious. Does anyone know if there is a major city anywhere in the United States that has a swimmable river within its boundaries?

No, but I can think of many cities with swimmable natural water within a short distance - ocean or large lake (e.g. Chicago).

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Anonymous wrote:My main issues are:

1. The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year. I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2. The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3. The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater. I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.

Uh, have you heard of the Potomac River?

b/c it's so "swimmable?"

Or maybe the flesh-eating disease is your thing.

Actually this makes me curious. Does anyone know if there is a major city anywhere in the United States that has a swimmable river within its boundaries?