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Also, who actually lives in the District of Columbia? Maybe it's just me but I get the feeling a bunch of people post here who neither live nor work here insist on telling us how they hate it based on their political views. That's unfortunate to those who read this board hoping to get an actual idea on what DC is like from those who live and work here. Anyway I'm out having fun at Columbia Heights Day so I'll return to this thread later.
Also, who actually lives in the District of Columbia? Maybe it's just me but I get the feeling a bunch of people post here who neither live nor work here insist on telling us how they hate it based on their political views. That's unfortunate to those who read this board hoping to get an actual idea on what DC is like from those who live and work here. Anyway I'm out having fun at Columbia Heights Day so I'll return to this thread later.
Ditto! Although I have lived in northern, VA and Maryland. DC isn't as unfriendly as reported; it's just that most people mind their own business unless you engage them.
if every stranger in town spoke to you,
afterwhile you would wish they wouldn't.
most people aren't even looking for friends
in public, but it doesn't make everyone that
doesn't know you a butthole for not talking
to you. come on!
Because people in DC are obnoxiously rude for entirely no reason. Screw DC, they can root in their own negative self-pittying cesspool. I prefer to be in a place where there are normal people.
ohhh like Atlanta?! Rotflmao!! Home of the 28000 millinaires? Umm ok.
I lived in Arlington until I was 14 and Woodbridge from 14-24 before moving into DC.
Many tourists use Metro because of the security/no parking. Even if they rented a car, where would they park that's close by? I remember as a kid in Arlington that we'd use either metro or school buses to go into DC.
I wish more tourists would use the trolley tours as it can be very irritating. I hate when they get to the top of an escalator and just stop after maybe 2 or 3 steps because they don't where they're going. If I'm going to a stop I don't use much and can't remember which is which, I step aside for others. It's supposed to be common sense. Stepping aside doesn't mean you're any more lost than if you hadn't done so. I've had a friend tell me that taking that view is kind of rude, though I'm not sure how riding an escalator to an unfamiliar location in new to anyone using metro (escalators or elevators are not new, even if you've never used public transportation before).
Otherwise, the DC area it's own fair share of rude people - area-raised or otherwise.
Do you think a friendly, laid back young gay white male like me from rural West Virginia would fit all right in Washington, D.C. or would I be better off in Atlanta, Georgia?
Both Atlanta and D.C. has an excellent job market for Journalism and TV Broadcasting; D.C. is just closer to my family in WV.
Do you think a friendly, laid back young gay white male like me from rural West Virginia would fit all right in Washington, D.C. or would I be better off in Atlanta, Georgia?
Both Atlanta and D.C. has an excellent job market for Journalism and TV Broadcasting; D.C. is just closer to my family in WV.
I'd go for DC since it's closer to home and has far more going on as far as your industry. Don't let anybody fool you. Atlanta has CNN and that's about it besides the local stations. You also have easier access to New York where it all goes down. As far as I can tell, the gay scene seem similar(I'm not gay so I'm not the best to ask) but oddly enough, Atlanta seems more gay overall. Maybe it's because DC doesn't make much of a deal of it or perhaps because Atlanta draws a lot of gays from a much larger geographical area. DC has to compete with NYC and Philly which are fairly well known as "gay" cities.
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Originally Posted by clb10
People in Washington, D.C. are exactly as friendly as people in other places like Chattanooga, San Diego and Bangor.
This is true. I've met some very friendly people here.
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