Washington DC is for young Interns, High Paid Professionals and Immigrants ONLY (credit card, attorney)

[smakawhat]

so let me get this... people move here for the good economic opportunities, and then get it and complain about the high cost of living while (goly gee) go hide out in the suburbs...

yet they don't move away. and have a nerve to complain about "DC"...

Two words... GET LOST! go live and work somewhere else if you are so disappointed
cause:

a) you can't afford a house (cause you can if you have a brain)
b) you can't get a date (cause you complain all the singles [male and female] suck
c) you're sick of the few "uppity" young professionals. I don't associate with them so who cares what they do doesn't affect me...

get god dam real people.

GROW UP people!

[DCNative]

Originally Posted by smakawhat

yet they don't move away. and have a nerve to complain about "DC"...

They need to get a job before they move away. Unless they have friends and family who don't mind them staying at their place for free for several months while they look for a job. Now that I have accepted a job offer elsewhere, I'm taking that first chance to get out of here.

Originally Posted by smakawhat

a) you can't afford a house (cause you can if you have a brain)

Pop quiz - since you are so smart. Which is financially smarter, using A) only 25% of your gross income, or B) 50%+ of your gross income for mortgage expenses (including PITI and HOA)?

[SmerkyGrl]

This post is just full of fail---failing intellect, failing people, failing to offers some basic respect for other people's lives and opinions. What a disgrace. Glad I live in Northern Virginia and not so close to you DC folks...you would have some serious bad influence on my outlook of life. So unhappy and so bitter...Christ, go take a freaking vacation or something.

I love DC. I wouldn't trade it for an equally awesome job in another city. I might consider trading it for a doubly awesome job, though, in nearby city.

Quite frankly, if you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. And if you are in the kitchen already, better learn to deal with the heat or someone else could replace you. It's a dog eat dog world and your whining is not going to earn you any pity.

[xavierob82]

Originally Posted by SmerkyGrl

I love DC. I wouldn't trade it for an equally awesome job in another city.

I agree!

And for those people who say they hate DC, I'd love for them to tell us where, exactly, they think would be an ideal place to live. I bet those answers would generate a couple of laughs.

[GoodCoffee]

Different stokes for different folks.

[Colonel Aureliano Buendía]

Originally Posted by LIS123

I'll also agree that those born into extreme poverty (especially in urban settings, often with only one parent) are at a MAJOR disadvantage that is difficult to overcome. One of the main problems for such people is that it's dangerous to go to school.
That said, there are a LOT of people raised in working or middle class families who DO have the basic necessities covered. They don't have to worry about food, shelter and can go to school in a safe environment. There are more people in this situation than those in extreme poverty in urban settings. It's very frustrating to see people in this type of situation waste their lives away. Where I live (NW IN), many people from this demographic make one mistake after another from the time they're young well into adulthood. As one of the posters said, people do make mistakes when they're young and that's completely understandable. However, they should learn from these mistake and many people here do not.
People like this should be help accountable for the mistakes they have made and not pitied. I also agree with the previous poster that such people CAN get 2nd chances to fix their lives, even though they're not from privileged backgrounds. These are the types that often live at home, pretty much indefinitely. A know a lot of people like this and can see why their lives are not going well. In almost all cases, it's b/c of poor judgement on their own part and has nothing to do with how they've been dealt a bad hand by society.

I went to HS in NW IN and you just described the typical archetype.
We probably know each other.

[LIS123]

Originally Posted by Colonel Aureliano Buendía

I went to HS in NW IN and you just described the typical archetype.
We probably know each other.

I've been living here forever but went to private school. I didn't know the situation was this bad until the somewhat recent past, when I started to meet more of the people who grew up here and stayed. They won't be leaving. It's pretty sad, but I'll be gone soon. Thanks for your service.

[saganista]

Originally Posted by talktobrent

DC probably is a good place to pursue traditional business careers like Finance, because it doesn't really attract those type of majors. God knows how many poli sci, global studies, or like minded majors migrate into the city every year, but I'm sure it's far more that will get employment in their desired field. DC is one city that is more ego driven, it's more about power than money. Not trying to knock you, but tell some people there you work in finance and you might as well tell them you mop floors. This is a city where a 36,000/yr Foreign Service Officer or CIA Analyst is the super star. People pay insane rents because DC is the only place to pursue their career.

Hate to burst any bubbles, but there are scads of Business, Finance, Econ, Stat, and Accounting types all over the place in DC. Also, $36K is below the minimum starting salary for an FSO or CIA analyst.

[DCNative]

Originally Posted by saganista

Hate to burst any bubbles, but there are scads of Business, Finance, Econ, Stat, and Accounting types all over the place in DC. Also, $36K is below the minimum starting salary for an FSO or CIA analyst.

yeah they usually start at around $45-55K or so. But even that won't afford anyone a house anywhere near DC unless you're way out near Manassas or Damascus, etc... or you're married and have dual income. Rent with roommates to keep the cost down.

[The_Fairfaxian]

Originally Posted by xavierob82

I agree!

And for those people who say they hate DC, I'd love for them to tell us where, exactly, they think would be an ideal place to live. I bet those answers would generate a couple of laughs.

How about these cities:

Seattle
Minneapolis
San Francisco
San Diego
Chicago
Denver

All cities that attract intellectual people who overall aren't rude, stand-offish, or have their heads up their a$$es because they come from a rich family or got a degree from Princeton. Shall I go on.