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Well, as a tax payer who busts my rump and sends my hard earned money to DC I would like the Washington Monument to be painted with zebra stripes if that's okay with you. Actually, I plan on making a trip out there with my daughter (this is where tourism kicks in). Now if I didn't like DC I would not have gone many times to visit it personally. Yes, all cities have evolved from something.
It was my fault to assume you hated DC. I just wish people understood that DC is not just government, there are natives and there is a culture. Every city wouldn't be nothing without an important aspect that makes them what they are today not only DC. People also live here not only work here too. I would suggest taking your daughter to the spy muesem my niece loves it. Have fun!
San Francesco's prime theme function is technology. Silicon Valley is San Francisco's largest employer and there are no delusions about that
Like I said you can't specifically pick on DC for that because it's the same case for other major U.S. cities.
I think the point is that DC was specifically created to be the national seat of government and is unique in that aspect; this is the only reason it exists. That said, I still dig the city.
It was my fault to assume you hated DC. I just wish people understood that DC is not just government, there are natives and there is a culture. Every city wouldn't be nothing without an important aspect that makes them what they are today not only DC. People also live here not only work here too. I would suggest taking your daughter to the spy muesem my niece loves it. Have fun!
DC really made a positive impression on me when I first visited on a school trip at the age of 13. I met a senator, saw Ronald Reagan in person, been inside the white house, toured all the monuments, rode the metro, museums etc. (too many places to list but you get the idea). After visiting the first time I began to realize how fortunate I am to be living in the world's greatest country. This was years ago of course I been many times after that first visit. You're right there's more to the city than just government. My daughter is only 9 so this will be an educational experience for her like I had when I first went there.
Wow. Just, wow. Sometimes I think some posters can get any more naively ignorant and then...
He would have a valid point, if Chicago actually produced "cheese and corn". It's as ridiculous as calling NYC the "trailer park crowd"; see because... . The uninformed opinion of a low info City Data poster doesn't make or break the 3rd largest and richest city with one of the biggest stock exchanges in the country.
This thread is pointless unless we can define fast-paced. I really don't think percentage of mass transit usage or workload of the cities professional class have anything to do with a city's "pace". I currently reside in Pittsburgh, and the majority of the people I know are academic physicians, who work every bit as long and hard as finance types or congressional staffers, yet no one would ever say that Pittsburgh is a fast city because medicine is such a big part of its economy.
As a native New Yorker who is lived in a lot of different cities, including DC and Chicago, I've had people tell me they didn't like New York because it was too fast for them, yet none of them could define it beyond feeling overwhelmed on the streets. If that's your definition, then Chicago is most certainly a faster city.
Either way this argument is moot, Chicago is like 6 times larger in the proper and certainly shouldn't even be in this conversation. The fact that it is says something about DC more than anything.
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This is why it will feel weird when the DC CSA passes Chicago. Chicago will still feel much larger and busier than DC.
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Actually, I plan on making a trip out there with my daughter (this is where tourism kicks in). Now if I didn't like DC I would not have gone many times to visit it personally. Yes, all cities have evolved from something.
my niece loves it. Have fun!
