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Old 08-13-2008, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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I don't get it. It's the nation's capital and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation (8th largest), with 5.3 million people (8.2 million people when joined with metro Baltimore to produce the Baltimore-Washington CSA). Everything on here is New York vs LA this, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta-- the same old places over and over again-- but why not metro DC? It covers two states and a federal district! It's also my favorite city on the east coast-- and I'd pick metro DC (either the Maryland or Virginia side) hands down over NYC, Boston, Phily, or any other of them. Why don't we hear more about DC on the General US forum?
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Old 08-13-2008, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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I don't get it. It's the nation's capital and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation (8th largest), with 5.3 million people (8.2 million people when joined with metro Baltimore to produce the Baltimore-Washington CSA). Everything on here is New York vs LA this, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta-- the same old places over and over again-- but why not metro DC? It covers two states and a federal district! It's also my favorite city on the east coast-- and I'd pick metro DC (either the Maryland or Virginia side) hands down over NYC, Boston, Phily, or any other of them. Why don't we hear more about DC on the General US forum?
Likely because the residents of DC are not obsessed with their city and don't randomly bring it up in every thread.
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Old 08-13-2008, 10:14 PM
 
Location: moving again
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^ Yes. Im a resident of the Bal/Wash metro, and people from either city or the metro seem not to gloat about their city

Last edited by Billiam; 08-13-2008 at 10:23 PM..
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Old 08-13-2008, 10:15 PM
 
Location: San Diego (soon Los Angeles
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because it dosent have a skyline
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Old 08-13-2008, 11:52 PM
 
Location: yeah
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Is that a city?
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:54 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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cuz there's nothing to be proud of. the city is ghetto away from the federal buildings. i'd rather live in Houston for life then to spend a month in the nations capital, again, outside the federal district.
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Old 08-14-2008, 05:13 AM
 
Location: 602/520
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cuz there's nothing to be proud of. the city is ghetto away from the federal buildings. i'd rather live in Houston for life then to spend a month in the nations capital, again, outside the federal district.
You obviously haven't spent much time in DC.
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Old 08-14-2008, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Portland, Maine
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Both DC and Baltimore have their rougher sections but I would take them anyday over the bland, boring, car-centered, strip-malled Houston or San Diego. Just my opinion.
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Old 08-14-2008, 06:14 AM
 
Location: Town of Herndon/DC Metro
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cuz there's nothing to be proud of. the city is ghetto away from the federal buildings. i'd rather live in Houston for life then to spend a month in the nations capital, again, outside the federal district.
Please, thats like saying SD is made up of Seaport Village surrounded by Skyline. And isn't that the prevailing stereotype of CV anyway?

Love DC Metro. I love it as much as SD.
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Old 08-14-2008, 07:13 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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cuz there's nothing to be proud of. the city is ghetto away from the federal buildings. i'd rather live in Houston for life then to spend a month in the nations capital, again, outside the federal district.
Yet another resident from the state overrun with smog, sprawl, gangs, and illegal aliens bashing the East Coast. Nice.
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