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Have you seen what most of these government employees dress and look like? DC isn't known for the vast wealth a few hold. DC is wealthy because it has a very large middle class. DC has it's flashy populace but it's far from being one of the most materialistic.
DC is probably one of the least "image-conscious" areas in the way that we normally think about it. For such a wealthy population, people there aren't flashy or "look-at-me" in the least. The posters that have made that case are 100% correct in my view.
The four most image conscious metros in the country are NYC, LA, Miami, and DFW imo.
DC is probably one of the least "image-conscious" areas in the way that we normally think about it. For such a wealthy population, people there aren't flashy or "look-at-me" in the least. The posters that have made that case are 100% correct in my view.
The four most image conscious metros in the country are NYC, LA, Miami, and DFW imo.
DC is probably one of the least "image-conscious" areas in the way that we normally think about it. For such a wealthy population, people there aren't flashy or "look-at-me" in the least. The posters that have made that case are 100% correct in my view.
The four most image conscious metros in the country are NYC, LA, Miami, and DFW imo.
I'd add Atlanta.... look at the reality shows based there. It's all about flaunting wealth and/or the "attitude/appearance" thereof.
DC is probably one of the least "image-conscious" areas in the way that we normally think about it. For such a wealthy population, people there aren't flashy or "look-at-me" in the least. The posters that have made that case are 100% correct in my view.
The four most image conscious metros in the country are NYC, LA, Miami, and DFW imo.
In terms of wealth, yes, but in terms of power or "importance", not at all. DC is pretty much equal to LA in that respect. My experience is that a conversation over 5 minutes long in DC ends up being a name-dropping networking snooze fest.
I'd add Atlanta.... look at the reality shows based there. It's all about flaunting wealth and/or the "attitude/appearance" thereof.
I forgot about Atlanta, but totally agree - it rounds out the top 5 nicely.
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Originally Posted by whereiend
In terms of wealth, yes, but in terms of power or "importance", not at all. DC is pretty much equal to LA in that respect. My experience is that a conversation over 5 minutes long in DC ends up being a name-dropping networking snooze fest.
Yep, I lived there for 8 years and this was one of the most irritating parts of the DC experience. With that said, in terms of exterior image, most people in that area are still pretty low-key overall (minus the Capitol Hill and K Street types).
In terms of wealth, yes, but in terms of power or "importance", not at all. DC is pretty much equal to LA in that respect. My experience is that a conversation over 5 minutes long in DC ends up being a name-dropping networking snooze fest.
True but that's not the same thing as being image conscious in a physical sense wherein the point is to convey status visually. That requires zero personal interaction. What occurs in DC is something of an exaggerated version of what occurs in more provincial cities where someone might be asked what high school they attended.
Have you seen what most of these government employees dress and look like? DC isn't known for the vast wealth a few hold. DC is wealthy because it has a very large middle class. DC has it's flashy populace but it's far from being one of the most materialistic.
Admittedly, I simply looked at the median incomes for the DC suburbs, saw they were even higher than Silicon Valley, and simply assumed that the DC area must all be about that gold rush, get rich quick, Maserati-driving, become a billionaire by age 30 mentality that pervades Silicon Valley. Should have known government workers are worlds apart from your tech startup worker.
I think you could be right. Sounds like DC is my kind of town, then. People aren't into cars; they're into economics and policy. That's right up my alley.
As a visitor I found the people in DC more approachable than people in San Francisco or even NYC--two cities I've also only visited. Of course DC is literally built on and for the universally dreaded slow, incompetent government bureaucracy but there are still interesting people.
People say that in DC, everyone's identity is their career. But that's also just men everywhere. Men define themselves by their career, be it in NYC, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, ...just everywhere. I think the biggest difference is WOMEN in DC also being career-oriented.
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