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empire88 t1_izuxhm2 wrote

This is a romanticized version of DC if i've ever seen one.

We're certainly not known for pleasant/friendly people, great food, nightlife, or downtown lol

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[deleted] t1_izwy94k wrote

A lot of us are happy with our lives here.

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KDest98 OP t1_izxs01e wrote

I know right god forbid someone have a great time somewhere someone willingly lives.

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empire88 t1_izxia1a wrote

Well that’s a straw man if I’ve ever seen one lmfao

edit: Yall really don't know what a straw man is do you? I never once said people aren't happy with their lives here or I wasn't happy with my life here & nothing that I said was inaccurate.

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KDest98 OP t1_izv22zf wrote

Trust me when I was there people were asking me what was I smoking Bc that is not DC. I was really had a blast. Maybe I got lucky but I did not have one bad experience.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_izwookg wrote

>We're certainly not known for pleasant/friendly people, great food, nightlife

We're not known for those things, but all can be found here. It's just unusual for newbies to find that.

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asdfasdfasdfas11111 t1_izy8xfe wrote

That's kind of the whole aesthetic though. If you think NYC is too overwhelming, Nashville is too tryhard, Austin is too Texas (and too hot), SF is too grey, Chicago is too flyover and Toronto is too Canadian - DC kind of falls right in the middle of all that. It's well connected, on the proper coast, isn't called Boston, has a diverse food scene (esp if you include the suburbs), diverse neighborhoods, reasonable transit, and is one of the most educated cities in the US.

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RedBalloonDog t1_izyhs3j wrote

well.. people from all over the world come to DC and talk about how friendly it is. We are definitely known for having good (albeit expensive) food. World renown chefs come to DC to open restaurants. Our nightlife isn't going to compare well to LA or NYC but that's really just clubs. There are at least 4 different areas in town that have active thriving nightlife and finally, our downtown holds the Smithsonian, national monuments, tons of retail shopping and restaurants so I'm not sure what you are talking about. Not faulting you for not liking DC but no need to dig at someone who just enjoyed visiting your city

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KDest98 OP t1_izym9g0 wrote

I have given up on responding to certain negative comments at this point. I find it funny I’m being told I have a “romanticized” experience because I had a good experience.

What confuses me even more is the negativity and then willingly living there unless they can’t afford to leave.

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RedBalloonDog t1_izyn339 wrote

People are sometimes just bitter. I'm glad that you had a good time visiting here, for the most part DC is exactly what you experienced come back soon!

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empire88 t1_izyrdrl wrote

Plz show me where I said I don’t like dc. I’ll wait.

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contactlite t1_izwvkiq wrote

I’m going to move back from Phoenix because by comparison, OP is right.

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