Review of Washington, District of Columbia


DC Life not good
Star Rating - 3/8/2007
I lived in the DC area for 5 years. Here are my experiences.

Pros:
1) Great restaurants
2) Smithsonian
3) National monuments
4) Georgetown nightlife
5) Bike trails

Cons:
1) Transient city, everyone is from somewhere else
2) Very hard to make friends, most people have bad personalities
3) Housing costs are very high
4) Lacks a hometown culture, what is unique about DC? After 5 years I could not tell

Please consider this list of Pros and Cons when thinking about moving to DC.
Mr | Beverly Hills, CA
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you cant find the hometown culture because you're in washington; not DC... Im a native so trust me, there's a difference. what is unique about DC is that it is "chocolate city". we dominate the culture of this city and are responsible for its identity. its funny that you cant find the uniqueness because when a black person from DC travels anywhere on the east coast, we are easily identified. We have our own music culture that is not hip-hop... it's called gogo and it defines our youth. wqe are also identified outside of the area by our style and the way we carry ourselves... In conclusion, if you want to see the real DC; travel outside of the inner areas... there you will find our natives, except the latinos and whites taking over our neighborhoods
marcus | Bowie, MD | Report Abuse

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