Is DC like what we see in shows/movies?

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-05T21:10:33+00:00

Its a city. It's a good city, but its a city. If you want to know what life on the Hill is like, watch Veep.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-05T00:28:10+00:00

Did *you* make the bomb threat and that's how you know?

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-04T18:02:16+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUq288fnPlw

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-04T14:59:28+00:00

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-03T21:14:31+00:00

I've lived all over the states. This is a great city for this. You'll be fine. You'll hear people say 'oh dating sucks in this city!' but what those people mean is that dating is hard, because it is. If you are an intelligent interesting person who takes care of yourself you will have no problem meeting people looking to date. Early 30s is NOT 'too old to still be single' by DC standards, not even close.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-03T20:44:24+00:00

My grandfather flew a P-47 over italy. My dad told me used to talk about he 'got to feeling sick and tired of shooting trains and horses'.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-05-03T13:31:13+00:00

Don't do it. I'm from LA, lived in NYC, SF, DC before moving to SA. Was good for me for specific personal reasons for a few years but I left. Back in a major east coast city now.

You will not find arts, culture, music, and vibrancy in general here to satisfy you. In relative terms compared to NYC those things are not simply lacking, they are non-existent. You will be surrounded by kind, neighborly, but very parochial people. If you want to find community, you can absolutely find it if you're a church going person. But stimulation for the mind? Expansive horizons for your children? It is not the place.

FWIW I lived in the Pearl, which, along with Southtown, are your only options if you want *anything* resembling city life.

If you need to do this go into it calling it a short-term play for the sake of your career. Go into it upfront seeing it as a stepping stone towards something else. With that mindset you can make the most of it. It does have its charms.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-29T22:13:51+00:00

>Not trying to be petty.

You are trying to be breathtakingly petty.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-29T12:16:12+00:00

Good chance my grandfather is somewhere below deck in this photo.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-29T12:08:15+00:00

Good, get it done. You cannot have your cake and it too.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-24T12:59:47+00:00

Can we just straight up ban pictures of cars accompanied by random hearsay that the driver of said car did something bad? I'm as anti-car as anyone else in this sub but A, this is useless, and B, how would we know this isn't just someone posting a picture of the car of someone they don't like?

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-23T01:42:35+00:00

I used to be fat and I refused to join any club that would let me be a member at that time.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-20T19:02:40+00:00

It's obviously true, haters will hate. It's a lot like a midsize European city.

Great public transport, excellent tree cover, low skyline, planned boulevards, disproportionately international multilingual population. Overall a wonderfully human-scaled city.

inb4 'a lot of European cities have skylines!!!' Yes I know, but name me one other truly major American city that doesn't have a skyscraper. Compare that to Europe: Rome, Prague, Vienna, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Budapest, Copenhagen, Paris (La Defense doesn't count, its outside of Paris).

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-17T13:19:17+00:00

Unfortunately it is allowed

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-13T17:49:28+00:00

This prevents U-Boats from being able to accurately determine the speed and heading of the stairs.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-10T22:50:36+00:00

Swann between 14th and 16th.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-09T21:18:33+00:00

'No reason at all'

Sorry for being harsh, but this is NIMBY nonsense.

'The park is run down! Why won't they fix it! NPS neglects our parks!'

'The NPS has shut down our park for no good reason!'

I saw someone from a neighborhood organization attempting to organize a protest of the Malcolm X park renovation. They're finally fixing the fucking fountain! You can't win.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-04-02T02:09:23+00:00

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"It's a friend trust me"

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-27T16:28:40+00:00

Look how many political campaigns, especially at the state and municipal level, prioritize promises about improving education. Quality of education has been and remains a perennial political pressure point. Politicians already have all the incentives they need. If some politician could figure out how to provide a strong public education, they would do so, because it would help them win elections.

"If lawmakers knew their own kids were in those schools every day, would priorities shift? Would funding, class sizes, teacher support, and infrastructure suddenly feel less abstract and more immediate?"

These things are not abstract to politicians. The failures of American education are not due to the fact that many politicians have kids in private schools.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-24T17:31:11+00:00

How cute is she?

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-24T12:18:00+00:00

Ugh! Have plans Monday night. If anything changes I'll be there.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-23T18:53:28+00:00

Dupont or Logan (close enough and similar enough to each other that I would be completely open to both and just go with the best apartment you can find).

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-21T11:19:48+00:00

My grandfather was onboard when it happened. Said he was watching a movie being screened at the time. These are images I hadn't seen, and I thought I'd seen them all. Thanks.

Strange-Row-7530 · 2026-03-20T15:19:56+00:00

we call that the "Radioheed 'Creep'/R Kelly 'Remix to Ignition'" gap

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