I was born and I grew up here, in the city. D.C. has always been subdued type of place.
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I too was born, lived, and worked in DC for a total of 68 years. The week I retired I sold my home and headed for a recently purchased farm in the mountains 150 miles to the west. But it never occurred to me that D.C. was an overly subdued type of place, so I find your perspective fascinating!
“I too was born, lived, and worked in DC for a total of 68 years. The week I retired I sold my home and headed for a recently purchased farm in the mountains 150 miles to the west. But it never occurred to me that D.C. was an overly subdued type of place, so I find your perspective fascinating!”
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I agree. Pre-COVID, my observation when taking a work trip into DC was ALWAYS seeing the streets filled with people taking their 1.5 - 2 hour lunch breaks or “slipping out” for a quick afternoon shopping or appointment trip before scurrying back to their government office position. I’m sure that will quickly once again be the norm when all have to again show up at their office instead of pretending to work from home.