Rate This City: Day 7- DMV (DC, MD, VA)

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I know. The only time I spent in VA was in the airport and the cemetery. Didn’t get to see the Pentagon or any of the other stuff in Northern VA.

You didn't miss much DC and MD are the hot spots - there's not much else to see in Northern VA except for a Chipotle, Panera Bread, a few town centers and a mall.
if you're lucky, you'll see a traveling carnival stopped in front of one of them.

 

[Human Torch]

DMV stands for DC, Virginia and Maryland in case anyone doesn’t know.

dont put VA in front of Maryland ever again breh

but seriously, 9.
Only knocks are traffic and weather

 

[phcitywarrior]

Tbh i I like DC without any skyscrapers. It reminds me of an American Paris.

The bolded is spot on. Replace the Eiffel Tower with the Washington Monument and you have DC.

I wish we could still have two ratings as I would have given DC an 8.5/10 (but here I gave it a 9).

Pros:
-Diverse, international and powerful city
-4 hrs from NYC, 1 hr from Bmore, 2 hours from Philly
-Well educated, attractive black women, shout out HU
-Very diverse African and Afro-Caribbean crowd
-Growing restaurant and arts scene
-Good public transportation in DC proper
-Good nightlife with a little bit of everything
-Some of the best public schools in the country are within the area
-Pretty strong economy

Cons
-Still a relatively small city and lacks scale at times. Not as big as NYC. Nightlife can be restricted really to a couple of areas
-The presence of the government does make the city quite "buttoned" up. People can be rather pretentious and don't know how to "let loose". Dudes be too full of themselves sometimes.
-City is getting mad white-washed. There be hella lames out on U-Street
-Since the city is still really growing, there can be a lack of "organic" culture.

Overall, top tier American City

 

[Child_Of_God]

You didn't miss much DC and MD are the hot spots - there's not much else to see in Northern VA except for a Chipotle, Panera Bread, a few town centers and a mall.
if you're lucky, you'll see a traveling carnival stopped in front of one of them.

Northern VA is pretty tbh. I’ve had a few cacs stare weirdly at me while I was walking through Rosslyn for a job interview.

 

[Dad]

I know. The only time I spent in VA was in the airport and the cemetery. Didn’t get to see the Pentagon or any of the other stuff in Northern VA.

NVA has some great spots for shopping next time you’re there. Outlet, Tyson’s. They’ve got this strip mall filled with only different types of food related pop up shops. Don’t disregard, it may not be as live but it’s got some spots. And the skins practice facility is out there.

 

[Dad]

Tbh i I like DC without any skyscrapers. It reminds me of an American Paris.

Cuz a French man designed the layout of the city

 

[phcitywarrior]

Women folk out here are the truth as well. Especially if you like them professional types

 

[Dad]

The bolded is spot on. Replace the Eiffel Tower with the Washington Monument and you have DC.

I wish we could still have two ratings as I would have given DC an 8.5/10 (but here I gave it a 9).

Pros:
-Diverse, international and powerful city
-4 hrs from NYC, 1 hr from Bmore, 2 hours from Philly
-Well educated, attractive black women, shout out HU
-Very diverse African and Afro-Caribbean crowd
-Growing restaurant and arts scene
-Good public transportation in DC proper
-Good nightlife with a little bit of everything
-Some of the best public schools in the country are within the area
-Pretty strong economy

Cons
-Still a relatively small city and lacks scale at times. Not as big as NYC. Nightlife can be restricted really to a couple of areas
-The presence of the government does make the city quite "buttoned" up. People can be rather pretentious and don't know how to "let loose". Dudes be too full of themselves sometimes.
-City is getting mad white-washed. There be hella lames out on U-Street
-Since the city is still really growing, there can be a lack of "organic" culture.

Overall, top tier American City

Huh??

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Cuz a French man designed the layout of the city

I thought it was Benjamin Banneker

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

Northern VA is pretty tbh. I’ve had a few cacs stare weirdly at me while I was walking through Rosslyn for a job interview.

very much so. But you would be surprised there are a lot of black people in career positions throughout the DMV especially in IT, accounting, finance...networking, education or experience and skill set counts for a lot. Cacs gonna cac and racists are gonna race in the workplace wherever you go though but I think this area is decent as far as job opportunities and resources. It's more competitive but once you get your foot in for a job that you're qualified to do, you can maneuver from there. If you live out in NoVA, the predominantly black areas are going to be further away south from Rosslyn - (example Lorton, Woodbridge, Dumfries) still close enough to DC, far away from the predominately white areas but in the outskirts, where it is still considered Northern Va. Very nice houses and community developments - where most people commute to work in DC or MD from those places.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Huh??

A good portion of the city didn't really have much going for it some years back. It was mainly residential. You have a bunch of transplants moving into the city and it's almost like a free for all. It isn't like places in NYC that have had certain immigrant groups or communities based there for 50+ years that have influenced the local culture.

Like Dykeman in Manhattan. That's a known spot if you wanna get some Latin flavor in your nightlife etc.

 

[Skooby]

I have lived here since Feb 2015. I like it...I give it 8. Cost of living is just too damn high.

In LA I get why the COL is high...you're near both the beach and the mountains. In NY, it's the media capital of the world.

I know DC is the nations capital and the government center, but that doesn't justify the cost imo. Still...I'm probably going to stay here until I retire then relocate somewhere in the Carolinas.

 

[southern.girl]

Giving DC a strong 8. I love the vibe there. You can make a decent living & it has one of the highest % of black people. Had to drop the score because of the high COL though.

 

[Dad]

I thought it was Benjamin Banneker

Charles L'Enfant

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I thought it was Benjamin Banneker

Pierre L'Enfant is the "name" as the architect , but Benjamin Banneker should have received and recognized for the real credit- but you know how back then white people stole our concepts and ideas while claiming them as their own.

"Benjamin Banneker credited with saving the capital. Banneker, an African-American mathematician and astronomer, had been engaged by Ellicott to help survey the federal territory during the time Ellicott was working closely with L’Enfant. Banneker was able to reproduce the complete layout – streets, parks, major buildings.." Was able to reproduce - bc they were his original layout.