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    When Conversing With DC Outsiders

    Most people in the District are transplants. This is what conversations with friends and family back home are like.

    When someone tells me DC is really dangerous...





    When someone thinks the metro is convenient....






    When they ask me if Anacostia is bad...






    When they ask me if I get to see the President sometimes...






    When they ask me if there are more liberals or conservatives...






    When they tell me they think NYC is better...







    When they tell me it seems expensive to live here...







    When they hear how much money I made at my first job...



    When they hear how much the 1 BR 500 sq. ft condo I thought about buying cost...





    When you tell them what you do for a living