11 Undeniable Habits That No Washingtonian Can Ever Unlearn
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Maura
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The people who live in DC are a special bunch. There’s so many unique traits about DC that living here often gives the residents their own unique traits. No matter, we just can’t avoid these Washingtonian habits.
We know that most states do brunch but not everyone does brunch like we do in DC and not everyone loves it like Washingtonians do.
DC weather is a little bit... unpredictable, let's say. Most Washingtonians make it a habit to keep their umbrella with them.
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It's not that we mean to be rude... we're just not used to making eye contact in DC. We look straight or down and walk quickly here.
We want to be good and we hope one day we'll be good. We always believe after every draft that we will be good. But we just never are.
DC is somewhat of an industry town. Most people work for the government or some government related entity. So the topic of careers come up quite frequently.
We're taught to drive in traffic. We always drive in traffic. We can handle traffic. Because it never ends here.
There must be something about living in the city where it all happen. Because even if we don't work in politics, we still manage to be in the know on political happenings.
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No matter what the forecast, we are going to freak out. We will raid the grocery store and wake up early to check cancellations.
As soon as someone from outside of DC shows up, we start pointing out famous buildings and giving out historic tidbits.
This one goes without explanation.
Metro rules aren't just guidelines here. We follow them. We're quiet, we don't listen to loud music or eat or drink on the train. It's not taught. This is just ingrained.
Do you have any of these DC traits? If so, do you live by these unwritten rules of DC?
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