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Best place to live in DC area?

Young, single guy, BigLaw $. Dislikes cookie cutter, faux &q...
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
Adams Morgan/Logan Circle/Dupont Circle.
heady black woman immigrant
  10/08/09
I need to hit up DC one day
Lilac university
  10/08/09
I need to hit up houston. i've only been once.
heady black woman immigrant
  10/08/09
Isn't DuPont Circle full of fags?
carmine erotic location jap
  10/08/09
credited. Don't go there unless you wanna get butthurt.
appetizing center nibblets
  10/08/09
ty
carmine erotic location jap
  10/08/09
it's traditionally/historically gay, but now it's long past ...
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
why is it always gays that initially gentrify?
carmine erotic location jap
  10/08/09
no kids, like fixing stuff up, aren't afraid of getting rape...
harsh therapy heaven
  10/08/09
good post
High-end Multi-billionaire Step-uncle's House
  10/08/09
tyvmft
medicated transparent preventive strike
  10/09/09
TITCR Dupont is a little nicer/upscale with better metro ...
Indecent Amethyst Stage
  10/08/09
This is all quite credited.
Impressive Really Tough Guy
  10/08/09
with chevy chase
harsh therapy heaven
  10/08/09
the dupont area. preferably north and/or east of the circle....
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
I like more diverse areas too, and I don't want to spend a l...
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
You're going to spend a fortune on rent anywhere, man. U St....
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
U st. rents are starting to get out of control.
heady black woman immigrant
  10/08/09
Would probably get a roomie, so $2600 max for a 2bed?
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
Meaning you're willing to pay 2600/mo, or 1300?
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
willing to pay 1300-1500, really
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
you should easily be able to find something in that range.
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
u street is great, and if you live northeast of dupont circl...
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
Let's just get down to it here...where do the young Hill ass...
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
I knew a house full of girls of just that description. They...
crusty razzle filthpig
  10/08/09
they likely go out in gtown, dupont, 18th st lounge ("i...
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
Eastern Market
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
If you hate "faux 'urban streetscape' neighborhoods wit...
Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine
  10/08/09
lol so fucking credited
Fuchsia Soggy Station
  10/08/09
esp since the cheesecake factory and pottery barn are pretty...
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
...
shimmering patrolman
  10/08/09
RIGHT HERE http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/roo/141...
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
Chinatown
Flesh cheese-eating toilet seat shrine
  10/08/09
Agreed. It's a real cool place to live, even if you're not ...
Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse
  10/08/09
Also brand new condo/apt buildings so you can get a sweet de...
Flesh cheese-eating toilet seat shrine
  10/08/09
Seconded again. I forget the exact name of the place, but...
Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse
  10/08/09
china town is exceedingly cookie cutter dude.
frum rose pit
  10/08/09
Credited, at least when I was living in DC. There was a Hoo...
crusty razzle filthpig
  10/08/09
WGWAG?
harsh therapy heaven
  10/08/09
CGWBT w TPD is more like it
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
the fucking goethe institute is in chinatown. part of their ...
Bisexual lodge
  10/08/09
maybe glover park
frum rose pit
  10/08/09
Totes cred, I'd much rather live there than AM, Chinatown (p...
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
No way. It's nice, but it's pretty far away from most place...
Impressive Really Tough Guy
  10/08/09
dupont, am, georgetown
Infuriating unhinged death wish cumskin
  10/08/09
Georgetown sucks. Got too many underage frat-types who thin...
Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse
  10/08/09
underage frat guys go places underage hot chicks go.
Infuriating unhinged death wish cumskin
  10/08/09
No. 1 - I don't care about "underaged" girls. I'm...
Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse
  10/08/09
i know that here everyone is the ultra alpha banging actress...
hilarious cerebral school cafeteria
  10/08/09
Hey, when your an ultra alpha snorting rails off of Victoria...
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
Do you really think that any of these faggoty-assed, kike st...
Copper principal's office pervert
  10/08/09
Arlington was ranked as the city with the highest average le...
motley hell
  10/08/09
Not to mention you save ~$3500 a year living in VA
Confused bateful roast beef
  10/08/09
It's actually more than that. Even before you get to the dif...
pale stag film
  10/09/09
thats what im referring to. Rent is generally equitable.
Confused bateful roast beef
  10/09/09
I like Arlington too, but the OP's description of "faux...
aromatic scarlet telephone garrison
  10/08/09
arlington is also generically white, mostly southern, yuppie...
Fuchsia Soggy Station
  10/08/09
titmfcr. I vote Mt. Pleasant. Tons of stuff to do, acc...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
Tons of stuff to do in Mt. Pleasant? Link?
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
Uh, what do you want, the Chamber of Commerce or something? ...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
OP here: What's "all the shit that comes with living in...
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
It sounds like you'd like AM or Mt. P? Adams Morgan is ...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
Check this shit out http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/...
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
Oh, don't get me wrong, it's certainly improved, even from a...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
please DESCRIBE the mt pleasant house party scene
histrionic cobalt round eye
  10/08/09
A lot of mid-twenties people. Most of the people I knew wor...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
i honestly really like MTP; it's one of the hidden gems in D...
Fuchsia Soggy Station
  10/09/09
This is precisely its charm. It doesn't attract too many d-...
iridescent brethren home
  10/09/09
Um, black people ARE scary. At least, many of the ones in DC...
Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine
  10/08/09
you're a fucking faggot. "not realizing how all the int...
aqua beady-eyed ceo
  10/08/09
let me guess: you grew up in a shitty suburban mcmansion? or...
Fuchsia Soggy Station
  10/09/09
right on the money. have fun up in dupont/logan with your ot...
aqua beady-eyed ceo
  10/09/09
It must suck to be so fucking beta
Dashing puppy nursing home
  10/09/09
Arlington is ANYTHING but white. Try a big mix of: Indian, P...
fiercely-loyal gunner state
  10/09/09
Don't forget latinos - as soon as you get away from the oran...
Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine
  10/09/09
...
aqua beady-eyed ceo
  10/08/09
i'd try Columbia Heights or Anacostia.
Shivering knife karate
  10/08/09
OP knows this ain't serious because a good friend taught in ...
vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression
  10/08/09
um, you're clearly racist since anacostia is a perfectly fin...
Shivering knife karate
  10/08/09
It actually is starting to gentrify, although I'd still neve...
iridescent brethren home
  10/08/09
Chevy Chase
Silver Balding Institution
  10/08/09
Clarendon in NOVA.
Flushed Provocative House
  10/08/09
I recommend anacostia
red international law enforcement agency kitchen
  10/08/09
No 1st year biglaw could afford that
Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca
  10/08/09
if they really tried they could BIG NIG PIMP it
red international law enforcement agency kitchen
  10/08/09
YNY
harsh therapy heaven
  10/08/09
credited, particularly for whites and asians
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  10/09/09
kalorama
crimson property associate
  10/08/09
good choice
Sinister Chrome Ticket Booth
  10/08/09
i would have figured that you'd
crimson property associate
  10/08/09
do you need a car to live in DC?
Claret Bat Shit Crazy Gaping
  10/08/09
No. I've lived here for seven years without a car.
Impressive Really Tough Guy
  10/08/09
zipcar is all over the place if you need a car That said,...
Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine
  10/08/09
...
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  10/09/09
MOCO
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  10/09/09


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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:54 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

Young, single guy, BigLaw $. Dislikes cookie cutter, faux "urban streetscape" neighborhoods with Cheesecake Factories and Pottery Barns. Likes real neighborhoods with cool bars and restaurants...and hot Legislative Assistants. DISCUSS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938160)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:55 PM
Author: heady black woman immigrant

Adams Morgan/Logan Circle/Dupont Circle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938168)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:56 PM
Author: Lilac university

I need to hit up DC one day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938180)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:58 PM
Author: heady black woman immigrant

I need to hit up houston. i've only been once.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938194)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:03 PM
Author: carmine erotic location jap

Isn't DuPont Circle full of fags?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938226)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:28 PM
Author: appetizing center nibblets

credited. Don't go there unless you wanna get butthurt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938340)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:34 PM
Author: carmine erotic location jap

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938373)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:29 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

it's traditionally/historically gay, but now it's long past the point of initial gentrification so it's just a nice overall neighborhood now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938342)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:35 PM
Author: carmine erotic location jap

why is it always gays that initially gentrify?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938376)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:36 PM
Author: harsh therapy heaven

no kids, like fixing stuff up, aren't afraid of getting raped, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938379)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:24 PM
Author: High-end Multi-billionaire Step-uncle's House

good post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939570)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 3:07 AM
Author: medicated transparent preventive strike

tyvmft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12943632)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:27 PM
Author: Indecent Amethyst Stage

TITCR

Dupont is a little nicer/upscale with better metro access among the 3. Logan is (now) a little gayer these days. Adams Morgan more edgy and close to bars.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940842)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:39 PM
Author: Impressive Really Tough Guy

This is all quite credited.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940952)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:56 PM
Author: harsh therapy heaven

with chevy chase

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938181)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 2:59 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

the dupont area. preferably north and/or east of the circle. you can walk pretty much anywhere (downtown, u st, logan circle, most of adams morgan, part of georgtown) in 30 minutes or so. this covers what you're looking for.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938201)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:02 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

I like more diverse areas too, and I don't want to spend a lot on rent... is U St nice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938219)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:05 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

You're going to spend a fortune on rent anywhere, man. U St. is very nice, and close to shit.

DEFINE a lot, to narrow things down a bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938243)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:06 PM
Author: heady black woman immigrant

U st. rents are starting to get out of control.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938244)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:07 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

Would probably get a roomie, so $2600 max for a 2bed?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938250)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:08 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Meaning you're willing to pay 2600/mo, or 1300?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938253)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:11 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

willing to pay 1300-1500, really

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938266)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:28 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

you should easily be able to find something in that range.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938337)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:27 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

u street is great, and if you live northeast of dupont circle you can be a short walk from both places. i live in this area now and think that it's just about ideal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938334)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:31 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

Let's just get down to it here...where do the young Hill assistants and other Communication Studies graduates share 5 bedroom townhouses? Where do they go out to find rich lawyer mates? Very important, TY.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938768)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:36 PM
Author: crusty razzle filthpig

I knew a house full of girls of just that description. They were just north of Dupont.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940054)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 10:51 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

they likely go out in gtown, dupont, 18th st lounge ("it's so classy!") and, to a lesser extent, u st and logan circle ("eww, black people!"). they likely live on the red line north of dupont woodley park etc. ("it's so safe even though i'm in the city!")

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941498)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:01 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Eastern Market

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938215)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:40 PM
Author: Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine

If you hate "faux 'urban streetscape' neighborhoods with Cheesecake Factories and Pottery Barns" then stay away from Clarendon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938397)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:33 PM
Author: Fuchsia Soggy Station

lol so fucking credited

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939637)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 10:52 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

esp since the cheesecake factory and pottery barn are pretty much right across the street from each other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941505)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:42 PM
Author: shimmering patrolman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938405)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 3:59 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

RIGHT HERE

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/roo/1411580764.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938521)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:01 PM
Author: Flesh cheese-eating toilet seat shrine

Chinatown

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938529)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:05 PM
Author: Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse

Agreed. It's a real cool place to live, even if you're not Chinese. Lots of cool bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs, cafes, etc.

If I ever moved there, that's where I'd prolly live.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938547)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:09 PM
Author: Flesh cheese-eating toilet seat shrine

Also brand new condo/apt buildings so you can get a sweet deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938580)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:11 PM
Author: Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse

Seconded again.

I forget the exact name of the place, but there was a sweet complex right next to the huge Chinatown entrance sign when I was in D.C. a couple of months ago.

And why does each Chinatown have that huge entrance sign? Do the Chinese really feel the need to declare that this is their territory?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938599)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:32 PM
Author: frum rose pit

china town is exceedingly cookie cutter dude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938779)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:37 PM
Author: crusty razzle filthpig

Credited, at least when I was living in DC. There was a Hooters and a Fado in the heart of Chinatown. That's just weird.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940070)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:38 PM
Author: harsh therapy heaven

WGWAG?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940073)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:40 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

CGWBT w TPD is more like it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940093)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 10:54 PM
Author: Bisexual lodge

the fucking goethe institute is in chinatown. part of their sign is in chinese. it's not a real chinatown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941519)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:22 PM
Author: frum rose pit

maybe glover park

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938678)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 5:58 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Totes cred, I'd much rather live there than AM, Chinatown (people live in Chinatown?), or fucking GEORGETOWN.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939412)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:41 PM
Author: Impressive Really Tough Guy

No way. It's nice, but it's pretty far away from most places you'd want to go in DC, and there's no metro station, so you're either driving or taking the bus everywhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940962)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:24 PM
Author: Infuriating unhinged death wish cumskin

dupont, am, georgetown

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938698)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:26 PM
Author: Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse

Georgetown sucks. Got too many underage frat-types who think they're cool because they're hanging out in Georgetown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938725)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:27 PM
Author: Infuriating unhinged death wish cumskin

underage frat guys go places underage hot chicks go.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938734)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 4:30 PM
Author: Greedy lake queen of the night whorehouse

No. 1 - I don't care about "underaged" girls. I'm not going to risk prison for some hot 17 year-old.

No. 2 - There are minimally hot "young" girls in DC to begin with, compared to other cities. Georgetown's ratio of hot girls w/o 20 dudes hanging over them is crap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12938765)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 5:42 PM
Author: hilarious cerebral school cafeteria

i know that here everyone is the ultra alpha banging actresses and shit, but i don't get the trolling against girls in dc. maybe it's not like LA with models everywhere, but there are shit tons of doable chicks.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939301)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:00 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Hey, when your an ultra alpha snorting rails off of Victoria's Secret models all night and rainbanking everyday, your perspective tends to get skewed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939428)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:23 PM
Author: Copper principal's office pervert

Do you really think that any of these faggoty-assed, kike strivers; who are unable to join most country clubs due to their abundance of chest hair; are fucking anything resembling anything other than an Asian female? FUCK no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939563)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 5:45 PM
Author: motley hell

Arlington was ranked as the city with the highest average level of education in the country. Also top salaries, so few poors. It also was rated a top place to live if you're single. It was also ranked top three for meeting quality single girls/guys. It is safe and not generic urban. Great bars, great locations. One second from DC and actually was part of DC at one point before VA took it back.

Most of DC is TTT. Adams Morgan is ok. g-town sucks unless you're in UG or old. Downtown is dead past 5pm. Chinatown is ok, but a small area and not far from the ghetto.

Old Town Alexandria is really nice, but kinda touristy and there are a good number of old farts.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939331)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:03 PM
Author: Confused bateful roast beef

Not to mention you save ~$3500 a year living in VA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939444)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 4:49 AM
Author: pale stag film

It's actually more than that. Even before you get to the difference in rent, there's the difference in taxes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12943907)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 2:02 PM
Author: Confused bateful roast beef

thats what im referring to. Rent is generally equitable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12946182)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:36 PM
Author: aromatic scarlet telephone garrison

I like Arlington too, but the OP's description of "faux urban streetscape neighborhoods with Cheesecake Factories and Pottery Barns" is a spot-on description of the area. Hell, on Clarendon Blvd there's a Pottery Barn and a Cheesecake factory basically on the same block.

OP should check out Dupont or Glover Park.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939666)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:38 PM
Author: Fuchsia Soggy Station

arlington is also generically white, mostly southern, yuppie, went-to-a-suburban-high-school-and-can't-fathom-living-in-a-real-city. the credited answers are in DC and are logan cicle, dupont circle, eastern market/capital hill, mount pleasant, u st, and cleveland/woodley park. arlington is for shitheads who think black-people are scary or are stupid enough to care enough about saving a couple thousand a year in taxes while not realizing how all the interesting, real things happen in DC and that the time spent metroing back and forth (or, god help you, driving) sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939685)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:19 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

titmfcr.

I vote Mt. Pleasant. Tons of stuff to do, accessible to Dupont/U St./Columbia Heights, a lot of really beautiful old houses and apartments, cohesive community feel, and totally affordable. The biggest problem is that it's not in the best transit spot (LONG walk to the Green Line), but people there bike and have cars a lot of the time.

I'd add that all the people suggesting Adams Morgan are also out of their minds. Outrageous rents even by DC standards for constant noise, no public transit, and crime rates that would make you think it's in SE? No, no, no.

That said, the border between Adams Morgan and Dupont is awesome, and doesn't have a lot of the drawbacks of living dead in the middle of Adams Morgan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939925)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:21 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Tons of stuff to do in Mt. Pleasant? Link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939938)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:49 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

Uh, what do you want, the Chamber of Commerce or something?

Let's see, in Mt. Pleasant itself there's Tonic, Marx Cafe, The Raven, delicious Salvadorean food, a pretty thriving house party scene . . . plus you're walking distance from Columbia Heights and, if you're not totally lazy, Adams Morgan, but you don't have to deal with all the shit that comes with living in either of those neighborhoods.

I mean, I guess if your favorite DC establishment is Tom Tom or something ridiculous, or you're really into the whole Hill scene, you probably wouldn't like Mt. Pleasant. But from what the OP said it sounds like a good fit to me.

ETA: I will admit that my criteria heavily weights value compared to cost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940159)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

OP here: What's "all the shit that comes with living in" AM?

This sounds like what I would like. I'm a value guy too and would really prefer to spend about 1/6 of my take-home on rent or less. Not cheapskate, but reasonable for saving some dough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940232)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:24 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

It sounds like you'd like AM or Mt. P?

Adams Morgan is the big "going out" neighborhood in DC. The biggest problem with it is that it's based around this one long road called Kalorama Avenue -- for, I don't know, a quarter mile this street has absolutely nothing but bars and some restaurants in every shopfront.

So this SOUNDS awesome except that it is an absolute clusterfuck on weekends, and only like two of all of those bars are actually worth a shit. I mean, it's fucking ridiculous. Seriously, I couldn't even stand just going there to hang out, it was such a huge pain in the ass.

So the shit that comes with living there is drunks everywhere, puke, a ton of noise, horrible traffic and parking, and a shitload of crime. People get robbed there all the time, there are a lot of fights, sometimes there are stabbings.

Tbf, it's not nearly as bad on weekdays, and there's really good food there. And there are certainly some quieter streets, especially on the border of Dupont. The problem is that every kid from out of town with any money wants to live there, so the rents are atrocious for the quality of life.

The shit that comes with living in Columbia Heights, if you're wondering, is simply crime. The neighborhood gentrified way too fast and it led to a lot of conflict.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940400)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:28 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

Check this shit out

http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/columbia-height-plaza-completed-and-looks-great/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940436)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:34 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's certainly improved, even from a couple of years ago. But last I checked the project a couple blocks south of the Metro -- what is it, 14th and Columbia or something? -- was still there and was the center of a lot of drama. And they're calling the area east of Sherman "Columbia Heights" now even though that's an absolute shitshow.

Actually Petworth is another really affordable neighborhood with nice housing, but you have to be careful about where you live there b/c a lot of blocks are still REALLY sketch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940464)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:22 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt round eye

please DESCRIBE the mt pleasant house party scene

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940390)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:29 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

A lot of mid-twenties people. Most of the people I knew worked at think tanks or non-profits, some grad students. It didn't seem to attract too many Hill types. This was awhile ago so everyone I knew has moved on, although I doubt it's much different now.

There were also a lot of co-ops still in the neighborhood but I doubt anyone on here would be interested in that, since those were all filled with like bike messengers and hippies and other unsavories of which the board disapproves.

There are also a lot of yuppie families who live there but they're not really down to party.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940440)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 12:57 AM
Author: Fuchsia Soggy Station

i honestly really like MTP; it's one of the hidden gems in DC that people first moving to the area don't know about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12942779)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 11:46 AM
Author: iridescent brethren home

This is precisely its charm. It doesn't attract too many d-bags because there isn't much there that's high profile.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12945053)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 8:15 PM
Author: Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine

Um, black people ARE scary. At least, many of the ones in DC are.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940328)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:26 PM
Author: aqua beady-eyed ceo

you're a fucking faggot. "not realizing how all the interesting, real things happen in DC" you mean all the faggots and bums jerking each other off/stabbing each other (respectively)? DC is a city best visited by day, when civilized ppl commute in to make their living. at night it is best to return to a CIVILIZED enclave.

hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940835)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 12:56 AM
Author: Fuchsia Soggy Station

let me guess: you grew up in a shitty suburban mcmansion? or was it with striver parents? if you honestly think like that about dc, then go enjoy your fucking chain restaurants, shitty bars, and everything else the suburbs have 'going' for them. oh, and go fuck yourself, since no one else will volunteer.

hth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12942769)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 9:50 AM
Author: aqua beady-eyed ceo

right on the money. have fun up in dupont/logan with your other faggot friends as you weep and self-flagellate over your liberal white-man's guilt and wallow in the piles of shit and homeless-excrement that litter the streets (you will know this as "culture").

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12944471)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 10:46 PM
Author: Dashing puppy nursing home

It must suck to be so fucking beta

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12950839)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 11:54 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal gunner state

Arlington is ANYTHING but white. Try a big mix of: Indian, Pakistani, Persian, etc. Lots of good bars in Arlington.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12945119)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 2:39 PM
Author: Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine

Don't forget latinos - as soon as you get away from the orange line, there are mexicans everywhere. For example, near the intersection of N. Pershing & N. Glebe you'll find day labourers hanging out in the parking lots. Kind of convenient I guess if you need some yard work done. Also, Columbia Pike area is anything but white bread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12946689)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:23 PM
Author: aqua beady-eyed ceo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940805)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 5:50 PM
Author: Shivering knife karate

i'd try Columbia Heights or Anacostia.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939366)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:43 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed indirect expression

OP knows this ain't serious because a good friend taught in Anacostia through Teach For America. = not hospitable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940121)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:51 PM
Author: Shivering knife karate

um, you're clearly racist since anacostia is a perfectly fine place to live. from wikipedia: "As of the 2000 Census, Anacostia's population is 92% African-American, 5% Non-Hispanic White, and 3% other. High crime rates, associated with drug trade, reached a peak in the 1990s. In 2005, 62 of Washington, D.C.'s 195 homicides occurred in the 7th District of the Metropolitan Police Department, which also includes the neighborhoods of Barry Farm, Naylor Gardens, and Washington Highlands. This figure is down from the 7th District's peak of 133 homicides in 1993.[4]"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940168)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:52 PM
Author: iridescent brethren home

It actually is starting to gentrify, although I'd still never go near it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940181)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 5:55 PM
Author: Silver Balding Institution

Chevy Chase

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939396)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 6:08 PM
Author: Flushed Provocative House

Clarendon in NOVA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939472)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:21 PM
Author: red international law enforcement agency kitchen

I recommend anacostia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939934)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:21 PM
Author: Blathering demanding hairy legs macaca

No 1st year biglaw could afford that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939945)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:22 PM
Author: red international law enforcement agency kitchen

if they really tried they could BIG NIG PIMP it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939953)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:26 PM
Author: harsh therapy heaven

YNY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12939972)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 7:58 AM
Author: Alcoholic Razzmatazz Cuckoldry

credited, particularly for whites and asians

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12944100)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 7:33 PM
Author: crimson property associate

kalorama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12940035)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:57 PM
Author: Sinister Chrome Ticket Booth
Subject: good choice

I prefer Cleveland Park

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941064)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:58 PM
Author: crimson property associate
Subject: i would have figured that you'd

enjoy the embassies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941069)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:49 PM
Author: Claret Bat Shit Crazy Gaping

do you need a car to live in DC?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941009)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 9:50 PM
Author: Impressive Really Tough Guy

No. I've lived here for seven years without a car.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941019)



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Date: October 8th, 2009 10:44 PM
Author: Yellow abusive giraffe dopamine

zipcar is all over the place if you need a car

That said, I own a car

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12941424)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 12:35 AM
Author: Exciting violent pozpig meetinghouse
Subject: 18th and R



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12942591)



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Date: October 9th, 2009 2:58 AM
Author: bearded grizzly private investor orchestra pit

MOCO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1105898&forum_id=2#12943577)