Welcome. You have spotted many of our ways. A few more: When you ride the Metro, don’t stand to the left on escalators, and stand aside outside cars before boarding to let others out. And if more than 1 inch of snow is forecast, go to that Trader Joe’s and buy out all eggs, milk and bread.

Noted! Thank you!

Welcome to the east coast 😊- I feel like that explains like 80% of your list haha. Seriously though welcome to DC - enjoy and stay safe out there!

For me being walking distance from a Trader Joe's is a deal breaker.

I'm in Atlanta right now . A lime is $1 at Publiks and $0.35 at the Trader Joe's a mile away

just too many things i love there to give it up!

Me too. Long list . I don't shop there because of prices. DC now has Aldi and soon Lidl I think it's called. Lower end same German family .

Brothers split up like Adidas/Puma

I rarely see people smoking cigarettes.

We saw quite a few, but remember this is also compared to Denver where it seems to be even more rare! No offense meant (:

You forgot toilet paper. An essential for one inch of snow.

Adding some extra things here in this comment! My previous post I added a comment that said something along the lines of “please be nice I know y’all hate these posts haha” and a comment here that said “thank you!” was downvoted so I will do my best moving forward to not piss y’all off lmao

Here are the positives!

• Currently at Baked & Wired and these are great! Very glad I listened to recommendations to come here instead of a more popular touristy spot.
• I enjoyed hearing SO many different languages spoken
• Everyone was so willing to offer suggestions and give thorough advice on where to live and what to see while here. They weren’t bothered by questions and in fact welcomed a lot more than I even had!
• Went to Stan’s DC and loved the energy there and I feel like that’s where we really experienced the “Chocolate City” vibes with such a lively vibe
• The buildings are so pretty and I loved that they were not skyscraper heights
• Any folks experiencing homelessness were also very kind to me when approaching
• Blown away by how walkable this city really is. That was my main reason for moving!

*also noting that my comment about men was for me and how they behaved towards other women as well! certainly not trying to flatter myself!

I'll add another as a semi-recent transplant, people in DC seem to think people talking about their jobs is unique to DC.

Truck exhaust smell!! Ugh, yes, the worst!!

Welcome to DC. Make sure you get a library card so you'll have access to the ridiculous amount of digital materials available through dcpl

Keep posting it is entertaining

(Insert negative, jaded comment here)

I cannot wait till all the commercial diesel trucks go electric. Imagine a world without the smell or noise of diesel.

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we have tons of big trucks in Denver but they never smell the way the ones in DC do! i was shocked how strong it was

Ooh great tip! Thank you!

haha will do!

I’m confused what you’re asking! I’m moving from Denver to DC and very happy with the choice! These things are all minor changes to get used to and just a part of a new city. They would likely be different anywhere I moved to and are certainly not dealbreakers (:

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Just closed on a place in Cleveland park so I’m right there with you

Congrats! I hope you love it! I unfortunately didn’t have a lot of time to really get a read on the city as I was doing a ton of apartment showings and whatnot. This trip was dedicated to business vs pleasure. We’ll find our way soon enough, good luck!

You are gonna love it when we are forecasted to get our first 1/4 inch of snow. And snow holes. We are babies about weather.

> and if more than 1 inch of snow is forecast, go to that Trader Joes and buy out all eggs, milk and bread.

I get that this is probs a joke but pls don’t do this. Only buy what you need. It causes unnecessary panic

It snowed in CO the day I left! I’m so excited to get back to it but did appreciate the true Autumn weather I got these last few days. I moved to CO from Nova and remembered how I always got a 2hr delay the night before when they forecasted snow and closure as soon as we woke up to a few flakes on the ground lmao

Don't change your behavior based on downvotes, unless you were rude or commenting off topic. Especially a down vote for a thank you. Why let the toxic people dictate your behavior?

it wasn’t too serious (:

Seconding this suggestion! DC has reciprocal agreements with some VA/MD libraries, too Regional libraries

It’s not. But people in DC take their job title and make it their entire personality. That, and fact that whatever you your reply is you will be judged based on your “usefulness” or title by social/career climbers.

Fun fact, at Work and Class in Denver, one of the cash registers behind the bar has a 9:30 Club sticker on it. I asked why it’s there but no one knew why or what it was.

Welcome to DC btw. Hope you enjoy it.

Also when it snows here, it all doesn’t melt the next day. If we get a big snow storm, it’s not uncommon to have mounds of snow left by snow plows stick around until late spring/early summer.

Also all hell breaks loose here whenever it snows a measurable amount so plan accordingly.

Skiing out East also doesn’t hold a candle to skiing out in CO and points west.

Runners announce “on your left” in Denver?? I’ve been running a long time and in a few places, I’ve never experienced that being a thing.

It’s definitely a thing for bikers though I always panic trying to remember which side is my left or right.

I also have no idea what 9:30 club is! Thank you for the welcome! Def gonna miss my CO winters 😔

Seems like a very decent amount like to announce it! But even if it were just the bikers I will still definitely miss the courtesy haha

Georgetown resident here for 3 months (and as long as I’ve been living in DC). 1 and 9 are the ones I identify with most strongly. Especially 1 on the P Street path that runs through Rock Creek Park. I get off that path as quickly as I can to avoid the crazy bikers. Take my life into my own hands doing that, I tell you. I still love the city and am excited for my next chapter here to continue :)

I’ve found that that’s a social bubble that can be easily popped.

It will definitely be an adjustment! So glad you’re loving it and I completely relate to that excitement for the next chapter! Hope it turns out well for you in the end!

Thank you! I actually moved to Denver from nova and spent a lot of time as a kid in the southeast so i’ve lost my east coast flare 😔 hoping to get it back, though!

I had to lol on 65F/heaters. Saw somebody today with earmuffs...in October. I truly feel for non cold weather natives when the highs are in the mid 30s.

Concert venue in DC

i’m literally anemic and run cold generally and was sweating in some places bc the heat was so high! very excited to see how it plays out in actual winter haha

> Honking/aggressive driving in general…

I grew up in New Hampshire. In my younger days “going into the city” meant driving into downtown Boston. Storrow Drive during the afternoon rush hour has a certain Witness Me quotient that DC’s sedate drivers do not match.

The blatant stares and cat calling from men are on another level here. Never experienced anything like it and it’s honestly unnerving

Definitely! I was with my mother and they still had no shame! This type of stuff isn’t unique to DC men but I was taken aback at the boldness. I’m used to men near me at least trying to be more subtle/smooth/whatever I guess?

When I moved from Colorado 20 years ago, learning to tell directions without the mountains always being to my west was a real challenge! Welcome to DC!

Thank you! Even with the help of the mountains as a marker I’m still horrendous at directions so this will be extra difficult! I was truly in awe at how people there know exactly what neighborhood, street name, metro line, etc to take and what direction they all run. They didn’t even have to think about it or process it! Heard some phone conversations of people yelling at the other end (someone who clearly didn’t know where they were going) and thought “oh god people are gonna be frustrated with me all the time bc i never know where i am” lmao

I don’t know why people are downvoting you, because you’re right. The title obsession and focusing only on how others can help you get ahead is far more prevalent in “Washington,” the political town and its hangers-on, than it is in DC, the vibrant city of 700,000 people living here and working in all sorts of walks of life. It certainly exists in the rest of the city, just as it does anywhere else in the world, but it being a defining characteristic of people is far more common on the Hill than just about anywhere else. That people mostly see that suggests they’re spending most of their time with those people.

> Bikers/Runners never announce “on your left!”

They do. Source: have been here more than 4 days.

idk maybe Denver is different, but most cities you can't get to know in a long weekend.

See you around!

I’m not at all implying I truly got to know this city in 4 days. Just made note of things that were distinctly different to my time in Denver. Enough (meaning all that I came across) bikers/runners came up behind without saying anything that I made note of it. I didn’t realize these simple little things were sore subjects to residents! These notes are not at all indicative of character or inferiority vs superiority just a “you say tomato i say tomato” type thing (:

Humidity is a bitch, regardless of what the thermometer says. Welcome (back) to living at sea level!

thank you!!! even in October waking up felt SO different than dry CO. mentally preparing myself to get used to humidity again 🥴 i read a couple times on here that August seems to be the most brutal and the city is kinda empty so maybe i’ll get a jump on planning a trip for then haha

> I didn’t realize these simple little things were sore subjects to residents!

Why are you being shady lol? I'm just letting you know that bikers/runners do say on your left. Maybe not the 2 you met over the past 4 days, but they do. It's super weird of you to make absolute statements and then claim it's because they're "sore subjects" when people call you out on your unnecessarily absolute statements. That's all.

Also, your faulty logic is not an excuse to run/bike without saying on your left fyi.

Fantastic small venue, keep a eye on shows you might wanna go to there

just looked up some of the history about it! looks very cool!

DC has a surprisingly awesome music scene, definitely something to keep in mind!

that makes me very happy thank you for pointing that out!

That's a good plan. I'm from here but briefly lived out in the Tetons. My first visit back east to DC felt like walking into a damp washcloth.

However, it turns out 500" of snow a year is NOT my cup of tea, so I'm back in DC.