BigLeagueBanker69 t1_ja8a4un wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Reply to comment by demarginator in Things DC does really well by erichinnw

100%. Every time I visit NYC I gain more appreciation for DC.

I think in addition to the greenery, it's also the way that the streets are wider & buildings shorter so you feel like you're truly in the open air / outdoors. Sometimes in Manhattan the masses of cement sky-scrapers going out in every direction can make one feel really caged in.

demarginator t1_ja8j1cj wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:13 PM

So I also like the skyscrapers in Manhattan. It's a totally different feel from here. Sorry, I wasn't trying to make my post a DC vs NY, because I love them both for how different they are yet can feel so similar. It might be the walkability of both that make me feel comfortable going between the two. My husband and I talked about how if we weren't happily settled in DC with our friends, house, and garden we would consider moving there. But (speaking of trees) we want to see the trees we planted in our yard grow into maturity.

I also think that DC is a lot better about tree planting/preservation than most suburbs in the US, where they should have room for more. Instead they have seas of strip malls and nearly empty parking lots. Again, trying to break the DC vs NY narrative I inadvertently started.

BigLeagueBanker69 t1_ja8kg8m wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM

NO! You must pick one or the other. There is no room for nuance and/or respectful disagreements in the Reddit comments.

Reddit comments section is WAR. Come prepared to die on your hill, or evacuate the hill with your hands up immediately. This is a zero sum game friend. Every compliment to the subject means you're insulting all things other than the subject. You can't tell me you like DC without it being implicit that you HATE nyc. You want to drop a BOMB on it along with all those smelly garbage bags that make the entire city smell like urine on hot summer days.

HEY EVERYONE u/demarginator IS OUR NEW GENERAL. HE IS LEADING THE WAR CRY TO ASSERT DC'S DOMINANCE OVER OVERRATED AND SMELLY NYC. ALL ABOARD THE WAR TRAIN, LOCK AND LOAD BOYS!

demarginator t1_ja8ls0r wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Hahaha! She is leading this war using the long game method: sitting peacefully on top of a tree-covered hill with cleaner air while the New Yorkers choke on their smoke.

cubgerish t1_jac4r8c wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Your "nice" sentiment pretty much encapsulates it.

NYC without a doubt has more diversity and general 'stuff' on almost every block but......

DC streets don't smell like dog piss from April to October.

I love visiting NYC.... But I truly do love living here.

hopefulbaconn t1_ja8pdga wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:53 PM

You cannot help comparing though because they are two very different cities. NYC is a one of a kind city, full of lives and characters and humanity and rats and trash bags and dirty air and bumpy smelly roads and arts and styles and lights and concrete.

I visited NYC a few days ago and I still found the city so damn exciting even though I had been there so many times before. Then I came back to DC and I realized how nice DC is in every way, and that most of the time, all I really want is ‘nice’ 🥹

demarginator t1_jaamu3d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:31 AM

Yeah. I think that nice is (part of) what makes DC feel like home.

gravygrowinggreen t1_ja8tlpw wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:19 PM

That's one of the things I like better in NYC! I love seeing tall buildings rising up into the sky.

sg8910 t1_jac7el8 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:35 AM

very good point about the feeling of spaciousness, open feeling, its so importat for well being and stress:)