I mean, it’s not the mountain west but the mid Atlantic still offers plenty of hiking and outdoorsy opportunities compared to the south and the Midwest. I’m from the west originally, am an avid camper and hiker, and I find plenty of places to go hiking and camping. Sure, you’ll encounter a lot of green tunnels and whatnot but Shenandoah, the blue ridge, Washington and Jefferson national forests, Seneca rocks/spruce knob, the dolly sods, and plenty of other very scenic spots are all weekendable.

The biggest difference and downside, to be honest, are the fucking ticks. I basically don’t go hiking in the spring because of them. They are both incredibly pervasive and extremely dangerous in the mid Atlantic, so the amount of precautions are way more than I’m accustomed to for going on east fathomed.

Man I couldn’t hate this post more if I tried. “I contributed to the housing shortage by converting housing units into hotels” AND “When traveling to a new city, judge them by the presence of boring national chains”.

I went through a glass French press every few years. I was so stoked when I realized they made stainless steel ones. Going on probably a decade with mine now.

I don’t have a ton of love for DC, but I live in a neighorhood that still has sketchy pockets (Petworth) and, compared to other American cities that I’ve lived in, DC feels remarkably safe.

Don’t drop a bomb in the spot!

Eh lots of transplants from everywhere these days.

Charleston is way too fancy and stuck up though. It’s also much more of a beach town.

I lived in New Orleans for the last decade and agree. Gritty old port cities that have been decimated from deindustrialization, are super friendly, love seafood, and have weird accents.

I cannot for the life of me fathom why anyone would want to live in the suburban hellscape occupied the most obnoxious rich dbags that is the wharf

I mean, part of the issue here is that people do all of their shopping online vs in store. I feel like sizing issues have always been pretty common but it used to be that you’d try it on in store and figure it out before it became a hassle.

Yeah I lived in New Orleans til recently and I guess I lacked perspective. I assumed everyone knew Win was a creep because everyone in New Orleans knows Win is a creep. It takes a lot of bad behavior for anyone to get 86’d from places in New Orleans, and that dude has racked up multiple permanent bans.