What do you hate about Washington, D.C.?
Growing up in the D.C. area, I found it stifling - and not from the humidity (the warm air at night from humidity actually seemed pleasantly comforting). Here is what turned me off the most about D.C. growing up there, and also later in life when I tried to set roots there as an adult professional:Conformity - D.C. is a place that exudes appreciation of conformity. Notably, the houses are all mostly the same boxy, brick colonials. To me, the architecture personifies the culture of conformity; metaphorically it captured how I felt living there: boxed in!Politics - Most people have some professional connection to politics: i.e., working for a government agency; working on the Hill; working to influence a government agency or someone else working on the Hill; or working in law with an emphasis on policy or a regulatory area. If that is your cup of tea, great - but if not, it is hard to get away from that focus.Obssessed with Power and Influence- People in D.C. are obsessed with power and influence; it is the metric of importance and the subtext of what people most chatter about, whether in politics or in any profession.Status Conscious - People care a lot of about status symbols (e.g., where you went to school, what car you drive, what brands you wear). Form matters more than substance to many.Formal -People tend to dress formally (compared to California) and casual attire can raise eyebrows or keep you out of certain places. For example, a man may need a jacket to be even be allowed into a restaurant; as a result, restaurants often keep extra jackets on hand to ensure compliance. A girl can be kicked out of private school for the day for not wearing a belt per the dress code (true story).Basements that Flood- Most homes in the D.C. area have basements, which are nice for extra space, except that, inevitably, at some point they flood in the face of flash storms. You can invest a lot in sump pumps and drainage systems, but those only work to a limited extent.To provide some balance to this dismal picture, there are some positive things about D.C., too, such as: cherry blossoms, the smoky smell of autumn, extensive subway system, free museums, ease of finding a good book club, and more fields of green grass and open sky than you can you find in many cities. However, culturally, you pay a high price for these perks.
Is living in Washington, DC, better than living in NYC or LA? Many cultural places, museums, long summers, lower cost of living, plenty of jobs?
For me, there is no question. Washington DC beats out NYC or LA by a mile!First the bad news — the summers are long, hot and humid. I sweat a lot, so it’s just awful, and there really isn’t much you can do about it. Just make sure AC gets regular maintanence.People can be arrogant — you come to realize that everyone thinks they are an important person. And they will happily tell you how important they are. It gets boring after a while.The suburbs go on forever, and northern Virginia is it’s own special hell.BUT, we have a vibrant downtown with tons of restaurants. There is a lot of cultural stuff — free musuems of the highest quality, lots of classical music, music at embassies, and decent amount of jazz, popular and other kinds. The arts scene overall is not as good as NY, but much better than LA. But it is affordable and easy to get to.Cost of living isn’t too much lower than NY, and I suspect fairly even to LA. But the ease of living is much better. I live on Capital Hill and have no car. That isn’t possible in LA. It’s expensive and cumbersome to own one in NYC, but it takes forever to get around to do your daily routines.Ultimately, I believe one should judge where you live on the daily things you do. Most people need to get to work daily, go grocery shopping, do errands and chores, go out to eat from time to time, and have an array of fun things to do on the weekends.On these matters, DC beats the others. It just isn’t the hassle that LA or NY can be oft times. You don't feel like you are fighting the city. Sure we have bad days, traffic can be horrendous, and the metro isn’t so good right now, but getting to work isn't an ordeal.
Why does Washington DC seem to have so many more homeless people than other cities?
Because it’s true.Washington D.C. had the fifth most homeless people in the United States as of 2016, compared to other major cities. And it has been on the rise.I’m from the DMV area, and the cost of living anywhere within fifty miles of the capitol is very expensive. You seem to either have it or you don’t.Within D.C., the poorest neighborhoods are found in Southeast, or colloquially known as “East of the River,” referring to the Anacostia River.Even a city of power and leverage, supposedly manifesting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all, is not immune to urban struggles.Ironic, isn’t it?
Are people in Washington DC more politically active/aware than the rest of the country?
The question: Are people in Washington DC more politically active/aware than the rest of the country?Compared to a hypothetical “Average American”? Yes, very probably. Compared to other people of similar demographics? No, and on some metrics distinctly less so.To the average person in DC, politics is sort of a background thing. At some point, yes, you’ll likely be held up because of a Presidential motorcade. And nearly everyone in DC either works for the government, or does something for which government employees are the primary customers. This really doesn’t matter, though - in spite of the big campaign talk, the work gets done regardless. Most government workers are just diligent workers who are doing the best they can, usually having to navigate layers of red tape which are ostensibly in place to get rid of the mythical “government waste”. It doesn’t really matter who gets elected.While the seat of government is physically closer if you work in DC, most people in DC don’t have any more access to the highest echelons than someone who lives on the other side of the country.There’s one thing in which there’s a distinct difference between DC locals and others, though: protests. If anything, people in DC are less likely to participate in protests. Most locals either consider them an annoyance, or note how easily protests and other forms of activism are cordoned off and ignored. So for most DC locals, protests are a thing to be routed around, and activism usually means looking for a job on K street.
Does music effect the way a person learns?
Absolutely... There are a few things that matter depending on the individual... 1. Modality. Means one's sense, that is visual (sight), auditory (hearing), Khinestethic (movement and touch), smell and taste; while the scientist only sort the first 3. I think i don't need to explain you about this. 2. Senses conciusness. let just said consciuness, human's mind was categorized into 3 level of consciusness: Conscius, semi-conscius and un-conscius. Consciusness are when you do tyhings that you're really think to it, such as when you're reading my post, when i type this post, etc.; Semi-consciusness are like reflects, something that you do oftenly that you're well trained into some reflects; Un-consciusness is something that you never really think/remember it, while our brain are so strong that it actually remember anything that comes in by your senses, that's why we oftenly felt like Deja Vu but we cannot really recall it. Now, How do music effect a the way a person learns (and also doing aother kind of works...) ? When one's auditorial was in the conscius / semi-conscius mind, it effect pretty much. peoples with conscius auditorial, they must study / work with their auditorial, because it was their strongest sense; peoples with a semi-conscius auditorial (and other sense on the consciusness) will need to hear music as a background while they're studying because if they don't other sound will disturb them. But not any sound/music will help. Theortically, a beat in music will effect the heart-beat, the heart pumps blood into the brain with a certain speed. The last one will effect the brainwaves wich in certain level will be good for studying/working, some will be to low that will keep you sleepy, and smoe are to high that will keep you in stress. Now the best brainwave to study/work was called the alpha-wave wich about 60-80 Hz, wich means the heart beating 60-80 times/minutes = a music with tempo about 60 - 80 bpm. If you listen to the Mozart effects CDs, they're all in 60-80 bpm. But this last one was only a theory, however there's always a minority report, means: a minor facts that un-firm this theory... Hope this help Bless You
In business is it what you know or who you know that matters most?
A2A: In business its always "who you know" first and foremost and "what you know", a distant second. You could have the greatest product (just wonderful and amazing as sliced bread), but unless you know someone important ( say like a Obama/Jordan/Magic Johnson) , you are going to have a tough time marketing/selling it. If its only about "what you know", there should/would not be a lobbying industry in D.C. Anywhere in this planet... if there is enough money involved, "whom you know" matters more than "what you know", unless you are another Leonardo da Vinci . But you have to follow up "who you know" with "what you know" ( and "what you know" better be good), after "who you know" is willing to lend an ear/tongue for you.