Not in your Zagat guide
DC rites of passage. You don't have live here very long to realize some of mainstays of the Capital life: humidity, tourists, interns, the overabundance of law enforcement. My coworker and I were talking about specific rites of passage that start to link you to this city more than you ever wanted to be (or planned on).
An abbreviated list:
*You have cried, got in a fight, or had some sort of emotional meltdown on the Metro.
*You have been stopped for directions by a tourist. Preferably wearing a fanny pack.
*You have seen an elected official doing something inappropriate. Not illegal, mind you, but something you kind of wish you hadn't seen.
*You started or commented on a blog.
*One day you wore a tank top. The next day you wore an overcoat.
*You have a bar where more than one person knows your name.
*You have attended a happy hour at one or more of the following places: The Front Page, Buffalo Billiards, Lucky Bar, or Bullfeathers.
*You have jogged down the Mall.
*You been to Screen on the Green.
*You've commented on the lack of fashion-foward women.
*You've commented on the overabundance of gay men.
*Girls: A man over 35 has hit on you.
*Guys: You've hit on an intern.
*All of your office events involve alcohol.
*You've snagged free invitations to a Hill lunch, a random reception, and a corporate xmas party.
*You've been to a show at the 930 Club.
*You've gotten lost in either SW or NE.
*You know the difference between Scott and Thomas Circle.
What am I missing?
An abbreviated list:
*You have cried, got in a fight, or had some sort of emotional meltdown on the Metro.
*You have been stopped for directions by a tourist. Preferably wearing a fanny pack.
*You have seen an elected official doing something inappropriate. Not illegal, mind you, but something you kind of wish you hadn't seen.
*You started or commented on a blog.
*One day you wore a tank top. The next day you wore an overcoat.
*You have a bar where more than one person knows your name.
*You have attended a happy hour at one or more of the following places: The Front Page, Buffalo Billiards, Lucky Bar, or Bullfeathers.
*You have jogged down the Mall.
*You been to Screen on the Green.
*You've commented on the lack of fashion-foward women.
*You've commented on the overabundance of gay men.
*Girls: A man over 35 has hit on you.
*Guys: You've hit on an intern.
*All of your office events involve alcohol.
*You've snagged free invitations to a Hill lunch, a random reception, and a corporate xmas party.
*You've been to a show at the 930 Club.
*You've gotten lost in either SW or NE.
*You know the difference between Scott and Thomas Circle.
What am I missing?
posted by Libberash at 10:57 AM
1 Comments:
*You get annoyed when anyone dares to stand on the left of the escalator.
*You can identify who is being driving in a motorcade simply by counting the number of motorcycle cops. Extra points if you can identify them by sound.
* You know anyone wearing anything brighter than indigo blue on the Hill is an intern.
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