I tend to think that folks in DC know when you aren't from there. Just like in NYC. So if I am in Times Square looking like a tourist or if I am at the Mall looking like a tourist or loking lost, people will take advantage. I lived in one of the rougher areas of DC (NE in an area called Avondale - close to Brookland and Michigan Ave.) and was never bothered. I guess it also depends on if it looks like you have money or not. Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-4293 http://www.childrensdayton.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/25/2003 10:31:42 AM >>> are you in DC proper or in the suburbs? Downtown is very dangerous at night. If you are 6'6 and built, it won't happen till you cross paths with someone who has a gun :) otherwise it will be sooner :) I am including the "good" parts of town in this assessment; my sister-in-law was mugged in front of the Smithsonian. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > When should I expect to have my first mugging? > > I have to say I love DC so far. Great club scene, lots of stuff to do, the > architecture is incredible. This really was a good move for me. Now if > only I could find a job I actually liked .......... > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: critical thinking > > > I liked Austin. Didn't get a chance to check out the University though and > I can see that by NY standards it would seem small. I think it depends on > what you are used to, as I rather like small. DC is definitely a big city > (not so much geographically as in mentality) and after the second or third > time you get mugged you get over it quick. Try this for small -- New Mexico > Highlands University in Las Vegas New Mexico has a Foreign Languages > section where they teach only Spanish. Your choices for computer science > are Java. And did I mention Java? Now that is small in the pejorative > sense. Beautiful setting but a very small town full of very small minds. > > PS if you live in Houston you know about the piney woods. My neighbor had > wind chimes made of Budweiser bottles. The local idea of high entertainment > was catching crawfish in the drainage ditches. Oh and watching mold grow :) > > Dana > > Chris Alvarado writes: > > > Haha Houston (Swamptown) is where I currently live. > > > > I am originally from Dallas, and then moved to Austin. If I had to choose > a city in Texas I would say Austin is the place. > > > > But, Austin just seemed a bit small. > > > > Here is what I mean about a culturally devoid city though. When I lived in > Dallas I went with my gf at the time to an art museum showcasing some of > Picasso's work. It was amazing. Outside while waiting to get in there was a > guy (obviously being dragged along by his significant other) who actually > said "Who is this guy? Some kind of painter?". We are not talking some > underground French impressionist here. We are talking about the almighty > Picasso. I'm not saying that this is not a phrase that is impossible to be > heard anywhere else. It just seemed to me that there are other cities where > people at least seem a bit more interested and proud of their home and what > culture and things outside of sports and the "normal" run of the mill > activities their city has to offer. And from what I know NY is the place. > Not to mention there is something very appealing to me that no matter the > hour in NY you can always find some place to go where there are people out > and about. > > > > Or hell, maybe all I know is the glamour shown of that city in the movies. > But even somewhere like SF or Seattle seems cool to me. > > > > > > > > I've stopped 9,091 spam messages. You can too! > > Get your free, safe spam protection at > http://www.clo udmark.com/spamnetsig/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 4:35 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: critical thinking > > > > > > Well, some parts of Texas are pretty bad. I hated Houston, and east Texas > > was worse. Still, even within Texas, there is Austin and there is San > > Antonio and there is Hill Country... though none of these places are > > hotbeds of intellectualism, I grant you. Fairly nice quality of life if > you > > are self-nourishing in that respect however. > > > > I don't think everywhere is the same. I struggled along for years in DC > > thinking that and discovered the error of my ways. So far I have stayed > > away from Seattle, SF and NY because I don't have the income to support a > > habit like that, but I really love New Mexico, and Portland was a pretty > > cool place too. > > > > Dana > > > > Chris Alvarado writes: > > > > > No I honestly don't. Im just bored of Texas I guess. And NY or SF, or > even Seattle have always been kind of my "dream cities" to live in. I > realize that normally pure geography has nothing to do with the overall > aptitude of a population. > > > > > > -chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've stopped 9,090 spam messages. You can too! > > > Get your free, safe spam protection at > http://www.cloudmark.com/spamnetsig/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:58 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: critical thinking > > > > > > > > > Do you think it is really any different any other place in the country? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chris Alvarado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:21 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: critical thinking, was Open Question: Is the fighting in > > > Iraq > > > > moral? > > > > > > > > I will agree with this. > > > > > > > > I remember when I was in High School I had an optional credit course > > > > actually called critical thinking. It turned out to be one of my > > > favorite > > > > classes taught by a nutty coach who ended up being my favorite > > > teacher. > > > > The most valuable thing I learned there, is that you will never become > > > > more intelligent without any form of curiosity. Knowledge (and thus > > > power > > > > as the cliché goes) is not just delivered to you on some golden > > > platter. > > > > You have to be CURIOUS and WANT to "know things". Most of the kids I > > > was > > > > in school with I look back on and realize how blind they were (hell me > > > > too). There was no desire to elevate the level of our mental > > > abilities. It > > > > was all about what parties were that weekend and whether you would get > > > > puke drunk or not. God im glad I grew out of that fast. And yet, I > > > still > > > > feel ive lived a sheltered life. Damn this cultureless state! (Texas > > > > ...=P). I want to move to NY, or SF someone give me a job there!..=P > > > hehe > > > > > > > > Did I mention I love this list because of topics like this. I never > > > seem > > > > to find more intelligent and engaging conversation than what comes > > > with > > > > other programmers. Nerds Rule!...=P > > > > > > > > -chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
