October 20, 2007 :: Metroblogging DC: Reassuring

I liked this metroblogging dc article:

Metroblogging DC: Reassuring: posted by Don Whiteside at 11:00 AM on October 19, 2007

It's easy to be cynical about people in this city, whether because they have a wide stance, like to chat up the wrong people online, or just in general seem selfish in their behavior. I'm finding that taking mass transit is instead exposing me to people's little courtesies and kindnesses, and they put my day off to a good start. Maybe they'll improve yours.
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Plus, once you move to denver, co, and see that people are strangely MORE detached than the masses of DC, and more oblivious to others, but with an air of pretentiously, and topically feel 'small town' country but 'big city' character, a person realizes just how great the people of DC are, after all...
Posted by: mark at October 20, 2007 07:17 AM