merryb > wrote:

>On Oct 24, 9:42*am, (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> I like Washington D.C. alright but it is seldom on people's
>> lists of favorite cities. *Outside of Georgetown and Dupont Circle
>> it does not seem like there are that many places to just hang
>> out. *I do not know that the city would sustain my interest.
>> Tons of tourist attractions, however.

>I understand some of the poorest ghettoes are a few blocks from the
>White House...

All great cities have poor ghettos. New York, London... it's
part of being a great city, that people in all circumstances
find it advantageous to be there.

Steve