Comments on: St. Martin’s Convent Slides Downhill

Comments on: St. Martin’s Convent Slides Downhill http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/01/05/st-martins-convent-slides-downhill/ D.C. Real Estate, Development, and Urbanism Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:32:05 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Eckington Resident http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/01/05/st-martins-convent-slides-downhill/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 Eckington Resident Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:39 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/?p=2564#comment-1176 RE: "I also particularly enjoyed this quote: “The thing about rowhouses—you have to meet your neighbors.” Rowhouses! How unique! Please elaborate on that uncommon D.C. living environment." Uninformed sarcasm is unbecoming. Read the lead in to the quote: "Ben Lyttleton and his wife moved from the Virginia suburbs to Eckington about two years ago. They quickly felt welcome, he said. "The thing about rowhouses -- you have to meet your neighbors," he said, acknowledging the close quarters." The comparison was DC to the 'burbs, not Eckington to, say, Capitol Hill. Rude smart-a$$. RE: "I also particularly enjoyed this quote: “The thing about rowhouses—you have to meet your neighbors.” Rowhouses! How unique! Please elaborate on that uncommon D.C. living environment."

Uninformed sarcasm is unbecoming. Read the lead in to the quote: "Ben Lyttleton and his wife moved from the Virginia suburbs to Eckington about two years ago. They quickly felt welcome, he said. "The thing about rowhouses -- you have to meet your neighbors," he said, acknowledging the close quarters."

The comparison was DC to the 'burbs, not Eckington to, say, Capitol Hill.

Rude smart-a$$.

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