Smarty-Pants Washingtonians Also Snobby, Magazine Says

by Sharon McLoone

Hey smarty-pants Washingtonians – did you know you’re also snobby? 

You did if you’ve already perused the June issue of Travel + Leisure, which names Washington, D.C. as No. 9 of the nation’s top 20 snobbiest cities.

The magazine says it factored in criteria such as a reputation for aloof and smarty-pants residents, number of artisanal coffee houses, along with high-end shopping and “highbrow cultural offerings like classical music and theater,” among other things.

In the magazine’s survey, the locals ranked as some of the unfriendliest in the nation. 

The Washington Post Going Out Guide blog says the authors have a point, but “Visitors consistently ranked D.C. as one of the less friendly cities on the list — an impression they formed, undoubtedly, while touring our free museums, watching our free concerts and movie screenings, drinking at our competitively priced happy hours, and clogging our mass transit.”

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