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My hometown is indolent and inhospitable, and so am I.
By Rax King
Washington, D.C., where I’m from, is not a friendly town. President John F. Kennedy famously described it as “a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.” The implication is that the nation’s capital partakes in swampy indolence without offering any of the South’s signature hospitality. Insulting stuff, but as someone who is herself indolent and inhospitable (and, on 90-degree days, pretty swampy), I can’t argue with the substance of it. It’s not hard to see why Washingtonians might act this way, seeing as they’re swarmed by professional transients every legislative session.
