Least Favorite Foods?

I've never been to Philly, but I agree about DC and almost added that to my list, but there are too many places there to name. However, we did get a White House tour when we were there and that more than qualifies and I should have mentioned it.

I've been to a lot of places around the US and DC had by far the best food (besides for Louisiana). Better than New York and certainly better than Chicago. They only other place that I really really enjoyed all the food we had was San Diego.
Philly is interesting.

It's a bit like New Orleans in that it's a blue collar town. I think the native Philadelphians are similar to New Orleanians, except that those Philly folks have the yankee attitude. They're good people. They wear their emotions on their sleeve. It's an older town. They love their own and are skeptical of outsiders. They're the first to welcome those that accept them. Sound familiar?

They throw batteries at Santa.

It's how they work and they're cool with it. They really don't care what any of us think, and if I'm honest, that's pretty cool.