Is it just me or is Washington DC extremely underrated as a city?

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by The North One

lol in what world is Seattle underrated? It's been an insanely over-hyped darling for decades.

Next up we're gonna hear about how "underrated" Nashville and Austin are, LOL!

But it's clear from this thread that different people have different understandings of the word "underrated".

I would never consider media-darling cities like DC or Seattle to be underrated, but that's just me.