This is why people buy in ashburn, you would die for a home like this in arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

This is utter bullshit. Arlington is mostly for people who work in DC, but are scared of living in a real city and can't afford the area's nicer suburbs. Everything about it screams mediocrity and compromise. And, of course, if you compared the educational and income levels of Ashburn and most of Arlington, Ashburn would come out far ahead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/2418-N-Dickerson-St-22207/home/11228253
Sure, living this tasteful house, you would have the more comfortable lifestyle than in the house OP posted.
With several generations of upper middle class, you have to live like this? No wonder this country is no longer what it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Lets just call it what it is TRASHBURN, one step up from a trailer park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/2418-N-Dickerson-St-22207/home/11228253
Sure, living this tasteful house, you would have the more comfortable lifestyle than in the house OP posted.
With several generations of upper middle class, you have to live like this? No wonder this country is no longer what it used to be.

So this is not trailer ?

[Anonymous]

Personally I stay in Arlington because of Pietanza. The bruschetta at Applebee's does not compare

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/2418-N-Dickerson-St-22207/home/11228253
Sure, living this tasteful house, you would have the more comfortable lifestyle than in the house OP posted.
With several generations of upper middle class, you have to live like this? No wonder this country is no longer what it used to be.

They must really love exposed oak wood grain. It would be a lot of painting and work to get all that trim and paneling removed or painted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lets just call it what it is TRASHBURN, one step up from a trailer park.

you're a real charmer, aren't you?

I lived in a trailer park when I was born. My parents were educators and didn't have a ton of money, but had 4 degrees between them already. They moved up a couple years later, and managed to send me to one of the best schools in the area where I grew up and on to a top 25 university.

I don't live in Ashburn because it doesn't make sense for us, but clearly having money to live elsewhere didn't teach you manners or buy you class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lets just call it what it is TRASHBURN, one step up from a trailer park.

you're a real charmer, aren't you?

I lived in a trailer park when I was born. My parents were educators and didn't have a ton of money, but had 4 degrees between them already. They moved up a couple years later, and managed to send me to one of the best schools in the area where I grew up and on to a top 25 university.

I don't live in Ashburn because it doesn't make sense for us, but clearly having money to live elsewhere didn't teach you manners or buy you class.

Perhaps, but the original poster who threw a challeange such as this at an entire county is just peachy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

Contributable? Did you mean to say "attributable"? I thought education was a priority for the Arlington dwellers?

The rest of your post is wishful thinking. A generation ago none of Arlington was considered fabulous; none of it was associated with any real money or the educated class.

People make housing decision based on their family's priorities: commute, schools, money. If Ashburn ticks all three, then Ashburn it is. If Arlington does, it's Arlington. There are people out there for whom living in Arlington makes zero sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have an issue with Ashburn in general. But that is cookie cutter outside, attempting to be high end with no success inside.

I am just not attracted to the faux-ostentatious new build nonsense.

AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is for first generation middle class people. Lots of families where the owners/parents were only the first generation to graduate from a four year college (junior college and community college do to count). Arlington is for people who grew up in families with comfortable lifestyles and where education was a primary focus (several generations of middle middle and upper middle class). That is the real difference. The different choices in housing styles and lifestyles is totally contributable to SES class. I bet if a survey was done of homeowner's own education levels and the education levels of their parents and grandparents this fact would be glaringly obvious.

Contributable? Did you mean to say "attributable"? I thought education was a priority for the Arlington dwellers?

The rest of your post is wishful thinking. A generation ago none of Arlington was considered fabulous; none of it was associated with any real money or the educated class.

People make housing decision based on their family's priorities: commute, schools, money. If Ashburn ticks all three, then Ashburn it is. If Arlington does, it's Arlington. There are people out there for whom living in Arlington makes zero sense.

That's not true at all either. The wealthier neighborhoods in Arlington were always home to politicians, lawyers, doctors, people of influence, etc. It never had the high society undertones of Chevy Chase, for example, but always had prestigious neighborhoods and the amenities associated with wealth. The Washington Golf and Country Club is the oldest country club in the DC area. Arlington schools in the 1960s were regarded as among the best in the nation.

[Anonymous]

Arlington was the ghetto before the metro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington was the ghetto before the metro

These blunt statements aren't convincing. Have you heard stories about Sandra Bullock's rough childhood in the Arlington ghetto? In the era before Metro Arlington was lilly white suburbia except for Halls Hill and Green Valley.

[Anonymous]

Die before I would live in Arlington or Ashburn.

There, I fixed it for you.

[Anonymous]

in 1980 Arlington voted for Reagan ...