Ashburn is going crazy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If suburban hellscaoes like that are the answers then I really don't want to know the questions.

It’s debatable whether the city or exurbs are greater hellscapes these days.

Do you mean downtown? I live in upper NW—hardly a hellscape.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is ironic to say the least. Where dark skinned Asians first generation folks strive to live on former plantations.

Actually African Americans know better and stay in Maryland or DC

Lol. Because Maryland’s history regarding slavery is so much better than Virginia’s...

DP
The fact remains that AA in general would choose Maryland over Virginia.
Also Virginia was the capital of the confederacy, that in itself makes Maryland"s history so much better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is like a cult. they must inhale to many exhaust fumes sitting in traffic for hours at a time and looking forward to trying the new spring specials at chains restaurants in the local strip mall.

Get over yourself. I live in Arlington walkable to metro but I totally see the appeal of Ashburn. There are plenty of commuter buses, Reston metro, and soon a metro right there.

Used to live in Arlington for many years. Moved to Ashburn a couple of years ago to save $$ and to start a family potentially and LCPS. I just couldn’t do the $2k/mo. for 600 sq. ft. Anymore. Still in an apartment for now but double the space for the same price. I wish folks would recognize that there’s lots of ppl that would LOVE to live in the city / downtown centers but can’t afford to live anything bigger than a sardine box. And I’m well educated and not poor - just “‘poor’ for dc.”

[Anonymous]

PP here. Also I wanted to second that Loudoun does a fantastic job with commuter buses and has a metro On the way

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cookie cutter developments

Horrible traffic because infrastructure isn’t expanded with all these developments

Lacking good restaurants

Lots of racism

Boring

DC is racist, not Loudon.

Yea, right. See below. Most kids values and beliefs are reflective of their parents and how they were raised.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/loudoun-school-board-condemns-racism-hate-after-report-documents-discrimination-in-schools/2019/09/27/5f0db46c-dfb6-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html


https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/virginia/naacp-to-hold-town-halls-at-loudoun-schools/65-093aaf00-ba06-4334-8814-c3042992df64

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where the he$$ is Ashburn. Isn’t this near the airport where Redskins (yes I still call them the redskins) train? As one of the PP posted, land of the vast vinyl homes with zero mature trees! Yuck!!

My Ashburn house sits on 3/4 of an acre. House was built in 1989 so it is older but the trade-off is tons of mature trees. And a lot of space.

You are the exception, not the norm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where the he$$ is Ashburn. Isn’t this near the airport where Redskins (yes I still call them the redskins) train? As one of the PP posted, land of the vast vinyl homes with zero mature trees! Yuck!!

My Ashburn house sits on 3/4 of an acre. House was built in 1989 so it is older but the trade-off is tons of mature trees. And a lot of space.

You are the exception, not the norm.

Another Ashburn resident. I’ve always lived in a townhouse, so obviously don’t have nearly that much acreage, but both of the townhouses that I’ve lived in have backed up to trees, and have been very close to good sized tracts of open space. I regularly see hawks, foxes, and deer when I’m out walking around Ashburn, and I’ve seen bald eagles flying overhead close to the sterling Wegmans multiple times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to google what Ashburn is. It is almost West Virginia- that is crazy why anyone would live there.

Omg, it’s not that far. It’s a nice planned community right up Toll Road, built from green field so no apartments or pockets of lower income, so it’s called Cashburn by locals.

If you want wide open spaces but still hit DC for occasional meeting, it’s the bees knees

Yuck to toll road

Yuck to rich white yuppies

Rich white yuppies live in DC dude. Ashburn is suburban.

It’s funny that this was their impression. I actually think of Ashburn as being pretty redneck...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is ironic to say the least. Where dark skinned Asians first generation folks strive to live on former plantations.

Actually African Americans know better and stay in Maryland or DC

Lol. Because Maryland’s history regarding slavery is so much better than Virginia’s...

DP
The fact remains that AA in general would choose Maryland over Virginia.
Also Virginia was the capital of the confederacy, that in itself makes Maryland"s history so much better.

"The fact remains", huh? Do you have data to back up this claim, professor?

And before making sweeping claims about history, do yourself a favor and read a bit first. You'll lower the chances of embarrassing yourself when you open your mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where the he$$ is Ashburn. Isn’t this near the airport where Redskins (yes I still call them the redskins) train? As one of the PP posted, land of the vast vinyl homes with zero mature trees! Yuck!!

My Ashburn house sits on 3/4 of an acre. House was built in 1989 so it is older but the trade-off is tons of mature trees. And a lot of space.

Mature trees are great until they start dying. And at least on my street on Fairfax, a lot of big trees are dying, and they aren't cheap to take down.

This! Just had 3 80+ yr old trees removed. They were dying/rotting and could not take another chance of falling on house. Have had 2 other large trees fall. Glad they fell opposite of house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is just too far and barren. Nothing there, only new cookie cutter neighborhoods.

Borrrrring!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is just too far and barren. Nothing there, only new cookie cutter neighborhoods.

Borrrrring!

Perhaps a few carjackings and armed robberies with a sprinkle of rapes would liven your dc surroundings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is ironic to say the least. Where dark skinned Asians first generation folks strive to live on former plantations.

Actually African Americans know better and stay in Maryland or DC

Lol. Because Maryland’s history regarding slavery is so much better than Virginia’s...

DP
The fact remains that AA in general would choose Maryland over Virginia.
Also Virginia was the capital of the confederacy, that in itself makes Maryland"s history so much better.

"The fact remains", huh? Do you have data to back up this claim, professor?

And before making sweeping claims about history, do yourself a favor and read a bit first. You'll lower the chances of embarrassing yourself when you open your mouth.

I read and that's why I know VA was the capital of the confederacy.
You can do the same or use that thing called Google. It's wonderful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to google what Ashburn is. It is almost West Virginia- that is crazy why anyone would live there.

Omg, it’s not that far. It’s a nice planned community right up Toll Road, built from green field so no apartments or pockets of lower income, so it’s called Cashburn by locals.

If you want wide open spaces but still hit DC for occasional meeting, it’s the bees knees

Yuck to toll road

Yuck to rich white yuppies

Rich white yuppies live in DC dude. Ashburn is suburban.

It’s funny that this was their impression. I actually think of Ashburn as being pretty redneck...

Sorry ashburn isn’t red neck. It’s highly educated IT and tech workers. Many are Indian. Maybe you’re thinking of manassas? Or prince William county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to google what Ashburn is. It is almost West Virginia- that is crazy why anyone would live there.

Omg, it’s not that far. It’s a nice planned community right up Toll Road, built from green field so no apartments or pockets of lower income, so it’s called Cashburn by locals.

If you want wide open spaces but still hit DC for occasional meeting, it’s the bees knees

Yuck to toll road

Yuck to rich white yuppies

Rich white yuppies live in DC dude. Ashburn is suburban.

It’s funny that this was their impression. I actually think of Ashburn as being pretty redneck...

Sorry ashburn isn’t red neck. It’s highly educated IT and tech workers. Many are Indian. Maybe you’re thinking of manassas? Or prince William county?

Ashburn is exurban but not rednecks... However you definitely start getting rednecky once you get to parts of Leesburg and definitely toward Purcellville.