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Where did you grow up and where in the D.C. area do you now live?
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Sounds like your priveledge upbringing did you nicely, as you can afford to live in NW. You sound like you harbor a lot of white guilt. |
Anonymous
Another poster here -- Since when does wanting to step outside the bubble of white privilege have anything to do with guilt? Personally, I grew up in that bubble, too, and getting out of it has made me feel freer than almost anything else I've done. For me, it opened up the entire city -- all 8 wards. It's been quite liberating to NOT to have to worry about scraping together money in order to afford a small place in the upper NW or MoCo. It's okay if other people want that, but I find it too confining. |
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Grew up in Northboro Mass. Live in Clifton, Va. Loved both because you had a small town feel about 1/2 hour from the big town.
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Anonymous
| Yet another Pikesville native! My husband wants no part of it though, so we're in Bethesda -- close enough, but not too close |
Anonymous
For the love of god, just because someone lives in NW does not mean they live in Chevy Chase, DC or AU Park! |
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To 10:54: I disagree that cities require high crime rates. In fact, in our own times, costs are pushing the less affluent out of cities. I do think that the low density in *upper* NW makes it feel suburban, though I'm sorry to have the discussion lowered to name-calling. BTW, "overpopulated" is a matter of perspective. Urban density brings concentrated amenities. I would say that much of DC and all of the suburban areas are underpopulated.
Anyway, I'm from LA. When I was 9, my family moved from a condo in more centrally-located West LA to a SFH in "the Valley". Life got a lot less interesting. On other threads, I've referred to those years as the ones during which I was imprisoned on my cul-de-sac. "The Valley" is within the city limits, but when I grew up, it was maybe as dense as Bethesda is today. Because of the traffic, even then, driving into neighborhoods with more urban amenities could take a looong time, even though the distance was just a few miles. There was no Metro system at the time. I've lived some other places as an adult, including Fairfax Cty. and Alexandria City as a newly-married grad. student commuting into DC because for some inexplicable reason, DH and I chose a second bedroom over a more stimulating environment. What a waste of the few child-free years of my twenties! A few years in Central London convinced us we could never go back to suburban living. As first-time buyers 3 years ago, we found we could afford either a condo in the city or a little house in Silver Spring. There was no debate. (Not knocking... we'd have a lot in common with people who made the SS choice.) We bought a co-op apt. in Kalorama Triangle/Adams Morgan (though I'm not 11:32) that needs some cosmetic work we're still struggling to complete, but under tough circumstances, we made the compromises we could live with and avoided the ones we couldn't. And with all that (sorry), I'll swear off DCUM for the rest of the day! I've had more at-home time than usual on my hands in the last couple of days and have gotten waaay too sucked in. See you all after I've re-established an ounce of productivity in my life! |
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I grew up in Washington, D.C. - then it was the fringes of Capitol Hill, now it's "Hill East"
Currently live in Hillcrest, in S.E., Washington, D.C. I cannot imagine living outside the city. |
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I agree with the close enough part. I'm the original Pikesville poster on this thread. I'm sure we all know each other. Or each other's siblings. Or our Parents know each other. Or we had some of the same teachers in HS. Or went to the same Hebrew school and/or synogoge. Or maybe we uknowingly run into each other at the bagel shop on Sunday mornings. Hehe. I agree that Potomac is sort of like being in Pikesville.....it's a wealthy more-Jewish-than-not area that's a little more suburban in feel (but yeah...more diverse and really....wouldn't nearly ANYWHERE be at least somewhat more diverse?). Also, I know people who grew up in Potomac and it seems like they grew up pretty similar. But, the amount of money in Potomac is just ridiculous. I know very few people in Pikesville who live in giant mansions. If Old Court Rd. is like River Rd. they have a lot of building to do there! 
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Spent the first 5 years of my life in Kensington, but essentially grew up in Silver Spring. Went to UMCP and then law school in Baltimore. Moved back to Silver Spring for job in DC, but just relocated to the Olney/Brookeville area. Having spent most of my life in Silver Spring, I can say that things have really changed. I was somewhat reluctant to move "all the way out to Olney" which was essentially farmland when I was growing up (and I fondly remember debating with high school friends whether we should drive "all the way out to Olney" for keg parties) -- but now I'm thrilled to be there. Mostly everything they say about Olney is true -- it's Family Town, USA. Most of the neighborhoods were built with lots of green spaces, parks, walking trails, etc. (at least my neighborhood -- Brookeville Knolls -- and the neighboring communities are). There's a good mix of working moms and SAHMs. Folks are friendly and don't strike me as being hyper-competitive. It is diverse racially, but it has very little socio-economic diversity (not many apartments or rental communities as compared to my former Silver Spring zip code).
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With Fairfax Inova churning out more and more deliveries I think this next generation of babies will finally get to say they were born in NoVa.
You don't find too many adults that say that, true, there are some (me included) who did come back to their childhood residence for jobs (I assume) and therefore found themselves planted here and starting a family. |
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| Grew up in the St. Louis, MO suburbs. Live in Mt. Vernon. |
Anonymous
Which one? My dad + his wife lived in Chesterfield during my college days. I think Dad worked in either Clayton or Ladue (sorry, it's been a while and they've long since moved) |
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| Grew up in Memphis. Live in Arlington. |
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| Amsterdam, NY (outside Albany), now in Greenbelt, MD. |
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| Grew up in Annandale. Live in Vienna. |