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Anonymous
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So much ignorance on this thread--really disgusting. Below some cencus facts Fairfax county (the nations richest county). the two numbers are Virginia overall first, Fairfax second. I dont know why I bother -- you can't change a racist.
Population, 2011 estimate 1,100,692 White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 68.1% 71.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 9.9% 19.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 18.0% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 3.3% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 15.8% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 54.1% 64.5% |
Anonymous
That would be your typical liberal. What makes people think that liberals are tolerant or fair? |
Anonymous
Generally, I don't know why anyone would give a s**t about what someone thought about where they lived. I live in VA, lived in MD, lived in DC. Don't really care either way what someone thinks. I lived where it made sense for me to live at the time. That being said, and looking at the above list, we also have the better half of the Air and Space Museum in VA, plus the Pentagon, CIA, etc. |
Anonymous
| The bridges are a real pain to cross, to get into VA. That's the reason people make jokes about interplanetary travel. |
Anonymous
Don't really care where people live but I am not really sure you should base your argument on the fact you have the bounce house, reston zoo ( whose director was arrested for animal cruelty) and kings Dominion. |
Anonymous
+1. We ventured out to VA last weekend and it took over an hour of being stuck on Chain Bridge Rd traffic then crossing the bridge to get back into the city. It was so frustrating being stuck in traffic that we vowed not to go back to VA any time soon. And this was Sunday afternoon. I can't imagine what it's like during rush hour! |
Anonymous
I am sure because I have seen the kids laughing joyfully in the bounce houses, reaching out with excitement to the pet the animals (roaming free) on the zoo safari ride, and dashing to ride the roller coasters again and again at Kings Dominion. The zoo director you mention is no longer there, following her conviction on improperly euthanizing an injured animal. By the way she is a Maryland resident. |
Anonymous
You fault for not checking WTOP. maybe you need better directions and Sunday afternoons are always a pain to drive anywheres bc people are coming back home from weekend away. let's see, Wisconsin ave and rock creek parkway are a pain to me. Don't ever ask me to go Bethesda, I don't understand a convenient way to get there just to go to a chain. I am Va resident and I still avoid Tysons area at all costs. |
Anonymous
| Sorry for typos, my fingers are just to big for these iPad keys |
Anonymous
I think what you are sensing is just the general judgement of people who live outside of the city. |
Anonymous
Wegman's? A supermarket is one of your favorite places to go?? God bless . . . |
Anonymous
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1. Because we don't want to drive all the way out to Va for playdates.
2. Because we think you are wimps for not living in the District. 3. Because we don't understand why you would pay high tuition, brave traffic all to live in the burbs. 4. Because many of us already made our neighborhood friends when our children were younger. |
Anonymous
To be fair, suburban supermarkets are designed very differently than your typical DC Giant. PP was listing kid-friendly places, and the Fairfax Wegman's (haven't been to others) has a "market cafe" (buffet, open seating, etc) and is a respectable destination for a decent meal, esp with kids in tow. An urban supermarket would never bother with that kind of amenity, although Whole Foods does lip service to it. I would love to see a list similar to PP's for where to take kids in the city. Not snark--I'd like to see what people come up with. |
Anonymous
Reminds me of the dinner party I attended, where every story the hostess told was about something that had happened to her at the Safeway. Yawn. |
Anonymous
Ah, so when you say we are jealous because we can't afford NW, you are saying that your narrow little minds can't see past the surface. How is this a liberal stance again? |