Arlington is the worst

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Would it make you feel better if I said that I believe OP has had this experience, it may in fact be worse because they are a POc, and that I don’t think Arlington is a particularly inclusive place for anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do I believe the OP? Yes. Do I think the OP's experience is indicative of Arlington as a whole, or even the northern section of the county? No.

Bottom line: There are decent people everywhere, and there are crappy people everywhere.

I think it's a little unusual that Arlington is 9% Black. However, it's not as bad as Bethesda.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bethesdacdpmaryland,arlingtoncdpvirginia,fairfaxcountyvirginia/PST045221

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with the performance liberalism, but neighborhood friendliness depends on your neighborhood. I live in south Arlington and I love it, but I've heard horror stories about north Arlington.

It depends on your street! I moved 2 blocks and found friends and a community after 5 years of polite smiles and waves, but no real conversations. We’re in “central” Arlington.

What the heck is central Arlington??!

Rt 50

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh that's awful. Agree. The performance liberalism here is the worst. And the number of cleaners/gardeners/contractors supporting these people is something I've never encountered before.

We also have not made many local friends. But it's not worse than living in DC itself where people just hang out with their preexisting friends.

This is such a strange criticism. Would you prefer that none of those house cleaners, lawn maintenance employees, or tradespeople have jobs?

[Anonymous]

As incomes rise, people generally socialize less with neighbors and more in other settings. I'm not surprised to hear that you arent close with your neighbors in an affluent N Arlington neighborhood. I think that's probably normal regardless of race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For work reasons, we moved to Arlington last year from a fairly middle-class neighborhood of Loudoun County. We are the only Black family in our new neighborhood, and we were the only Black family in our old neighborhood. In Loudoun, we were friends with most of the neighbors on our block, our kids were invited to birthday parties, etc. We probably didn't share the political views of at least some of our neighbors but it never really came up. In Arlington, many of the homes - not ours -- are quite expensive, with fancy cars in the driveway. Many of the homes have Black Lives Matter and similar signs. Yet we have found, without exception, that the neighbors want nothing to do with us. It's a very insulated, cliquish community, and the moms generally act like they are still in high school. Once, while waiting to pick up my kids at the bus, I was asked which family I work for. This entire place has a phony kind of liberalism that is just awful.

TROLL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Would it make you feel better if I said that I believe OP has had this experience, it may in fact be worse because they are a POc, and that I don’t think Arlington is a particularly inclusive place for anyone?

Come on, OP is an obvious troll.

[Anonymous]

The solution is to undo the 1846 retrocession of the part of DC south of the Potomac to Virginia, and make Arlington a part of DC again. That would increase the chances of DC becoming a state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The solution is to undo the 1846 retrocession of the part of DC south of the Potomac to Virginia, and make Arlington a part of DC again. That would increase the chances of DC becoming a state.

Or just make all of DC but the mall and the capitol part of either VA or MD. Then everyone can vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Would it make you feel better if I said that I believe OP has had this experience, it may in fact be worse because they are a POc, and that I don’t think Arlington is a particularly inclusive place for anyone?

Come on, OP is an obvious troll.

+1
As a long time resident of Arlington, no way this happened. In fact, they would bend over backwards to welcome them to prove how woke they are. Sorry OP, but you badly failed with this attempt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with the performance liberalism, but neighborhood friendliness depends on your neighborhood. I live in south Arlington and I love it, but I've heard horror stories about north Arlington.

It depends on your street! I moved 2 blocks and found friends and a community after 5 years of polite smiles and waves, but no real conversations. We’re in “central” Arlington.

What the heck is central Arlington??!

Rt 50

Nope, not a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Would it make you feel better if I said that I believe OP has had this experience, it may in fact be worse because they are a POc, and that I don’t think Arlington is a particularly inclusive place for anyone?

Come on, OP is an obvious troll.

+1
As a long time resident of Arlington, no way this happened. In fact, they would bend over backwards to welcome them to prove how woke they are. Sorry OP, but you badly failed with this attempt.

My partner, who is half-Asian, was addressed in Spanish by a white woman in Turtle Park (NW) who assumed she was a Hispanic nanny. These things definitely happen in some neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with the performance liberalism, but neighborhood friendliness depends on your neighborhood. I live in south Arlington and I love it, but I've heard horror stories about north Arlington.

It depends on your street! I moved 2 blocks and found friends and a community after 5 years of polite smiles and waves, but no real conversations. We’re in “central” Arlington.

What the heck is central Arlington??!

Rt 50

Nope, not a thing.

Generally there is North Arlington and South Arlington, with Route 50 the dividing line, but some will use the term central Arlington to try and distance themselves from the perception of North Arlington. Think Glebe ES or Lyon Park as opposed to Jamestown ES or Country Club Hills.

[Anonymous]

Lol @ north Arlington jealousy. Sorry you can’t afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Would it make you feel better if I said that I believe OP has had this experience, it may in fact be worse because they are a POc, and that I don’t think Arlington is a particularly inclusive place for anyone?

Come on, OP is an obvious troll.

+1
As a long time resident of Arlington, no way this happened. In fact, they would bend over backwards to welcome them to prove how woke they are. Sorry OP, but you badly failed with this attempt.

News flash: Your lived experience does not reflect the lived experiences of all 230,000+ people who call Arlington home. You're one person. The county is a lot larger than you. If someone's lived experience does not jive with yours, why not give that person the benefit of the doubt, and the respect of listening and asking questions? Maybe you'll (shock) actually learn something and broaden your perspective! Simply saying "no way this happened" only shows how narrow-minded and naïve you are.