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Where did you grow up and where in the D.C. area do you now live?
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I grew up in the Connecticut suburbs of NY. Moved to DC from NYC five years ago. I live in Chevy Chase, DC side. I love the proximity to metro/ buses, shopping, five grocery stores within a mile, rec center, library, parks, etc. I can't imagine living anywhere else.
I hated growing up in my suburban, mostly Caucasian affluent town. It seems similar to the Potomac experiences of previous posters. |
Anonymous
lol! And Chevy Chase is any different? Good one! |
Anonymous
Do you people actually THINK white people are the only people in this area with affluence?! And that live in areas like Chevy Chase?! I live in down 123 in McLean and there a LOTS of people of different skin tones-all very wealthy, including myself. Please. Colin Powell even is seen at times walking his dog...oh, yea, but he's an Uncle Tom, right I get it. Why do white people think they are the only ones with money in this country? All these ignorant generalizations are really irritating. I guess us po'colored folk only live in da hood. |
Anonymous
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Born in D.C., grew up in Cleveland Park, then in Bethesda. The old Bethesda, before the Metro came through and it changed completely. Now live in Silver Spring.
Does anyone else have the experience of seeing their former family home become priced way beyond their means? My parents' home that they bought for $10,000 in Cleveland Park, and sold for $20,000 is now worth several million more than we can afford. |
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| born and raised in germany, now live in NE DC |
Anonymous
She said MOSTLY Caucasian. And I hate to break it to you, just check the U.S. Census -- places like Potomac, Greenwich, CT, and Mclean are not exactly teeming with minorities. |
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Do you people actually THINK white people are the only people in this area with affluence?! And that live in areas like Chevy Chase?! I live in down 123 in McLean and there a LOTS of people of different skin tones-all very wealthy, including myself. Please. Colin Powell even is seen at times walking his dog...oh, yea, but he's an Uncle Tom, right I get it. Why do white people think they are the only ones with money in this country? All these ignorant generalizations are really irritating. I guess us po'colored folk only live in da hood. Two more things. How is "Why do white people think they are the only ones with money in this country?" NOT an irritating generalization? In addition, nowhere in the previous post about Caucasian suburbs did the poster mention her race. You need to exam your own biases. |
Anonymous
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13:08 Poster here ... my CT suburb was very white (there were 3 black students and 2 asians in my graduating high school class of more than 200 and yes, they came from much wealthier families than mine!). My parents moved there simply for the schools and moved as soon as we were grown up. I couldn't even afford to live there now if I wanted to (and I don't).
In any event my DC neighborhood is much more diverse in comparison both economically and racially. I am in a biracial marriage and it's much more common in my DC neighborhood than it is where I grew up. I have one high school friend who moved back and gets stares all the time when she goes out to eat, shops, etc. with her biracial family. And BTW 17:12, Greenwich is actually far more diverse than the town I grew up in and has a fairly significant minority population. |
Anonymous
| Northern CA outside of Berkeley and live in the Palisades neighborhood of DC--love both! |
Anonymous
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To PP --17:12 here. I was defending you! Why the antagonism?
For the record, according to the U.S. Census 2000 report, Greenwich is 90% Caucasian. The U.S. as a whole is 75%. |
Anonymous
| Mostly grew up on Long Island, NY. Spent some time in NC for some high school and college. Decided I wanted a place with not quite as much to do as NYC but with more options of places to go than Raleigh, NC. DC Metro area seems to be a good balance. Now live in Bethesda. |
Anonymous
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Now I completely understand the anti-suburb diatribes that break out every so often on this forum. We're all FROM the suburbs.
I move that from now on, anytime anyone wants to bitch about the 'burbs, you first acknowledge your heritage. That way it'll be interpreted correctly as self-loathing instead of snobbery. |
Anonymous
Exactly!! I think you'll find that in most anti-suburb diatribes, somewhere in there the poster will mention hating growing up in burbs and not wanting to inflict that on their own kids, or themselves, ever again. I know that this is the case for me!! |
Anonymous
LOL - the suburbs hating thing is so true! ha ha ha If you read the article in the Post about VA becoming blue and WVA becoming red its actually more understandable from a population movement standpoint. So many of us are children of the suburbs, which our parenst thought were so great and clean and crime-free in the 70s. But, because of the horrendous commutes, sterility, insane gas prices and congestion, we are moving closer to the cities or even within the city boundaries. Its an entire paradigm shift for our kids. I hope they are happier about how they grew up when they are our age! 
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Anonymous
| Grew up in Westchester County, NY; live in Cleveland Park. Would never go back! |