Arlington is the worst

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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.

That sucks…. but honestly - what were you expecting? Your neighbors are just being themselves. That’s who they are. You had better neighbors in Ashburn, even though many of them probably voted for Trump. I’m sorry you had to live this to learn it, but hopefully the next place will be better. Good luck.

The "true colors of Arlington have emerged in the Missing Middle fiasco. I support Missing Middle housing because I think different housing types are need in the County. But the sanctimonious pronouncement from some Arlington liberal that it will provide more affordable housing, create diverse neighborhoods, and make Arlington a more neatsie keen Democratic stronghold are ridiculous. The cheapest duplex will be $1M and the cheapest unit in a triplex will be $500,000. This type of housing is currently available but not in the single family neighborhoods of North Arlington. Why, I asked, can't the people buy an existing townhouses or condo? Well, a young white man was honest enough to respond that he wanted to get his kids into a "good" North Arlington school rather than the schools around the Metro Stations between Rosslyn and Ballston. What were the "good" schools, I asked. His response: the five predominantly white elementary schools in North Arlington. So they want to enhance segregated neighborhoods rather than their alleged goals.

Then there are the people who live in the single family neighborhoods who are worried that their property values will go down and don't want to live with people who want to further the segregation of the neighborhoods.

So I don’t want to live next to a du/quad/Oct-plex… so what! That’s why I worked hard and saved for years to move to my neighborhood.

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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.

That sucks…. but honestly - what were you expecting? Your neighbors are just being themselves. That’s who they are. You had better neighbors in Ashburn, even though many of them probably voted for Trump. I’m sorry you had to live this to learn it, but hopefully the next place will be better. Good luck.

The "true colors of Arlington have emerged in the Missing Middle fiasco. I support Missing Middle housing because I think different housing types are need in the County. But the sanctimonious pronouncement from some Arlington liberal that it will provide more affordable housing, create diverse neighborhoods, and make Arlington a more neatsie keen Democratic stronghold are ridiculous. The cheapest duplex will be $1M and the cheapest unit in a triplex will be $500,000. This type of housing is currently available but not in the single family neighborhoods of North Arlington. Why, I asked, can't the people buy an existing townhouses or condo? Well, a young white man was honest enough to respond that he wanted to get his kids into a "good" North Arlington school rather than the schools around the Metro Stations between Rosslyn and Ballston. What were the "good" schools, I asked. His response: the five predominantly white elementary schools in North Arlington. So they want to enhance segregated neighborhoods rather than their alleged goals.

Then there are the people who live in the single family neighborhoods who are worried that their property values will go down and don't want to live with people who want to further the segregation of the neighborhoods.

So I don’t want to live next to a du/quad/Oct-plex… so what! That’s why I worked hard and saved for years to move to my neighborhood.

Why not?

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Half of this thread minimum is trolling.

North Arlington moms love nothing more than showing love to black people. I’ve had black family friends over and it’s honestly a little embarrassing. Neighborhood is white AF, plus Indians and Asians sprinkled in. But it’s super friendly and especially when I bring a black or gay family around. White people who don’t have a lot of black friends love that sh$t.

S. Arlington is cool. I’ve been to great parties and hung out with friends there who have great neighbors. But people don’t want to live there because the schools are sh$t. That’s all. It’s not anti diversity, at least among people I know. It is 100% the schools. Also MS-13!

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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.

That sucks…. but honestly - what were you expecting? Your neighbors are just being themselves. That’s who they are. You had better neighbors in Ashburn, even though many of them probably voted for Trump. I’m sorry you had to live this to learn it, but hopefully the next place will be better. Good luck.

The "true colors of Arlington have emerged in the Missing Middle fiasco. I support Missing Middle housing because I think different housing types are need in the County. But the sanctimonious pronouncement from some Arlington liberal that it will provide more affordable housing, create diverse neighborhoods, and make Arlington a more neatsie keen Democratic stronghold are ridiculous. The cheapest duplex will be $1M and the cheapest unit in a triplex will be $500,000. This type of housing is currently available but not in the single family neighborhoods of North Arlington. Why, I asked, can't the people buy an existing townhouses or condo? Well, a young white man was honest enough to respond that he wanted to get his kids into a "good" North Arlington school rather than the schools around the Metro Stations between Rosslyn and Ballston. What were the "good" schools, I asked. His response: the five predominantly white elementary schools in North Arlington. So they want to enhance segregated neighborhoods rather than their alleged goals.

Then there are the people who live in the single family neighborhoods who are worried that their property values will go down and don't want to live with people who want to further the segregation of the neighborhoods.

So I don’t want to live next to a du/quad/Oct-plex… so what! That’s why I worked hard and saved for years to move to my neighborhood.

Why not?

I prefer more space and a less crowded feel. More trees, Fewer cars, safer streets, quiet neighborhood (traffic noise). I’ve lived in other busier parts of the county and it’s not my preference.

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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?

Come on, OP is an obvious troll.

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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.

I’m half Asian and Hispanic/Latino/a people speak Spanish to me all the time. And then seen mildly annoyed when I don’t answer them in Spanish. So I so don’t know what to say about that.

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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

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.

Native here and that is not a common term at all.

I live in Ballston, which I guess is central Arlington, and I have never ever heard this term. Ever. It’s not a thing.

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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.

That sucks…. but honestly - what were you expecting? Your neighbors are just being themselves. That’s who they are. You had better neighbors in Ashburn, even though many of them probably voted for Trump. I’m sorry you had to live this to learn it, but hopefully the next place will be better. Good luck.

The "true colors of Arlington have emerged in the Missing Middle fiasco. I support Missing Middle housing because I think different housing types are need in the County. But the sanctimonious pronouncement from some Arlington liberal that it will provide more affordable housing, create diverse neighborhoods, and make Arlington a more neatsie keen Democratic stronghold are ridiculous. The cheapest duplex will be $1M and the cheapest unit in a triplex will be $500,000. This type of housing is currently available but not in the single family neighborhoods of North Arlington. Why, I asked, can't the people buy an existing townhouses or condo? Well, a young white man was honest enough to respond that he wanted to get his kids into a "good" North Arlington school rather than the schools around the Metro Stations between Rosslyn and Ballston. What were the "good" schools, I asked. His response: the five predominantly white elementary schools in North Arlington. So they want to enhance segregated neighborhoods rather than their alleged goals.

Then there are the people who live in the single family neighborhoods who are worried that their property values will go down and don't want to live with people who want to further the segregation of the neighborhoods.

So I don’t want to live next to a du/quad/Oct-plex… so what! That’s why I worked hard and saved for years to move to my neighborhood.

Why not?

I prefer more space and a less crowded feel. More trees, Fewer cars, safer streets, quiet neighborhood (traffic noise). I’ve lived in other busier parts of the county and it’s not my preference.

They would have to follow the same setback/building rules as SFHs.

And the only way you’d see a quad/oct is if the lot next to you is very large.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half of this thread minimum is trolling.

North Arlington moms love nothing more than showing love to black people. I’ve had black family friends over and it’s honestly a little embarrassing. Neighborhood is white AF, plus Indians and Asians sprinkled in. But it’s super friendly and especially when I bring a black or gay family around. White people who don’t have a lot of black friends love that sh$t.

S. Arlington is cool. I’ve been to great parties and hung out with friends there who have great neighbors. But people don’t want to live there because the schools are sh$t. That’s all. It’s not anti diversity, at least among people I know. It is 100% the schools. Also MS-13!

You know that's tokenism.

[Anonymous]

We live in 22207, and are definitely the only conservatives on our block. I actually would love for the missing middle initiative to pass so I can sell my $2M home to a developer and have it turned into a quadplex. My NIMBY neighbors would finally publicly show their true colors

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Anonymous wrote:We live in 22207, and are definitely the only conservatives on our block. I actually would love for the missing middle initiative to pass so I can sell my $2M home to a developer and have it turned into a quadplex. My NIMBY neighbors would finally publicly show their true colors

Why would a developer build a quadplex in 22207?

There is no demand for that.

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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

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.

Native here and that is not a common term at all.

Agree its not a common term but I would say Ballston (Glebe ES, Ashlawn ES) are not south or north Arlington.

Then you are wrong. Anything north of Route 50 is North Arlington and everything south of Rt. 50 is South Arlington. You may perceive yourself as too good for South Arlington and not good enough for North Arlington and try to develop a different identity.

You are missing the point entirely. It’s not about not being good enough for North Arlington but rather trying to put a bit of distance between oneself and the most obnoxious strivers in North Arlington, especially north of Langston.

Way at the tippy top is the worst. North North Arlington. Huckabee territory.

She’s long gone.

Yes, and? It’s still huckabee territory. If she thought it was a good place for her…

[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

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.

Native here and that is not a common term at all.

Agree its not a common term but I would say Ballston (Glebe ES, Ashlawn ES) are not south or north Arlington.

Then you are wrong. Anything north of Route 50 is North Arlington and everything south of Rt. 50 is South Arlington. You may perceive yourself as too good for South Arlington and not good enough for North Arlington and try to develop a different identity.

You are missing the point entirely. It’s not about not being good enough for North Arlington but rather trying to put a bit of distance between oneself and the most obnoxious strivers in North Arlington, especially north of Langston.

Way at the tippy top is the worst. North North Arlington. Huckabee territory.

She’s long gone.

Yes, and? It’s still huckabee territory. If she thought it was a good place for her…

She was in the same neighborhood as chuck todd!

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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

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.

Native here and that is not a common term at all.

Agree its not a common term but I would say Ballston (Glebe ES, Ashlawn ES) are not south or north Arlington.

Then you are wrong. Anything north of Route 50 is North Arlington and everything south of Rt. 50 is South Arlington. You may perceive yourself as too good for South Arlington and not good enough for North Arlington and try to develop a different identity.

You are missing the point entirely. It’s not about not being good enough for North Arlington but rather trying to put a bit of distance between oneself and the most obnoxious strivers in North Arlington, especially north of Langston.

Way at the tippy top is the worst. North North Arlington. Huckabee territory.

She’s long gone.

Yes, and? It’s still huckabee territory. If she thought it was a good place for her…

She was in the same neighborhood as chuck todd!

And they’re both corny white herbs. Your point?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We live in 22207, and are definitely the only conservatives on our block. I actually would love for the missing middle initiative to pass so I can sell my $2M home to a developer and have it turned into a quadplex. My NIMBY neighbors would finally publicly show their true colors

Why would a developer build a quadplex in 22207?

There is no demand for that.

Because they could sell each one for $1M. Which is why the current Missing Middle proposal is so misguided.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We live in 22207, and are definitely the only conservatives on our block. I actually would love for the missing middle initiative to pass so I can sell my $2M home to a developer and have it turned into a quadplex. My NIMBY neighbors would finally publicly show their true colors

Why would a developer build a quadplex in 22207?

There is no demand for that.

There is huge demand for those quadplexes. The white women who didn't marry or divorce well could then get their kids into the same white schools as their sorority sisters. The apartment building a Glebe and Langston is filled with those women who were booted out of their big houses after the divorce and want to keep their kids in the same schools. They would just return to their old hoods.