i hate the dc burbs! are there ANY like philly or boston burbs?

[Anonymous]

10:03 - you're funny and you don't even know it! Keep it coming!

[Anonymous]

Honey, you're not even bright enough to connect the fact that I am not a "local" as I am also the poster who explicitly commented that I'm from Philly - up North, the area you think is so great, remember? I certainly "would not have been sitting next to [you] in any of [your] universities, for certain" - on that, we agree, because I didn't have any complete imbeciles in my universities. We had high standards and low acceptance rates, generally barring people that couldn't make sense of basic concepts that five year olds should be able to master (see above, for example). I imagine that the reason you think we are all local is because, from the vantage point of your bus route or janitorial position, you wouldn't be exposed to us non-locals.

Also, to the PP who told me my "screw you" was unoriginal, yes, it was - and I wasn't trying to prove the point that Philly was friendly, just that you are incredibly rude. Luckily, I am too, and have no problem giving as good as I get. Call it a Philadelphia thing.

It appears there was at least one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20:22 - I do not have to justify my education or upbringing to you, peasant.

But I do know you are the the smug, borish, caustic, acidic, undereducated, frustrated local schmuck (who, by definition drives to endanger others on top of everything else) local who needs to insult "individuals" to make themselves feel better. I can only imagine how you act in public. Or if it snows - the horrors!

If you don't like my writing, don't read it. You would not have been sitting next to me in any of my universities, for certain - they would not have you even as a guest.

I spit on you.

If you went to more than one university, it is probably because you got kicked out for mental issues. You use big words but you don't know what they mean. You don't know how to structure a sentence. Your arguments verge on the unintelligible. The only that that comes across clearly is that you are an appalling twat.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I moved here from Boston and settled in northern Virginia for a few years but found it way too transient with no "there" there. Northern DC and Chevy Chase MD and close-in Bethesda are very similar to those old Boston suburbs--you find people with a real stake in the community whose parents, grandparents on back are often from here. Especially if you send your kids to Catholic or private schools, (or alternatively to Westland Elemetary--a wonderful community with a great neighborhood pool in Green Acres) and shop in local stores like Brookvile Market. The downside: it takes longer to "break in." Since so many people in northern Virginia are from elsewhere it's easier to make friends, but you are always saying good-bye to them when they move elsewhere. When you make a friend in these Maryland suburbs, you often make a friend for life--just takes longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, to the PP who told me my "screw you" was unoriginal, yes, it was - and I wasn't trying to prove the point that Philly was friendly, just that you are incredibly rude. Luckily, I am too, and have no problem giving as good as I get. Call it a Philadelphia thing.

Keeping it real, Philly! Admittedly there may be some people from Philly who are over the top (including my cousins who are indeed obnoxious sports fans), but I respect people with a backbone & principles & dare I say it, a personality. Not much of that around here...just lots of milquetoast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved here from Boston and settled in northern Virginia for a few years but found it way too transient with no "there" there. Northern DC and Chevy Chase MD and close-in Bethesda are very similar to those old Boston suburbs--you find people with a real stake in the community whose parents, grandparents on back are often from here. Especially if you send your kids to Catholic or private schools, (or alternatively to Westland Elemetary--a wonderful community with a great neighborhood pool in Green Acres) and shop in local stores like Brookvile Market. The downside: it takes longer to "break in." Since so many people in northern Virginia are from elsewhere it's easier to make friends, but you are always saying good-bye to them when they move elsewhere. When you make a friend in these Maryland suburbs, you often make a friend for life--just takes longer.

It helps if you have a spare couple $100,000 lying around to join a Country Club. We moved to CC from another state and it seemed everyone I knew grew up in CC, so did their parents. Grandparents still lived their and they all belonged to country clubs. Kinda made it hard to make good friends in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

12:37 - Oh dear. I hope we don't employ you. Well, not for long But you are funny!

[Anonymous]

You don't need to join a country club. Join CCRA (Chevy Chase Recreational Association) or the pool at Green Acres. Or your local church.

[Anonymous]

Try along Macarther Blvd.

[Anonymous]

What is 12:37's problem? Is everyone so unstable here? She does not seem like someone with any reputable academic qualifications, or even minimal intelligence. She sounds nuts. Or is she just that offended that most people are not from here? Is that what we should expect in D.C.? WOW. Bunch of crazies. No wonder people don't stay!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Honey, you're not even bright enough to connect the fact that I am not a "local" as I am also the poster who explicitly commented that I'm from Philly - up North, the area you think is so great, remember? I certainly "would not have been sitting next to [you] in any of [your] universities, for certain" - on that, we agree, because I didn't have any complete imbeciles in my universities. We had high standards and low acceptance rates, generally barring people that couldn't make sense of basic concepts that five year olds should be able to master (see above, for example). I imagine that the reason you think we are all local is because, from the vantage point of your bus route or janitorial position, you wouldn't be exposed to us non-locals.

Also, to the PP who told me my "screw you" was unoriginal, yes, it was - and I wasn't trying to prove the point that Philly was friendly, just that you are incredibly rude. Luckily, I am too, and have no problem giving as good as I get. Call it a Philadelphia thing.

It appears there was at least one.

Apparently they didn't ban 'arrogant bitches' at your University...

[Anonymous]

Chestnut Hill section of Philly (not main line) is absolutely perfect, but you have to send your DCs to private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be in heaven if I could find a place like Maplewood, NJ.

Yes! Or Montclair, NJ? Or Chestnut Hill, MA?

Try Garrett Park or Kensington near the Marc Train - Garrett Park doesn't have a downtown per se - but has a farmer's market and a wonderful restaurant, plus sidewalks and a very close-knit community. Kensington has a shopping district, and a farmer's market, and a lovely park with a pretty close-knit community.

As for Montclair? Why? my friends in Montclair paid double the taxes I do in Montgomery County, for a house that was a 1/3 the price - for schools that weren't as good. I understand the look is nice - trees, etc. but I think Kensington is pretty close - with lots of charming houses - even old Victorians like the ones in Montclair.

[Anonymous]

OP, in short, no, there are no good suburbs like what you are talking about. I have given up finding good chicken salad from a local store, a china shop that has a bridal registry and you can get good baby gifts wrapped and shipped for you. I have resigned myself to always having to park in a parking garage and rarely being able to pull up and park. Everything is a chain, schools are packed in to small spaces, I could go on and on......

[Anonymous]

To 12:53 - that's not really true. Grew up in McLean, still live in No Va. The girl who grew up next door to me still lives in No Va too and we get our kids together for playdates. We are in our early 40s. I have a number of other friends who grew up in No Va and came back here after college or grad school.