What's with the New England Bias? This is DC urban mom, not Boston (BUM)

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Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of moms here want to be cool enough to be Needham or even Wellesley Moms, but instead, they reside on swamplands.

The white posters, yes

The black and brown and Asian posters, no

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This is such a weird thread.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s with the hostility to the South? There are opportunities here. Certain pockets of Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami aren’t so different or “under-advantaged” from what’s available to kids in the Northeast. Southern mom here.

There are a handful of schools in the south that are world class: Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, U-texas, WashU, UNC - but after that, it falls off a cliff reputationally, very quickly.

Maybe PP is just lumping backwards shthole states together.
How did St. Louis move from the midwest to the south? If someone asked you to name southern cities, would anyone mention St. Louis?

Also, Virginians, you live in the south. You don’t live in the northeast. People from the northeast, when they hear from you otherwise, are laughing at you.

So really the question is, “Why do southerners like me look to New England for college?”

The question for you is: why are YOU here —on DCUM?

Responses like this are so juvenile and lack self awareness.

You: “We laugh at you..”
Also You: “I post on here all the time.”

I grew up in New England, all my family lives there, and I own property there. No one says stuff like this unless they are an insecure middle class striver trying to feel better about themselves. How embarrassing you are.

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Anonymous wrote: Just noticed the this forum continuously highly overrates new England colleges compared to every other institution. It doesn't make much sense to me, because Virginia is not in New England, and it just seems strange that so many people find New England the standard. Any thoughts?

New England has so many good private unis and lacs. Southern states have top public schools like UVA, UNC, UGA, UT, UF. State flagships in New England are very mid.

I do have respect for Vandy, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Rice, so called southern Harvards. Would be happy sending kids to one of those.

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New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s with the hostility to the South? There are opportunities here. Certain pockets of Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami aren’t so different or “under-advantaged” from what’s available to kids in the Northeast. Southern mom here.

There are a handful of schools in the south that are world class: Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, U-texas, WashU, UNC - but after that, it falls off a cliff reputationally, very quickly.

How did St. Louis move from the midwest to the south? If someone asked you to name southern cities, would anyone mention St. Louis?

PP is an ignorant moron. Ignore.

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Oh, the irony! This sounds about white. Chocolate City and the capital city of one of the most powerful countries in the world with a sizable international population is not a “one horse town.” Your attitude indicates exactly why you love the South and Boston so much.

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Boston, move there for biotech… stay for the racism!❤️

Here’s a funny piece from The Daily Show discussing Boston its racist rep.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rzmUjHiYn7I&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Oh, the irony! This sounds about white. Chocolate City and the capital city of one of the most powerful countries in the world with a sizable international population is not a “one horse town.” Your attitude indicates exactly why you love the South and Boston so much.

If you’re looking for a good place to start a career as a black person, ATL is right there screaming your name. Even Chicago tbh, but DC sucks for black professionals.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s with the hostility to the South? There are opportunities here. Certain pockets of Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami aren’t so different or “under-advantaged” from what’s available to kids in the Northeast. Southern mom here.

There are a handful of schools in the south that are world class: Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, U-texas, WashU, UNC - but after that, it falls off a cliff reputationally, very quickly.

Maybe PP is just lumping backwards shthole states together.
How did St. Louis move from the midwest to the south? If someone asked you to name southern cities, would anyone mention St. Louis?

Also, Virginians, you live in the south. You don’t live in the northeast. People from the northeast, when they hear from you otherwise, are laughing at you.

So really the question is, “Why do southerners like me look to New England for college?”

The question for you is: why are YOU here —on DCUM?

Responses like this are so juvenile and lack self awareness.

You: “We laugh at you..”
Also You: “I post on here all the time.”

I grew up in New England, all my family lives there, and I own property there. No one says stuff like this unless they are an insecure middle class striver trying to feel better about themselves. How embarrassing you are.

Let’s just say that you neither sound nor write like you are from New England: you relocated to the right place.

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Um, you obviously don’t know anyone who works in the computer industry…ever hear of Route 128?

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Oh, the irony! This sounds about white. Chocolate City and the capital city of one of the most powerful countries in the world with a sizable international population is not a “one horse town.” Your attitude indicates exactly why you love the South and Boston so much.

I don't get it? DC has one industry. In this analogy, an industry is a horse. Since DC only has one, it's a one horse town. Also, my post was clearly throwing shade at BOTH Boston and DC while gassing up New York, SF and LA. You seem determined to read my post through the lens of anti blackness, but your race obsession manifestly outstripped your reading comprehension.

Just because a city has black people doesn't make it first class.

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Um, you obviously don’t know anyone who works in the computer industry…ever hear of Route 128?

I used to work at a software startup in the 128 corridor. As a tech scene it's okay, but nothing to rival silicon valley or even Austin or Seattle.

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Anonymous wrote:New Englander by birth and education, Virginian by the grace of God here. This whole thread seems designed to make New Englanders look like petty provincial snobs. DC is a one horse town (gov) but Boston is only a little better: you've got higher ed, biotech, and whatever scraps of banking New York allows you to retain. Those are good industries for sure but people with real ambition unlike me or thee go to New York or the West Coast after graduation. So maybe work on yourselves.

Um, you obviously don’t know anyone who works in the computer industry…ever hear of Route 128?

I used to work at a software startup in the 128 corridor. As a tech scene it's okay, but nothing to rival silicon valley or even Austin or Seattle.

Name a better computer industry place on the east coast. I did not say it is Silicon Valley, but high tech is still a big industry in the Boston area, contrary to previous poster’s assertion. Duh.

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Anonymous wrote:The smartest overall peer groups are in the Northeast + Stanford. That’s why.

No, the smartest are at Caltech.