At DC privates - Why are VA parents considered "inferior"?

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Anonymous wrote:I live in DC and am bewildered that people choose to live in Northern VA. It seems to be full of strip malls, mcmansions, ridiculous traffic, allergies to urban planning, and a disregard for the environment. Parts of MD are similar, it's true.

The big concern I have, though, is this willingness to throw in with to good ol' boys in Richmond. Mandatory ultrasounds, Confederate History Day, laws that prevent gay couples from making each other next of kin for medical and financial decisions, and the shortest death penalty appeal process in the nation. Either you approve of all of this, or you don't mind subsidizing it with your taxes. That I just don't understand.

Low taxes are also not necessarily correlated with a high standard of living. MA and CT have high taxes, but also great schools, good medical care, low unemployment, and longer life expectancies

DC sucks so bad they aren't allowed to vote

This made me laugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I see this recurring theme alluding to the thought that DC parents/families at DC private schools "turn up their noses" or " look down on" VA parents/families.

Given that this is an anonymous forum can I hear from people who feel this way and could they say why?

I don't think its part of the rehashed issue that VA families should use VA public schools and not "take up space" in DC privates given that the public school system may be better in NOVA. I am assuming it is something else.

Anyone open to sharing their thoughts?

There is a feeling among some denizens of NW DC and the close-in MD suburbs that people who buy houses in Virginia don't quite "get it". They choose more space and lower housing prices over all that the more densely populated and more expensive NW DC and MD areas offer (including the private schools).

I know this is a stretch, but its sort of the way Manhattanites feel about people who live in NJ. Not so extreme. but the same sort of thing. Their thought is, "Who would live in Virginia?"

Exactly like this, except Virginia is much worse than New Jersey. Farther away, less diverse, and an appalling gay and woman-hating political climate plus flare-ups of racism. No thank you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New to the DC area and currently live in VA with young kids not yet in school.

Maybe it's the same as in NYC where you are either in Manhattan or not? People can be snobby about the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, etc. When we lived in Manhattan, I thought it was a bit odd when people from NJ would bus their kids in to Manhattan for private school. I thought it was really inconvenient.

I think that's it, but the comical part is that MD can't seem to accept the fact that they're not 'Manhattan' either.

Hell no, we're Brooklyn and we love it!

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Anonymous wrote:New to the DC area and currently live in VA with young kids not yet in school.

Maybe it's the same as in NYC where you are either in Manhattan or not? People can be snobby about the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, etc. When we lived in Manhattan, I thought it was a bit odd when people from NJ would bus their kids in to Manhattan for private school. I thought it was really inconvenient.

I think that's it, but the comical part is that MD can't seem to accept the fact that they're not 'Manhattan' either.

Hell no, we're Brooklyn and we love it!

Ha! More like Newark.

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Anonymous wrote:Ill bite. Even though I know I shouldn't buy I've had 3 glasses of wine. There is a gut reaction that I get when I meet the few parents from Virginia. I realize they live far away, may have different political views and I sure as hell don't want to drive out there for a play date. I also get the sense of social climbing and that stench is hard to ignore. So I say hi and then ignore them completely because if DD makes a friend who lives in McLean I sure as hell don't want to drive out there on a Saturday.

Social climbing? More Old Money and status in Virginia than in MD, darling. Probably DC, too.

Well I live in DC. And you know you're wrong. Nova is so new money it hurts. Everything is gaudy and flashy. People trying to live outside their means so they lease a new car yearly to try and create false status. Eh. Call me when your family has a crest and funded America's railroads.

The railroads failed you retard , you should refund us your money.

Case in point.

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Nova is so new money it has Jack Lew's signature.

You can see them driving up Arizona in the morning heads craning their necks out of the window looking for a party to climb.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, you're right. For years, DH and I -- denizens of CC, MD (a very close-in section, of course) and parents at a Big 3 have been forced to pretend that we actually like these redneck parvenus. My God -- it was bad enough when one of our sons had a good pal living in McLean, but when DD told me her Homecoming date was from South Arlington, I had to retreat to my fainting couch. And the whole time, DH and I have been socializing with these people -- having dinner together, going for walks on the towpath, meeting for coffee, canvassing for Obama, etc., --we've had to mask our true opinion of them, which is, of course -- how the hell were they smart enough to figure out that just by buying a house on the other side of the river their kids could go to UVA or William&Mary or other great schools for practically peanuts?

LOL South Arlington = Alexandria which is much nicer than North Arlington. Too funny you need to qualify that living in CC it is a "very close in section". Paranoid much?!

You didn't take the previous post seriously did you? You need to update your sarcasm filter.

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To the people of Virginia I live in NWDC therefore I am better than you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, you're right. For years, DH and I -- denizens of CC, MD (a very close-in section, of course) and parents at a Big 3 have been forced to pretend that we actually like these redneck parvenus. My God -- it was bad enough when one of our sons had a good pal living in McLean, but when DD told me her Homecoming date was from South Arlington, I had to retreat to my fainting couch. And the whole time, DH and I have been socializing with these people -- having dinner together, going for walks on the towpath, meeting for coffee, canvassing for Obama, etc., --we've had to mask our true opinion of them, which is, of course -- how the hell were they smart enough to figure out that just by buying a house on the other side of the river their kids could go to UVA or William&Mary or other great schools for practically peanuts?

LOL South Arlington = Alexandria which is much nicer than North Arlington. Too funny you need to qualify that living in CC it is a "very close in section". Paranoid much?!

LOL I lived in South Arlington and it definitely wasn't Alexandria or North Arlington. It was the part between 395 and Columbia Pike. Near Nauck back when that was the hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the people of Virginia I live in NWDC therefore I am better than you.

If you were an alien and analyzed each area based on stats you would move to virginia where the proximity to job centers, lower tax rates and equal or superior public services is factual. Have fun paying most of your tax to section 8 .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in DC and am bewildered that people choose to live in Northern VA. It seems to be full of strip malls, mcmansions, ridiculous traffic, allergies to urban planning, and a disregard for the environment. Parts of MD are similar, it's true.

The big concern I have, though, is this willingness to throw in with to good ol' boys in Richmond. Mandatory ultrasounds, Confederate History Day, laws that prevent gay couples from making each other next of kin for medical and financial decisions, and the shortest death penalty appeal process in the nation. Either you approve of all of this, or you don't mind subsidizing it with your taxes. That I just don't understand.

Low taxes are also not necessarily correlated with a high standard of living. MA and CT have high taxes, but also great schools, good medical care, low unemployment, and longer life expectancies

DC sucks so bad they aren't allowed to vote

+1, how many dc elected officials are under investigation or stepped down due to corruption or illegal activities?, and how many in virginia?

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That is silly. They are not considered "inferior" just gently odd, slightly clueless, and kind of a curiosity. I often like them just as much as parents in DC and MD but I just know they don't really get it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the people of Virginia I live in NWDC therefore I am better than you.

If you were an alien and analyzed each area based on stats you would move to virginia where the proximity to job centers, lower tax rates and equal or superior public services is factual. Have fun paying most of your tax to section 8 .

Are you kidding? You must be the alien from a planet that blew up because you were too stupid to realize what was going on. Power center is in NWDC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the people of Virginia I live in NWDC therefore I am better than you.

If you were an alien and analyzed each area based on stats you would move to virginia where the proximity to job centers, lower tax rates and equal or superior public services is factual. Have fun paying most of your tax to section 8 .

Are you kidding? You must be the alien from a planet that blew up because you were too stupid to realize what was going on. Power center is in NWDC.

I didn't realize the electrical power grid originated from dc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see this recurring theme alluding to the thought that DC parents/families at DC private schools "turn up their noses" or " look down on" VA parents/families.

Given that this is an anonymous forum can I hear from people who feel this way and could they say why?

I don't think its part of the rehashed issue that VA families should use VA public schools and not "take up space" in DC privates given that the public school system may be better in NOVA. I am assuming it is something else.

Anyone open to sharing their thoughts?

There is a feeling among some denizens of NW DC and the close-in MD suburbs that people who buy houses in Virginia don't quite "get it". They choose more space and lower housing prices over all that the more densely populated and more expensive NW DC and MD

So why do they send their kids to school in DC?

To answer your question, "Who would live in Virginia?" You are forgetting one big factor, people move to Virginia, to work in Virginia. It is no longer just a suburb. That was last century.

Last ten years, Virginia has out paced Maryland in getting private sector companies, especially to McLean and Tyson's Corner. So, it makes sense that people are moving here. It's inaccurate to say that Virginia is like the NJ/CT suburbs to DC-Maryland's Manhattan. it's laughable...