All of our friends are leaving DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one of the reasons native Washingtonians don’t go all out to befriend people who move here.

Local here, I also tend to be less interested in people that say my town is transient. It’s like saying my home is a shanty....that’s obviously not what hey mean, but it just bugs me and I next them.

Meh. I'm native and consider this town transient. You have to be an absolute airhead not to recognize that.

[Anonymous]

THis is not a real American town.

Hee-Haw!

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Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

Most of our friends from early jobs have left. THis is not a real American town. It is transient and mostly immigrants

[Anonymous]

When I was growing up, my parents closest friendships in the area were with people they either went to college with or worked with. Luckily several of both groups lived in my parents neighborhood, which is why they moved there.

I can only think of one couple that my parents became friends with via me being friends with the kids, and that only lasted until we were out of elementary. After that they grew apart.

So saying people will find friends via the kids is not necessarily true nor will it necessarily lead to any longterm deep friendships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from Western NY. Came here after college and never left. It’s been 25 years. I got married, bought a house in a desirable part of Vienna/Oakton area, had kids, stayed home, now teaching. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. We love NoVA/DC. Our kids are in HS, and are looking at local private colleges to attend. My neighbors have been here for 10+ years, and a few are original owners (20-25 years). I suppose if you live in a far out town or county, you may have a different experience.

I’m laughing that someone who lives in Oakton/Vienna is separating herself from people who live in a far out location. Twenty-five years ago Oakton and that side of Vienna were farmland. It’s still west bumf—k but with bad traffic.

[Anonymous]

Eighth generation Washingtonian here. 4/5 of my high school and college friends are still around here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of my friends, like me, grew up in the DC metro area. As a group, we're here, we're raising our kids here, we have no plans to leave. Friends and I laugh when we get that whole "it's so transient!" and "no one is from here!" crap from people.

Interestingly, none of us work in crazy high-pressure fields or make big bucks. More like county and city employees, nurses, a think-tank person, some lower-end consultants. Decidedly not the striver class.

I did leave, twice: for college, and then for DH's "dream job" in one of those supposedly wonderful lower COL sprawling suburban "cities" where there is abundant free parking as far as the eye can see. We were miserable.

This makes me laugh to the point of tears. What is a striver class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of my friends, like me, grew up in the DC metro area. As a group, we're here, we're raising our kids here, we have no plans to leave. Friends and I laugh when we get that whole "it's so transient!" and "no one is from here!" crap from people.

Interestingly, none of us work in crazy high-pressure fields or make big bucks. More like county and city employees, nurses, a think-tank person, some lower-end consultants. Decidedly not the striver class.

I did leave, twice: for college, and then for DH's "dream job" in one of those supposedly wonderful lower COL sprawling suburban "cities" where there is abundant free parking as far as the eye can see. We were miserable.

This makes me laugh to the point of tears. What is a striver class?

You must be new here. I understood her point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

Most of our friends from early jobs have left. THis is not a real American town. It is transient and mostly immigrants

giant eyeroll at this entire asinine comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

This is such a myth. It’s no more transient than when I lived in Atlanta.

[Anonymous]

Used to be your friends would move to Loudon and you would BBQ with them on the weekends. Now it takes an hour+ in traffic each way so you see them once a year. Can’t say I blame the young folks for leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

This is such a myth. It’s no more transient than when I lived in Atlanta.

Yep, I think this is true for any major metropolitan area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

This is such a myth. It’s no more transient than when I lived in Atlanta.

Yep, I think this is true for any major metropolitan area

+1. Granted, most of my friends live in other areas with a high COL (Boston, NYC, Seattle) but they complain about friends moving away too. It’s the nature of a city.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am from Western NY. Came here after college and never left. It’s been 25 years. I got married, bought a house in a desirable part of Vienna/Oakton area, had kids, stayed home, now teaching. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. We love NoVA/DC. Our kids are in HS, and are looking at local private colleges to attend. My neighbors have been here for 10+ years, and a few are original owners (20-25 years). I suppose if you live in a far out town or county, you may have a different experience.

I’m laughing that someone who lives in Oakton/Vienna is separating herself from people who live in a far out location. Twenty-five years ago Oakton and that side of Vienna were farmland. It’s still west bumf—k but with bad traffic.

You must live in DC and have to beg to borrow wheels anytime you need to venture away from a subway line, pretending you live in Manhattan. Vienna has pretty good schools, nice neighborhoods, Wolf Trap, Tysons Mall, lots of businesses in Tysons and McLean. It’s not bumf—k. It’s not the outer burbs or points beyond.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a very transient area. It's just part of life. Sorry, OP. It's hard when good friends move.

This is such a myth. It’s no more transient than when I lived in Atlanta.

I disagree. Many more state department and military folks who are only here for 1-3 years. Plus all of the regular moves.

[Anonymous]

As someone who has lived here for 30 years, get over the putting down where other people live. People have different wants and needs. Having this same useless argument for decades just shows your inability to understand that people are different from you. Do you also argue why would someone live in a different country?

Seeing these stupid threads week after week, year after year makes me wonder about the intelligence of the people that live here.