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

[Anonymous]

to 10:50 - who remotely cares about any of that? It's all about great schools and job opportunities here.

[Anonymous]

I've found the suburb you are looking for. Chevy Chase. It really does have the feel of an older settled suburb such as one finds in the Boston area. But the price you pay is that many of the people who live here have lived here for a long time, in some cases for several generations, so they are a bit less welcoming to newcomers. But only a bit. Chevy Chase is about as good as it gets if old-time leafy close-in suburbia is what you are looking for. And it isn't ALWAYS expensive--go to Manor Road/ Jones Mill (near No. Chevy Chase Elementary) to find an area where a number of doctors live for instance, and houses are modestly priced. Green Acres in Bethesda has relatively modestly priced houses, and people are very friendly, the local school is a hub, and people are hesitant to move away even when they can afford to "move up" so to speak. And you can walk to shops, etc.

[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.

Philadelphias do not refer to their city as "philly" just as San Franciscans do not call their city "Frisco."