Obnoxious behavior in Bethesda

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[Post New]08/30/2010 12:46
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:There are of course some over-entitled people in bethesda, as there are in many areas, but the large majority of people i have met here are pleasant and down-to-earth.

As for people turning down jobs in Bethesda because of the people - please. You are ridiculous.


I have never turned down a job in Bethesda, but why is this ridiculous? I would not want to work there. I don't enjoy going there. If I was desperate for a job, sure, but I assume this person who stated this was not. She had a choice, and didn't choose Bethesda. It's not a pleasant place for everyone.

I'm not knocking Bethesda because I know some nice families who live there, and there are some upsides (schools, etc.). But it's personally not for me. I would not want to live there, or work there, and if I had the choice, I wouldn't move or work there. Not so hard to believe, nor is it the least bit ridiculous.
[Post New]08/30/2010 13:08
Anonymous
I refused to consider a job in Bethesda. That how much the place bothers me. I go there regularly, I see a consultant there, I shop there, I dine there. But I am not going to work there. It creeps me out. I am not going to call people who want to work there ridiculous. It's just not for me. Show some tolerance, PP.
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:27
Anonymous
Yikes you all are really scaring me!! My daughter will be attending Holton Arms this fall. I have yet to encounter any person who acts the way you describe. I hope the ones who do, do not have kids that attend HA!!
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:29
Anonymous
Of all the bashers bashing Bethesda, how many of you live there?

Anyone? Anyone?

Thought so
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:34
hedgehog
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Anonymous wrote:Of all the bashers bashing Bethesda, how many of you live there?

Anyone? Anyone?

Thought so


Don't you have to wait for someone to respond before saying thought so?
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:36
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Of all the bashers bashing Bethesda, how many of you live there?

Anyone? Anyone?

Thought so


I'm sorry, did you not understand the point the PPs were making? They DON"T LIKE BETHESDA, so why is it a surprise that they don't live there?
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:37
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Of all the bashers bashing Bethesda, how many of you live there?

Anyone? Anyone?

Thought so


Sorry, after living in this area for 15 years and working in Bethesda for five, I know plenty about the area. I am the one not bashing it but saying I would not choose to live and work there. It's not my thing. I haven't lived in a small town in Idaho but I don't want to live there either.
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:54
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are of course some over-entitled people in bethesda, as there are in many areas, but the large majority of people i have met here are pleasant and down-to-earth.

As for people turning down jobs in Bethesda because of the people - please. You are ridiculous.


I have never turned down a job in Bethesda, but why is this ridiculous? I would not want to work there. I don't enjoy going there. If I was desperate for a job, sure, but I assume this person who stated this was not. She had a choice, and didn't choose Bethesda. It's not a pleasant place for everyone.

I'm not knocking Bethesda because I know some nice families who live there, and there are some upsides (schools, etc.). But it's personally not for me. I would not want to live there, or work there, and if I had the choice, I wouldn't move or work there. Not so hard to believe, nor is it the least bit ridiculous.


I also turned down 2 jobs there. I just don't feel I would fit in there very well. I prefer to work in a more diverse part of the city, where I don't stick out like a sore thumb.
[Post New]08/30/2010 15:58
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Of all the bashers bashing Bethesda, how many of you live there?

Anyone? Anyone?

Thought so


I have spent a lot of time in Bethesda during the past 2 years because I initially thought it was going to be the place where we bought our next house. I certainly was not trying to bash Bethesda just for the sake of bashing it. The top notch schools, close in location, and kid friendly amenities are all reasons why Bethesda seemed like it would be a great move for us. Unfortunately, after spending some time there, I realized that the entitled attitude of so many people I encountered on a daily basis was just not the right fit for my family. I certainly understand the reasons why people choose to live there though.
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:11
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I refused to consider a job in Bethesda. That how much the place bothers me. I go there regularly, I see a consultant there, I shop there, I dine there. But I am not going to work there. It creeps me out. I am not going to call people who want to work there ridiculous. It's just not for me. Show some tolerance, PP.


If Bethesda genuinely creeps you out, why do you shop and dine there? There are plenty of other neighborhoods with shops and restaurants.
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:18
Anonymous
Was in Congressional Plaza the other weekend and was shocked at how rude a number of women I came in contact with, either passing in the aisles in WF, or one woman who I held the door for at starbucks didn't even look at me or say thank you, just kept on walking. I used to work in that area several years ago and encountered the same things very often.

-Happy Arlington resident.
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:19
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Was in Congressional Plaza the other weekend and was shocked at how rude a number of women I came in contact with, either passing in the aisles in WF, or one woman who I held the door for at starbucks didn't even look at me or say thank you, just kept on walking. I used to work in that area several years ago and encountered the same things very often.

-Happy Arlington resident.


That is like me saying I was in Alexandria, two seperate places
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:22
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Was in Congressional Plaza the other weekend and was shocked at how rude a number of women I came in contact with, either passing in the aisles in WF, or one woman who I held the door for at starbucks didn't even look at me or say thank you, just kept on walking. I used to work in that area several years ago and encountered the same things very often.

-Happy Arlington resident.


That's not in Bethesda. And I have to say I've run into people not holding doors all over our lovely country.
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:22
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Was in Congressional Plaza the other weekend and was shocked at how rude a number of women I came in contact with, either passing in the aisles in WF, or one woman who I held the door for at starbucks didn't even look at me or say thank you, just kept on walking. I used to work in that area several years ago and encountered the same things very often.

-Happy Arlington resident.


I used to live near Congressional Plaza...I don't know what it is about that particular location, but that Whole Foods attracts some of the angriest shoppers I've ever encountered. If you go early enough in the morning, though, the crabby shoppers aren't out yet.
[Post New]08/30/2010 16:23
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with the previous poster 14:57. It's really the older white women who have such a sense of entitlement in the Bethesda/Chevy Chase area. If it weren't for the great schools and our wonderful neighborhood, I'd never live here.


Seriously? Lots of young guys (the ones in red power ties) were awful in Bethesda. From not letting the elderly and handicapped use the priority seating on the metro, to driving like maniacs around people in underground garages, to chronic line butting...also is fifty year old woman considered older? And I agree with a pp who said Potomac people are also rude, they are crazy rich rude out there.

That's not necessarily a Bethesa trait though. I remember during my first pregnancy, NO white guy (you know, the ones in red power ties) would give up their seat to me in the metro. Didn't matter where they lived


The metro was packed and a muscular 30ish guy was refusing to move his luggage despite the presence of two enormously pregnant women nearby. I said to him, "How churlish can you be?" He moved.
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