Why do people in DC/MD look down on Virginians?

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[Post New]06/25/2011 22:02
Anonymous
I know dcum is a small sample size but from the private school boards to "where to live" threads there seems to be this air of superiority from across the river. What gives?
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:08
Anonymous
I don't think it's quite that simple - I think the DC people would be no more likely to live in MD than they would in VA. And there's a definite difference between attitudes toward Arlington vs. Chantilly, or Bethesda vs. Poolesville. And some people just pick a side of the river and stay there. I ended up moving from DC to VA because my job was in VA, so now I'm VA. other friends ended up in MD for similar reasons.

This isn't unique to DC. New York is the same way - Manhattan > Boroughs > Jersey, and Connecticut > Jersey. I'm from Kansas City and the neighborhoods on the Kansas side are generally considered preferable to the Missouri side (better school) with a couple of neighborhoods excepted.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:16
Anonymous
I lived in DC for a long time and definitely had that attitude. We moved recently to Virginia because that's where we found the best house/school/commute combo. It's not what I expected.

For one thing, I'd say that most of the "Virginians" here are no more Virginian than I am. They've moved around the metropolitan area also and settled here with kids. Lots of Democrats (Fairfax voted for Obama). My neighbors are not all headed to chain restaurants on a Saturday night. They are well-read, well-educated, well-traveled, and don't drive SUVs in a greater ratio than my former NW DC neighbors. Shocker.

So color me reformed. I guess I had to become a Virginian to get over my prejudice. I'm kinda liking it.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:18
Anonymous
Do they? I've been here 10 years and I've never heard that. If anything, it is the other way around . . .
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:19
Anonymous
I'm a Marylander and we live in Virginia now and I hate it. I can't explain WHY on a rational, logical level why dislike Virginia, but I never seem to click with "Virginia people". When I meet someone (at work in DC or in MD) and don't like them, I swear they always seem to be from Virginia. When I moved back to DC after college, all the girls I hated from college moved to Arlington and all the ones I liked chose DC.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:22
Anonymous
I lived in Maryland when I first moved here and I loathed it. People in MD are the WORST freaking drivers in the country. Higher taxes, worse roads . . . ugh.

I actually don't get people who live in DC. DC isn't even that great of a city . . . it isn't a city the same way Chicago, New York, and Boston are cities. Everything closes at 5 when everyone flees the city for the burbs. HORRIBLE shopping, except for Georgetown. And don't get me started on schools. Seriously people - move 10 miles in any direction and send your child to some of the best public schools in the country. It's not worth the hell you go through to get junior into Sidwell.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:29
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I lived in Maryland when I first moved here and I loathed it. People in MD are the WORST freaking drivers in the country. Higher taxes, worse roads . . . ugh.

I actually don't get people who live in DC. DC isn't even that great of a city . . . it isn't a city the same way Chicago, New York, and Boston are cities. Everything closes at 5 when everyone flees the city for the burbs. HORRIBLE shopping, except for Georgetown. And don't get me started on schools. Seriously people - move 10 miles in any direction and send your child to some of the best public schools in the country. It's not worth the hell you go through to get junior into Sidwell.


Wrong. Those publics aren't that good.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:41
Anonymous
We were waiting for you to show up PP.
[Post New]06/25/2011 22:41
Anonymous
22:22 - you get it.

22:29 - not so much.

DC compared to other metropolitan cities: apples and oranges!


[Post New]06/25/2011 23:10
Anonymous
I don't think this is right at all. I think Virginians look down on Marylanders, and rightfully so. MD was nice 30 years ago, but is a complete crime ridden shithole now. Look at the crime statistics in PG County over the years, and the corruption of the public officials. Montgomery County used to be one of the richest and nicest counties in the country, and now it is so nasty. Howard County is still ok, but way too far from DC.
[Post New]06/25/2011 23:41
Anonymous
hmmmm....there is a reason that Loudoun county was the fastest growing county in the country for a few years in a row....and it wasn't because it sucks. It's also one of the richest counties in the nation, has the highest taxes in the area, and we've got a toll rd to contend with. It's a fantastic place to live but you pay for that privilege.
[Post New]06/25/2011 23:44
Anonymous
We can't look up to them, they're located to the south.
[Post New]06/25/2011 23:45
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I don't think this is right at all. I think Virginians look down on Marylanders, and rightfully so. MD was nice 30 years ago, but is a complete crime ridden shithole now. Look at the crime statistics in PG County over the years, and the corruption of the public officials. Montgomery County used to be one of the richest and nicest counties in the country, and now it is so nasty. Howard County is still ok, but way too far from DC.


You do realize there is a lot more to Maryland than Montgomery and PG County right?
[Post New]06/25/2011 23:53
zumbamama
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Looking down on people for where they live is rather narrow minded no matter what state you live in.
[Post New]06/26/2011 00:04
Anonymous
Why do people in DC/MD look down on Virginians?


Huh? You need to get out more.
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