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[quote=Anonymous]I went to Langley HS 20 years ago.  I would only move there if you feel that you and your family would be about the middle income or higher for that area.  (Actually, I would give that advice for any area.)  It's probably a LOT wealthier of an area now due to the much higher cost of housing now.

I have never in my life met as many stressed out people as I did at Langley, and they were teenagers.  About a third of the kids there you just had to ignore because they ignored others because they were so snobby.  You are supposed to "keep up" with your clothes, etc.  I could count on one hand the number of overweight people in the school.  You are always competing with the best of the best, which can be tough on your grades and view of how smart/good you are at schoolwork.  On the plus side, I was friends with people whose parents lived there just for the education benefits, the school is very good (but I don't have anything to compare it to).  Another plus side is that it just becomes ingrained in you to succeed at school/work.  That can also be a negative, though, because the standards for yourself become too high and you end up not being as happy as others outside of Langley.  After Langley, I'll be honest, I had been in too much of a "bubble" of wealth and competitiveness and I didn't do as well spending time with normal people.  I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true.

Personally, I wouldn't live there.  We could afford it but we would be one of the "poorer" wealthy people.  I think it's better to grow up in a less snobby, more normal money-wise area.

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