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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the city:

More diversity, both ethnic and financial. Tolerance of and sympathy for different types of people — e.g., for the guy who stands screaming on the corner outside our building every few days or the guys who pass out at our park or on the bridge we walk across. Comfort talking to strangers; we get in some outstanding conversations with people! Appreciation for other cultures and foods. Awareness of surroundings and a good sense of when to cross the street to avoid a person who is having a hard time vs who is likely to give you a hard time. My kid is also a master of urban parkour :)

We’ve never lived in suburbs, so I don’t have much personal comparison. But my kid’s suburban cousins visit and they’re not used to walking places or ordering their own food or public transportation. They are very easily made uncomfortable by someone who looks unlike what they’re used to or by a stranger striking up conversation. But - they have amazing experiences where they live that we could never afford because we live in DC.[/quote]

The DC suburbs seem a lot more diverse than DC to me unless you’re comparing to white-bread Arlington. [/quote]

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