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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's American individualism vs community and social contract in other countries. Especially in DC where a lot of people specifically eschewed community of their hometowns to do other things and move up in the world. 
Took me a while but after 10 years in my neighborhood and little kids we have a good school and neighborhood community. Took a lot of inviting and playdates and coffee and bus stop conversations. Volunteering for things, going to neighborhood events etc etc. [/quote]

I think you're on to something about leaving hometowns.  There's a natural community in smaller towns because you're seeing the same people all the time, they know you and your family, and to a large extent you have to depend on each other for entertainment since there isn't much else going on.  I think people are also nicer to one another because they don't know who you know, whether you're related to their best friend, the daughter of their teacher, etc.  Then you move to DC and realize you've got to seek it out, but you also want to prove that it was right to leave.  [/quote]

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