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[quote=Anonymous]Let's repeat again and again - not everyone in this area works in downtown DC.

And I happen to like the suburbs.  I can get to the city when I want to, which is every couple months.  And the suburbs of this city are full of great things to do, too.

If I had to commute to downtown, our lives would be much different.  We probably wouldn't live where we live, honestly.    We'd likely have to give up on a yard entirely and live in a TH.

I don't tell people who need to commute to downtown to live in my suburban 'hood in Fairfax County.  It is more for those who commute to Reston or Ashburn or Fairfax City or even Tysons.  There are people who DO commute to downtown, and they say it takes about an hour.  There are commuter busses that can take you to Metro right down the street from my house.

I've done the hour commute in the past (from other locations) and it does wear on you after a while.  Some people, like my husband who currently does this by car to a "there be dragons" location way South of the city, don't seem to mind it at all.  Driving an hour each way on a daily basis would drive ME insane, which is why I'm glad I don't have to do it.

I think people make all kinds of calculations about what they want and need out of a place to live.  If living in the city is what you want, good for you.  If others want to live in the suburbs, good for them.  Neither is the wrong choice - it is all very personal.

I don't mind that we don't go to the hottest restaurants and that most of the stuff around us is big box/chain.  We weren't doing that stuff even when we lived closer-in, anyway!  We shop at the same stores and eat at the same restaurants, just different locations.

City living isn't for everyone, just like suburban living isn't for everyone.  We stay pretty close to our 'hood on a daily basis.  We rarely go more than a couple miles from our house for anything.

So, that was my long response - I DON'T think the suburbs suck, but I also don't think the city sucks.  Do what works for you.
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