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[quote=Anonymous]It really depends where you think you'll be more comfortable. Spend some time in local parks and try to figure out if it's your vibe. We looked at both places and ended up in Silver Spring. IMO, I find Bethesda-types to be very snobby and classist. I do have a lot of friends who live there, but as a whole -- some of the people who live there look down on people that don't come from money. My HHI is $300k -- but you still get a lot of snobby looks if you are not a SAHM with a nanny. That is a gross generalization, but I have encountered this attitude at PTA events, "Why would you need after-care?" [You work ... oh, the horror.] Similarly, Takoma Park types tend to be very open to diversity and environmental/left-leaning issues. If activism isn't your thing, you might feel a bit out of place. I also wouldn't move out of DC for the MCPS schools; they are suffering under Starr's leadership and being de facto racially and economically divided. I suppose that was historically true, but it has become increasingly pronounced as Bethesda fights to make their schools richer and whiter (look at the Beth Elem fight ... they successfully kicked out kids of color and brought down an already low FARMS rate). Very sad that in a county as relatively affluent as MoCo we can't extend equal opportunities to those most in need.[/quote]

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