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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s the catch.

You know how kids around here have been groomed for top schools their whole lives?
There is a culture in NJ/NJ/CT/MA where kids are groomed socially their entire lives, taught who to associate with and who not to, taught how to choose friends like they’re making business connections...not based on friendship, but based on who has access to what. They don’t care so much about academics, and aren’t that competitive about it, but it’s creepy as hell how calculating these kids are by the time they are in college.

I think I prefer the academically competitive crowd down here. [/quote]
Funny, to me that is a description that fits the DC area to a perfect tee. There’s a reason everyone makes jokes about DC and its residents’ obsession with the “so what do you do?” question.[/quote]

Utter horse-sh--. You think "what do you do" is limited to the DMV? I guess maybe if you're in the ballet-fundraising-during-a-pandemic crowd, sure. For most of us grunts, it is simply a way to know people (as well as an obvious question). And "grooming" them for business connections almost had me rolling on the ground laughing. I know not a single person who does this with their kids. From all walks of life, areas of DMV, all races/sexes, etc. Not one. So that broad, sweeping generalization is, in truth, mostly limited to a small subset of over-privileged types in NW DC, Great Falls, and a few other places. [/quote]

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