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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] It sounds like OP is referring to the huge disparity found, once one settles into McLean as a resident: old knock down house, vs. new big house; and few in between. Hence the animosity within many neighborhoods (not that it would be admitted, of course). [/quote] This is it, exactly. The close in Virginia (and to an extent, MD) suburbs have been allowed to develop in a piecemail, aethetically unattractive manner that breeds resentment and contempt. You don't find the same level of animosity over housing in older well-established neighborhoods, nor in new cookie-cutter developments. It's the teardowns and infill that cause much of the problems around DC.[/quote] Lived in older DC neighborhood. Full of hostility over gentrification, with crime, rampant alcoholism/drug abuse, and terrible schools. Lived in cookie-cutter, new subdivision. Everyone was the same, all about keeping up with the Jones and whose kid is the best athlete. Live in close-in, neighborhood with teardowns. Lots of different types of houses, much more live-and-let-live vibe. I will take my short commute, safe neighborhood and excellent public schools, thanks. If you don't like my house (no vinyl), that's your problem. [/quote]
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