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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is "the DC thing"? I do live near Zumba instructors and electricians and those people a pp mentioned. We aren't in a rat race. We have much more than we need in a lovely home in Silver Spring. I have traveled a lot on the west coast, in the south, and in New England and I haven't seen any magical places where the real quality of life for us would be better. But I have seen places where you can buy bigger houses and live near more white people.[/quote]

If I lived in Silver Spring, I would have a one-hour commute every day (not taking into account getting my kids to daycare or preschool), heavy traffic and road rage issues, questionable middle school and beyond options, both spouses would need to work in "good" jobs for in perpetuity, and oppressively busy stressful grocery stores if you go after work or after 10am on weekends.  There are plenty of places in the US with 15 minutes easy commutes (25 including school or daycare), no lines at the grocery store, perfectly fine schools, and low COL so that one spouse could quit for a few years, or try to start the business they've always wanted, or just worked 15 hours consulting a week and life will go on.  That's the difference between easy living and the "DC thing".  [/quote]

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