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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my husband would do it, I would move to Roland Park in a hot second.  We have three kids and I am over the constant competitiveness/rat race in the DC area and the transient people.  Places like Baltimore are more affordable and people have a real sense of place.  I'd like to raise my kids somewhere where their friends don't move every three years and where people are more down to earth.

Don't get stuck on the lack of home appreciation.  It's part of the package--that's why it is affordable to live there.  Make investments in something other than your home.  Also, real cities have crime.  Just be aware of it and no where not to go.  No one here in DC is driving around the bad parts of NE or SE for fun...you wouldn't do that in Baltimore, Cleveland or Detroit either.

Good luck to you. [/quote]

I know someone who lives in Roland Park and you are way off in your assessment of it being low key. A lot of very wealthy people live there, and just like wealthy people everywhere, they are committed to keeping their money and influence. It's not a particularly diverse neighborhood.  [/quote]

In my personal experience, the relevant of which is basically the fact I went to one of the big Baltimore prep schools and knew a ton of families from Roland Park and now have friends that own there as well as the fact that I live in DC and have a very stereotypical DC career...the stress levels and competitiveness of even the most “driven” Baltimore person (for lack of a better word) still pales in comparison to those of most DC people I know. There are definitely obnoxious folks in Baltimore—but just totally different levels. I think it has to do with the difference in the industries within the two cities. [/quote]
I grew up close by and know many people who went to Baltimore prep schools and disagree with this. But we live in Springfield  where it’s very low key. Baltimore preps compared to my public education Anne arundel county educations were not as strong. Many kids switched back to out middling high school from the preps because of this. Also the preps made kids grow up fast and insecure in my experience. I absolutely love Baltimore but don’t want my kids in prep. I would love to move to the area one day after the kids are schooled.[/quote]
Sorry about typos clearly my “educations” was awesome :)[/quote]

No worries about typos, but what exactly in my post were you disagreeing with? I wasn't making any reference to quality of education, etc. [/quote]

I was disagreeing with "the stress levels and competitiveness of even the most “driven” Baltimore person (for lack of a better word) still pales in comparison to those of most DC people I know.".  Baltimore has its more than fair share of driven people and those who want the country club/ ivy striving aspect of Baltimore. I am tired of the 3 year military vibe here tho and miss home, but as far as striving there is an "Upper class' Baltimore prep thing that happens that is more old money than the rat race of DC. I moved here when I got married and enjoy aspects of it, but am not thrilled with the transient population. That said, I live in the woods with a creek in my yard in a diverse neighborhood and can get anything I need within a 5 minute drive so I can't complain really. I'm not sure I would trade this for the upper/middle class Baltimore vibe. I like the funky, kinda of arty/down home aspect of Baltimore. Putting kids in a private school would not enhance that experience and it spills out into Baltimore County.  Many people who attended privates definitely had a better than you attitude that didn't impress me. It may not be striving but it is still reinforcing of existing stereotypes and class lines in a way I don't want to pass on to my kids.  They go to a very diverse, strong public now and that is what I am not willing to trade at the moment.  It is about my kid's schooling and their developing a more egalitarian view of the world than Baltimore can offer either private or public. The striving happens in both places, it is just more baked into the culture in Baltimore. Again I'm not in DC proper, but in Springfield so things are fairly laid back here. [/quote]

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