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[quote=Anonymous]I'm from Chicago.  I have to live in DC because I love DH.

But I h a t e DMV area every single second of every day.  I am resigned to being here and travel when we can - we have kids so it's based on school calendar.  I take us on exquisite holidays because I hate DC so much.  We live in Arlington.  Think I hate it more than DC.  But not as much as Fairfax. Lol I think MD has nicer folks but I could never live there - such a conservative state but VA is soul less.  But the money, convenience and jobs are in VA.  Chicago is special though.  I think if I were from anywhere other than the CA/NY and Chicago, Arlington would be fine.

NOVA as a whole is just very bubble esque - Arlington has a lot of money, it's very suburban and tries to be cool but DMV lacks true taste. It's a political city and intellectual so they can't do art, business and finance the way they do in NY, LA, Chicago. They try and culturally their talent is law and foreign policy globalism which is very different than people who live real life. It's like a blanket of heaviness here.  I would say Arlingtin is the best you're gonna get compromising on culture, location, opportunity and convenience however.  People here are not as nice as MW for sure.  Everything is either hella $$ or dirt cheap it's hard to find the food in Chicago where there's true diversity.

This is not a city like Chicago is there's no landscape nor culture supporting that feel.  There are parts of DC that are somewhat cooler - small pockets of neighborhoods but the key word is pockets.  But if you have kids like us, Arlington prob more conducive overall.  I'd still take Chicago over anything here but there are worst places to be.  You just need to be prepared and manage your expectations. [/quote]

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