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    Wow, most people can freely express their views on this site - about communities, houses, schools, etc - and when other posters push back, it's usually to try to rebut the specific criticism that's been voiced. But in all my time reading this Real Estate forum, I don't think i've ever seen such a weird sustained barrage of personal attacks on an OP -- "no, OP is the problem, she sounds like a real b****, doesn't she? i know people like her, ugh."

Honestly, if these other posters were trying to prove her point about the unwelcoming and problematic personalities in Vienna (who knows where they hail from, but something in her comment about Vienna triggered them), they couldn't have done better job.

It is very much a Vienna thing - both the conformity of the residents and the hostility to criticism.

The people who live there generally work in mid-level jobs (they are the VPs, not the C-suite members; the law firm senior associates and counsels, not the partners; and a ton of defense contractors and consultants). They are people pleasers who don't rock the boat. But at the same time they make enough money to feel like they should be admired and looked up to by others.

Put those traits together and you have a mob with pitchforks whenever the downsides of living in Vienna are discussed. They are the same folks who shave 10-15 minutes off their commute to make it seem like a breeze, or talk abou[b]t the walkability of Vienna as if a series of strip malls on Maple Avenue is a walker's paradise.[/b] [/quote]

I don't think you live in Vienna. It is possible to walk to strip malls, but it's also possible to walk to/through parkland, or down the W&OD trail. Cycling is also popular. The festivals and farmer's market are centrally located and easy to walk to. It's a great mix of walkable commercial and park destinations for a suburb.
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You’re right.  I don’t live in Vienna.  But I did, for several years, which was more than enough time to pick up on the conformist vibe and the tendencies to understate commuting times and greatly exaggerate the walkability.  [/quote]

It's pretty walkable compared to most of DC but it is a conformist vibe. In a good way mainly. Helping out with the community whether with Ukranian refugees or with the school play. There are just so many people here and just outside the town that it's just a bit ridiculous for OP to generalize to this extent like she lives in a town of 500 people. My neighbor decided to move because there were too many singles renting on her street and she's in the town limits. It's a bit conformist of a town but not that conformist that OP can't find her niche if she tries. And who knows maybe between political activities she will find she also likes helping out with the drama club.[/quote]

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