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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Culture is different, too. Could be a plus, could be a negative, but definitely take stock of what life there is a like.[/quote]

It's more middle class than this area. We don't really have a middle class so I'm not used to interacting with people who are.

Plus, it's pretty rural. [/quote]

Some places may be, but there is also a lot of money. People are more low key about it. Sailing and waterfront properties are not inexpensive.

It is more rural. People live here because they prefer a less urban atmosphere than DC or Baltimore; or are from here. Finally, Annapolis is culturally aligned to Maryland and not DC. Places like Rockville, are DC suburbs. It's a very different mindset. [/quote]

OP here:  Appreciate all of the feedback and insight.

Lots of comments about the culture of Annapolis.  Can anyone elaborate on difference between MoCo and Annapolis culturally?  What does it mean to say it's "culturally aligned to MD and not DC"?[/quote]

Once you get beyond the rich preppy boating people, it reminds me a lot of the part of Pennsylvania where I grew up. People are mostly white, have lived in the same place a long time, aren't that well educated or well off, are politically conservative, and are kind of provincial.[b] Go hang out at the Annapolis mall and compare to Bethesda or Rockville[/b].[/quote]

Annapolis Mall is not even technically in Annapolis (it has an Annapolis address but not  within city limits).

Most people in Annapolis are actually pretty well off and well educated.  The provincial people you are thinking about are actually from places like Glen Burnie.[/quote]

FYI, this response is a perfect example of the culture I'm talking about.

Provincialism (yes, it is a provincial town, sorry) + snobbery + complete obliviousness to this contradiction.

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You can think whatever you want, but it's pretty stupid to say something about a place (say DC), but then as evidence describe someplace else (i.e. - DC is very nice and wooded! I hang out at Great Falls all the time.)[/quote]

I mean, I spent 23 years of my life in the area, whole family is still there and I'm back shopping at the Whole Foods (in PAROLE, sorry) almost every week. My family has been in Maryland for like 300 years. I think I know what I'm talking about. You don't have to agree. But it's pretty objectively absurd to come in here all "#Actually the mall is not even in Annapolis." That's a pretty classic Annapolis attitude that anything outside the vaunted brick lined city limits is inferior. Your derision toward glen Bernie is pretty unbecoming as well.

Yes, Annapolis has a lot of affluence, and educated people, in the city proper and outside (even glen bernie). But it's not the same as DC at all. People are not as fluent in politics, world affairs, etc., not as sophisticated. Like, you probably go to book club with other college educated sahms and read Eat Pray Love. You probably think the dinky sushi place on Main Street is a world class restaurant. 
There is nothing inherently wrong with a small town atmosphere, and some people likely prefer it. It's just that when coupled by the classic Annapolis snobbery, it's not so charming and quaint.[/quote]

Give me a break.  Snobbery is hardly limited to Annapolis.  I lived there too and live in DC now.  You're free to say that people there are not fluent in politics (it's not because they are stupid, it's because they're not angry loud leftists). It is absolutely absurd to say that people in Annapolis are not sophisticated. Yes, there are fewer  restaurants in Annapolis, and there isn't that much of a variety (most places are Irish or American), but it isn't because people don't want them, it's because the town is small and the population can't support the same number of restaurants as DC.

and since you're getting personal - I'm an electrical engineer with a Master's. I hated the book Eat Pray Love.  That dinky sushi place on Main St is Joss is actually huge now due to buying the space next door, and that place is absolutely AMAZING.  Not quite on par as Makoto or Sushi Taro, but it's up there for sure.  I've traveled to 5 continents, and 33 countries.  I've lived the first 10 years of my life not in the US, and my husband is Swedish and Dutch.

And to be fair, Annapolitans deride Glen Burnie, like New York people deride New Jersey.  Every city deride the people they can consider bridge and tunnel.

OP was asking about Annapolis, so it's absolutely fair to point out when someone's answer is  not even applicable.  People like you may think borders don't matter, but they in fact do.  If you live in Annapolis, don't expect your kid to be going to Severna, for example. If you live in Parole, don't expect to have the same lifestyle as someone who lives in Eastport, even though they are close to each other.  [/quote]

Just to be clear I meant "you" in the impersonal sense, but, okay. This post speaks for itself.[/quote]

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