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I'm a PP. This is exactly why we bought a house way below our means. We would have been miserable with neighbors like this. Chit chatting at PTA events or block parties about the merits of this or that vacation home or having a nanny as a SAHM would have done me in for sure. Maybe it's because we grew up middle class but its just not us at all and I didn't want my children surrounded by that.[/quote]

We've never had this issue in Bethesda, in our neighborhood that's a mix of teardowns and 1950's houses. The way I know someone is like that is if they are first-time visitors to our house (think parents coming for a toddler birthday party) and they ask what either of us does for a living, and it's really rare. Then you can tell they're trying to figure out the money thing.

To a non-construction person, our house may look cheaper than it is -- we have really high-end finishes but most people won't notice the differences in types of lighting, plumbing fixtures, etc. [/quote]

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