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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s the DC area, OP. It’s mind-blowing how socially inept so many people are. [/quote]

Most are not from DC area and many are here temporarily - perhaps that's why? [/quote]

I think this is a big part of it. People approach living in this area in a very transactional way. They come here for the jobs and economic opportunities, but it's not truly "home" to them so they don't have an interest in making deep connections in the community. Whether they are from another country or just elsewhere in the US, they call that other place home and DC is just where they are living right now -- even if they have no plans to leave the area anytime soon.

There are little pockets of areas that tend to have more people who were born and raised here and now raising their kids here. Vienna comes to mind. But nothing compared to other parts of the US where it's the norm to settle down very close to where you grew up, even if you went to college somewhere else. I grew up in an area like that and couldn't wait to get out -- it felt so small. Moving to DC in my early 20s felt magical. Now as a 40 year old mom I'm completely over it. My sister lives in a smaller area and people are just so much more interested in making friends with their neighbors and with the parents of kids their kids go to school with.  They place a higher priority on relationships than they do their jobs and success. Usually when you meet someone new there, you end up having at least one mutual friend or shared experience. Those are the things that create bonds. I wish we had started a family somewhere like that. This area is just lacking in community and I think it makes people more anxious and depressed.[/quote]

I think this is spot on.[/quote]

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