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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What's "the district?" (I'm from here). [/quote]

When you say "here," what to you mean exactly?   [/quote]

I'm a 3rd generation Washingtonian - or maybe 2nd (my grandparents all moved here).

Need more specifics?

My parents are from Takoma Park, Maryland.  I was born there too.  My parents met at a protest in Dupont though.

We moved to Silver Spring when I was 2.

Now I live in Tysons - been here 7 years.

I know Tysons is not a quaint, old, walkable city like Old Town Alexandria or DC - plus downtown DC is much, much bigger.  But to me, Tysons is like civilization.  It's difficult to do things in DC.  Like, if I need to go to the hardware store, I have 2 small town ones within 2 miles, or I can drive maybe 4 miles to Home Depot.  I can be at Giant, Safeway, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and a handful of organic/gourmet groceries in 5 minutes. I can be at Target, Walmart, Petsmart, etc. in 15 minutes.  I can be at Chanel and all the high end shops in 5 minutes - the best shopping outside of lower Manhattan.  I have an infant/toddler toy store 10 minutes away - and 2 other neighborhood ones.  There's a plethora of great restaurants here, local coffee shops too.  I really have no reason to leave this area for anything but for the fact I work downtown for the government.  And if I have to go downtown, I'm there on 66 in 15 minutes.  Rush hour, 45 minutes.  I'm racking my brain trying to think of something DC has more of - all I can think of is good bars, more restaurants, law firms, and the government.  and transplants.  Certainly, for a 20-something, more bars and restaurants means a lot.  Actually, Tysons has almost no bars except in the mall.  But in my 30s, Tysons is much better.
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Shop on with your bad self!

But for me, shopping sucks my soul.  [/quote]

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