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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Easy to get along with and down to earth?  I'm not sure why PPs have listed Bethesda, Potomac, and McLean.  Arlington and Takoma Park I can understand.[/quote]

The only neighbors so far that has not given a flying flip what we make in terms of our income are the people in McLean. All my neighbors are independently successful, confident, have awesome family values, and are very friendly.

A very funny anecdote is that we used to live in Chantilly, and recently went to an old neighbor's son's birthday party. We've remained very good friends even though we moved to McLean. Our friends also moved, to Falls Church and there were some of their new neighbor friends at the party. One of them walked over and asked "So how do you know John?" My wife replied "oh, we were neighbors." Thinking that we lived in Fall Church as well, she asked "oh, so you were on xyx St?" My wife responded "no, no, we were neighbors in Chantilly". You could see the expression change on her face like hotel curtains being drawn. I don't want to pass judgement on people who live in Falls Church based on this one person, but it was funny nonetheless.[/quote]

I had a similar experience at a birthday party recently...most of the families attending the party live in Falls Church ("City of" they will always correct you if you leave that part off) and I got that same look when I said I lived in Vienna...then the person acted like they didn't know where that was, despite having grown up in the area...

And our experience in Vienna has been similar to yours in McLean...everyone is very friendly, down to earth, successful and confident.[/quote]

I would have given a blank stare, too. OK, no, I would have smiled and nodded. I don't think ill of Chantilly--or any place--but I have no idea where that is. It's like when someone tells me she's a consultant. I feel like I have nothing to go on because I don't really know what that is.[/quote]

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