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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you people complaining of the hyper competitiveness just need to move a little further out/into less affluent areas right here in the DC metro. What do you expect if you live in Arlington, McLean, Bethesda, Falls Church, even Vienna? There's a lot of money in those places. If you go just a little further out/less affluent you will still get some competitiveness but it will be mixed with more middle class and down to earth people. You don't have to move out of the area entirely. And also did you not know what you were signing up for when you decided you wanted the nice house very close to a major city? Of course it's a bunch of rich people who value superficial things and look down on others. [/quote]

its not just that they are rich-they are rich who have mostly earned their own wealth through striving and working hard, I mean a lot came from UMC families but UMC in 1990 is not the same as the UMC now. These families have double triple the means their parents did when they were growing up and they are very proud of themselves and made a lot of choices and sacrifices b/c wealth creation was the be-all end-all. People like  this are not just rich, they are materialistic/superficial to the point of toxicity.   And the many posts on here point to a lot of us realizing that this cant be what we worked for but dont quite know how to fix it. and to those who think moving to the midwest will solve it- ha ha, the midwest is cheap and the salaries are higher, people there have a LOT more disposable income and  you've got just as much or more materialistic striving, especially with the kids.  honestly nowhere else has as highly concentrated a pool of highly educated UMC people with interesting jobs and experiences with an appetite and desire for excellence as DC, the other cities are full of actually wealthy people- like billionaire level or nearing it. DC is a city of the top 10%, not the .01%[/quote]
 
We are not billionaires. We do have a seven figure income. We are not a materialistic family. I’m not sure why you think people are materialistic/superficial to the point of toxicity.

I have friends who live here from CA and NY and we think people in the DMV are down to earth. Maybe this is just code for uglier. My one friend from LA is glad to raise her girls here where people are less superficial. I have boys and they just don’t care about their clothes or brands. In our circles, there are lawyers, doctors, tech executives, government contractors, military, feds, etc. They are UMC/UC. I don’t think anyone we hang out with is materialistic at all. 
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I was talking about the Midwest which is often touted here as the "down to earth" less competitive place - I lived in the district and moved toe teh midwest and its not that different than the strivers everywhere else. I agree with you that ppl with millions are just as likely to be down to earth and normal people in the Washington area and some will have millions and in their circle of friends will be people who definitely dont if they send there kids to public schools. It used to be more economically mixed at the privates but that has changed. [/quote]

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