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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have found a severe lack of community and just a lack of social connections in this area. People are too busy with work or driving their kids around to their activities. No one has time to socialize. Many parents are also working on weekends or running errands. This is just the culture here. Families just stick to themselves and if you are ok with that, then the DMV is a great place to raise kids. If you’re looking for a close knit community where people get together and unwind on weekends, you probably won’t find it here. [/quote]

I agree with this. We were only there about two years but it’s shocking that in two years I had neighbors with kids who never once said hello. No introductions, nothing. It’s just weird. I was an early morning jogger, and I started passing another woman jogging at the same hour, couldn’t even make eye contact to say hello.

We moved back to NC triangle and it’s much friendlier. Kids are still over scheduled but people are just nicer. Occasionally you meet rude unfriendly people and almost invariably they are from DC area. [/quote]
Poor you [/quote]

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