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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious what brought you here or keeps you here. What do you like about it, and what do you hate?

I have since moved but loved:
The food scene
The spring scenery
The free activities/museums/etc
The ease of meeting new people because everyone seemed to be a transplant

I did not love:
The cookie-cutter feel of so many suburbs -- felt manufactured
Distance to ocean or other recreation -- no real charming destinations nearby
The "what do you do?" government/noncreative vibe

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We live inside the beltway MD. Everyone on our street and nearby streets have lived there for years. Not many people move even after retirement.

[b]I love so many things:[/b]

The nature - so many beautiful hiking trails: national park and state parks nearby.

Wonderful spiritual community options. My large church is liberal, loving, age diverse and offers many activities outside of services.

Culture - so many options for live theater, movie theaters, musical performances and more. Plenty of options for arts classes and dance classes nearby

Book clubs - I love my book club.

People - Mix of Americans and expats. Most people moderate where we live - there are mix of Dems and Republicans but most are moderate.

Food - many great neighborhood restaurants near us and fancy restaurants not far away.

Low crime - where we live is low crime.

Great educational options both public and private

[b]Don’t love[/b]
Agree OP - Would prefer beaches were closer

Traffic - has only gotten worse over the years

Gun violence and crime increasing in DC and nearby places

Pressure on teens since our area is very high performing 
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