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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never, ever heard anyone claim that nw dc is exactly like NYC. Ever. It is, however, a helluva lot better than the strip mall suburban sprawl of arlington, fairfax, etc. old town alexandria is nice but just as pricey as nw dc and depending on where you work the commute can be a killer.[/quote] I agree with the prior poster. Both DH and I moved from NYC to this area and we prefer the area's suburbs - MoCo and Fairfax, in particular - to "DC proper," which strikes both of us as insular, parochial and inexplicably snobby. The suburbs are messy and sprawling, but the homes are beautiful and there is a diversity and energy that is just lacking in DC (and I'm not talking about the random nightclub full of hipsters or interns). YMMV, but when I want a city, I want a real one that hums and never sleeps, not DC. [/quote]
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