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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Double edged sword based on what you're saying.  You love the lower COL that Philly and the surrounding area offers, but you're bored with your jobs, and the lack of options where your careers are concerned.

DMV is a very interesting area. [b]A lot of Type-A personalities, super intelligent and well-educated people[/b]. Good job stability, career options. With that comes the feeling of needing to constantly keep up, or stay ahead - which is exhausting.  At first it may feel exciting and invigorating, but after a while you start dreaming of leaving to a slower paced area.

With your budget, you have options -  not a ton though unless you want to move outside the beltway (exburbs). You won't be alone though because many folks are now priced out of close in areas. [/quote]

And you think that's not true of Philadelphia?

OP, I would add: A lot of people here who think DC is the center of the planet, and thus are oddly more provincial than people in other big cities.[/quote]

We lived in Philadelphia briefly and I would say no.

Yes, there are some intelligent and well-educated people. Every city has their quota. Philadelphia has universities and companies and research and law firms and arts and culture. But the predominate, prevailing tone of Philadelphia is not, let's put it this way, intelligent and well-educated. Which is fine, for that's what most places are like. DC is a different beast altogether.

I will also be the first to say you don't need to be surrounded by type A personalities all the time. But some people do thrive off the proximity to a large body of type A personalities and Philadelphia isn't going to offer it.

The other gripe we had with Philadelphia is how insular it is. Even the educated upper middle classes are largely home-grown and it's very hard to break into existing circles of close friends with histories going back to kindergarten. I do imagine once OP has children it will become easier to make friends with parents of other kids but as childless people we found it difficult to meet people in Philadelphia. Everyone was pleasant but no more than that. When the opportunity came to leave Philadelphia it was easy for us to go. [/quote]

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