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[quote=Anonymous]OP- not sure if you are still on here but a few things…

1) full trains will never be as full as Japanese trains where they pack you in. During super busy times, you’ll have to stand and people will be close to you, but not pressed up against you.

2) the people on DCUM are mostly middle to upper middle to rich people. So they are able to live closer to where they work. But most people would say anything less than 1 hour is a good commute around here. Most people want it to be 30-45 mins (door to door) but only a very lucky few have less than 30 mins. And there are plenty of people who have 90-120 min commutes. But they usually are taking a commuter van/bus.

3) don’t worry too much about crime. Yes, there is more crime here than Japan. But in the suburbs, most crime is property crime like breaking into cars. If you see violence on the news, it’s either between people who know each other or in known bad neighborhoods.

4) You might be able to get better first hand information from Japanese people who have lived here awhile. Maybe call Blue Ocean in Fairfax (most authentic Japanese restaurant in northern Virginia) or Hana Market and see if anyone would be willing to talk to you. (Ikyuo Tanabe from Hana lives in Northern Virginia and has had grandkids in the Fairfax County schools.

https://www.blueoceanizakaya.com/

https://jaswdc.org/hana-market/
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