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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean if you can afford it.  You can't beat the schools. And for what it's worth, my next door neighbor is black and the rest of our neighborhood is very diverse.  Try renting in the area if uncertain.  Also King's Manor might work.[/quote]

Agree. My Mclean neighbors are from all over the world (lots of UMC immigrants). We have neighbors from different African countries (Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Algeria, etc.), Latin America, Asia, etc. Those who say Mclean is “too white” have not hung out in my neighborhood.[/quote]

We’ve lived in North Arlington and McLean, and much prefer McLean.  North Arlington has a very particular, self-satisfied “whiteness” vibe. People are almost uniformly Democratic and espouse liberal values, especially with respect to environmental issues, but they are very hostile to diversity, whether it’s more poor people in their neighborhoods or UMC minorities whose kids might outperform their children academically. It is far more conformist than McLean or many other parts of Fairfax County.  We have been happy with our decision to leave. [/quote]
As a former N Arlington resident who is black, I agree with this.

I can’t tell you how many times people thought I was either the “help” or that I seemed lost. Also, when I dated interracially, so many stares like I was an alien walking down the street. N Arlington is definitely smug UMC white liberals, while McLean is definitely more on the diverse side. Like the pp said, you get a mix of UMC people from different nations coming in. [/quote]

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