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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the person you're telling is familiar with the area, then North Arlington makes sense. In the same way you'd tell a local you live in Dupont (instead of saying DC). Not boastful. There are very few ways to describe where you're from in Arlington to a local. It's pretty much North or South. [/quote]

This.  Don't overthink it.  It's no different from the major gripe of whether someone in the DMV area identifies as being "from DC" when talking to someone who doesn't know the area at all.  Not everything is about status or virtue signaling.  [/quote]

I would assume this, too, as someone who grew up in Bethesda and now lives in Silver Spring.  When locals ask where we live, I say “close-in Silver Spring,” or “Silver Spring, right by Kensington.”  Silver Spring is *huge*, as is Arlington, so giving a little more information makes sense.  It’s not like the person said Lyon Village or something.[/quote]

Agree with other PP that Lyon Village is fine, but not rich. Reminds me of when I was at a party, and some couples in my group were talking about a street in (one of the DCUM approved places).  One couple asked where couple number two lived.  Couple number two answered. Couple one cockily assumed it was the "old section/cheaper houses section" of a long street (where couple one lives). When couple two pleasantly corrected them to say near (landmark within new house section) - couple one was visibly taken aback, and pretty quiet for the rest of the night.  My down to earth friends in the new house barely noticed, but I found it hilarious.  [/quote]

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