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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Englander here. I love DC for many reasons. Lived there throughout my 20s and it was an easy, exciting, accessible place to be young, to meet new people, to "try out" a city, with the thrill of politics too. But it always felt like a pretend city - transient, cookie-cutter, big-box.

There were things I positively adored -- monuments, free museums, Old Town Alexandria, some truly delicious restaurants (Jaleo, I miss you!), Eastern Market.

But I had aged out by 30, at which point my spouse and I wanted to buy a home and have kids. The suburbs were just so soulless. I missed the fierce personality of Boston - sports team loyalty, enclaves of long-time neighbors, tons of day trip options, the wonderful beaches and oceans, the sense of place, the schools, the healthcare, the camaraderie. It really just could not compare in the long run.

I relish every trip back to DC. It reminds me of a wonderful time in my life, but it was not a "forever" home for me. [/quote]

Route 1 in Fairfax County used to be more interesting. In the last decade it has been "tamed," and is less small town. Still, we have a fair number of non-chain restaurants and stores making a go of it. [/quote]

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