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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of question is this ...

Tell me why south central la is inferior to hollywood

Tell me why southeast anacostia dc is inferior to georgetown

Tell me why trenton new jersey is inferior to manhattan
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No, it's more like Silver Spring v. Rockville.  South Arlington isn't as bad as these examples, and North Arlington isn't as good.  (Hollywood, btw?  Do you mean Beverly Hills?  Still wrong.)
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And North Arlington is hardly Manhattan. it's much closer to Trenton though not sure what S. A. would be.[/quote]

Yes, when I drive through the multi-million dollar homes around N. Arlington, the first thing that comes to mind is Trenton, New Jersey. (And Manhattan is hardly livable, so I'd suggest any wealthy suburb would be a step above.) Good lord, some of you are idiots - our New York-centric friends first and foremost.

OP, here's the bottom line: N. Arlington is wealthier than S. Arlington. If you like living in a bubble - income-wise, ethnically, and culturally, N. Arlington would be a better fit for you. If you want more diversity, S. Arlington is a better bet. Both are close to DC, and both have pockets that are nicer and less nice. The schools in N. Arlington are considered better mainly because the schools are less socio-economically diverse, which generally tends to mean more highly motivated/ primed to succeed kids.

And this brings me to my last point: someone earlier posted that people in the North part of town need to feel superior b/c they buy into expensive zipcodes. That's sort of a circuitous argument: people want to live in what they perceive as better neighborhoods, so they pay more money to do so. It's not really a difficult concept to get. This is how some suburbs become wealthier and some become less wealthy. It's how some school districts rise and others fall. Etc. etc. This happens everywhere, not just in NoVa, and not just in DC.[/quote]

Manhattan is extremely livable if you have $$$$. But of course, you don't, so somehow N Arlington, to you, is more appealing  :lol:. it's not really a difficult concept to get, as you would it it.[/quote]

Yes, yet another NYC poseur posing as a Rockefeller slumming on DCUM. Please, lady. Go back to your apartment and ramen noodles, with your inflated sense of your hometown. No one here gives a shit. [/quote]

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