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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you, OP. I've owned a home in Bethesda for more than 10 years and can't stand the drivers, those people or those stores. [b]However, I'm here for the wonderful public schools (our kids are in the Whitman cluster)[/b], the beautiful tree lined streets, our non-McMansion colonial, the convenience of being able to walk to downtown Bethesda, the joy of biking the Capitol Crescent Trail, and living inside the Beltway. I love being able to drive to Pennsylvania ski slopes in 90 minutes, the [b]Delaware beaches in 2-3 hours[/b], and every major airport in under an hour. I love Gringos and Mariachis. I love Pesca Deli. I love Landmark Cinemas. I love the Bethesda Central Farmers Market. Do I wish there was more authenticity? Absolutely. I'd love a good, local craft brewery. I'm looking forward to Salt Line coming to Bethesda. I don't buy $5+ coffee - I grind mine at home from Major Dickasons from Costco. I realize I live in a bubble and am surrounded by plenty of unhappy middle aged SAHMs with their Soul(less) Cycle and Pure Barre classes. I avoid those and those social climbing types like the plague. However, there are plenty of good, down to earth, educated families in Bethesda - you just need to find your people and avoid/ignore the rest. I also don't think this issue is unique to Bethesda.  [/quote]

LOL.  "Wonderful public schools" [b]means rich white people and no dirty poor people[/b].  And it's "2-3" hours any time that matters only if you have a helicopter.

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Yawn. Why do you think people move to places like Bethesda? There's plenty of diversity btw. It's just diversity within the UMC (i.e., children of diplomats, UMC POCs, etc.). And yes, we don't want to deal with the problems of poverty and crime - hence, why people cluster in these areas. [/quote]

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