Anonymous wrote:Do I believe the OP? Yes. Do I think the OP's experience is indicative of Arlington as a whole, or even the northern section of the county? No.

Bottom line: There are decent people everywhere, and there are crappy people everywhere.

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Do I believe the OP? Yes. Do I think the OP's experience is indicative of Arlington as a whole, or even the northern section of the county? No.

Bottom line: There are decent people everywhere, and there are crappy people everywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

This has some All Lives Matter vibes.

Anonymous wrote:A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

I just re-read the thread. One person denies what happened to OP is real and that person identified themselves as a POC.

I don’t think Arlington is particularly inclusive of anyone, btw.

A wild ride in this thread to see liberal white women explain to black women why their experiences were not real.

OP I am African American and was raised in a once predominantly black neighborhood in North Arlington and most of my siblings and parents have moved from Arlington in the last ten years because it is no longer the Arlington we loved. During the pandemic we pulled our last two children out of Arlington schools because we saw it as an opportunity to get them away from the bullying that was never ending in their predominantly white North Arlington school. Their private school has a wide range of racial and economic diversity and the way Arlington school were I grew up. The moms at our neighborhood school gave me a wide berth because someone described me as "an angry black woman" when I questioned a school board member about the re-districting that would turn our neighborhood walking school into a bus school.

When my older children were in elementary school, the moms were nicer but I began to see the change as more new homes were built in our neighborhood. The birthday party invitations stopped and I heard from one mom another mother could not explain the presence of our child to her parents.

We both have businesses in Arlington and are making plans to sell them earlier than expected. If Missing Middle goes through the County will become even more white and more affluent, especially in the North. We have finally reached the point that we don't care about leaving Arlington because it is no longer the place we love.

Arlington has 250,000 people, but sure, the interaction you had with someone at the bus stop makes it the worst.

Ugh, sorry Op. we live in an UMC area of Fairfax. It’s a friendly, diverse neighborhood. No airs or snobbery. I find the uber wealthy pockets of Arlington, DC, McLean, etc so unappealing bc of the performance liberalism and elitism

Look for the people who still smile and say “hello,” we are still here in spite of the Lyon Park Loons who want to turn us into cynical, bitter long-termers!

I'm sorry that this happened to you, OP. I am a 20+ year (white) resident of N Arlington and 100% agree about the phony liberalism and the cliquish-ness. Not sure I would move here if I had it to do over again. There are some kind souls, though; I hope that they're able to find you soon.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry that happened to you, OP! I think your title should more accurately be “Rock Spring” or “Donaldson Run” or “Country Club Hills” is the worst, though. Probably not all of Arlington, right?

Not Donaldson Run. The East side is much more laid back. Only slightly more diverse unfortunately. In descending order, my guess is that OP was in a neighborhood feeding to 1) Jamestown, 2) Nottingham, 3) Discovery, or 4) Tuckahoe.

A lot of people on DCUM equate N Arlington with "Arlington." But, N Arlington isn't all of "Arlington." S Arlington has a lot of diversity and down to earth people. We absolutely love S Arlington.

I’m a POC and would never live in Arlington. I prefer the diversity of Fairfax county. And people are much friendlier.

I’m sorry that happened to you, OP! I think your title should more accurately be “Rock Spring” or “Donaldson Run” or “Country Club Hills” is the worst, though. Probably not all of Arlington, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with the performance liberalism, but neighborhood friendliness depends on your neighborhood. I live in south Arlington and I love it, but I've heard horror stories about north Arlington.

It depends on your street! I moved 2 blocks and found friends and a community after 5 years of polite smiles and waves, but no real conversations. We’re in “central” Arlington.

What the heck is central Arlington??!