Potomac is full of catty, mean, gossipy fools. They have more money than the Ashburn crowd too. So if you drive a Kia and not a Maserati, they will look down on you and gossip about that as well. Good luck.

NOVA is a terrible place to live.

I live near Ashburn in Sterling and feel the same. Every is so competitive over the dumbest stuff. Bragging about travel and kitchen renos and driving stupid $100k Yukons. Everyone is friendly on the surface but there is just nothing I have in common with most of them. I’m not planning my next remodel nor I am able to compare which private hitting coach is better than the other one.

Actually, it's not Ashburn. It's the moms. When my DC was in elementary, I saw the same stupid stuff at our bus stop in McLean. You know, women they fight.

Assburn is scorched earth ugly. Why live in a visually ugly area with jerks ?

Anonymous wrote:arlington is not perfect, but it's not souless.

Arlington is kind of bland but at least it’s not high strung. Might be ok.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s good to keep a distance from gossipers. If you must move,

maybe try the Del Rey part of Alexandria.

Or Springfield seems to have more down to earth people?

You mean the moms of Del Ray that have "Everyone is Welcome Here!" signs in their yard but sneak out at night to vandalize JD Vance's home? Or the ones that started a petition to get his wife and kids banned from local establishments?

I suppose it is down to earth if you’re more on the far left side of things. This area has a high tolerance for that ideology.

Anonymous wrote:Why do women behave like this? Men don't seem to have this problem.

Women seek drama. Men avoid it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is the dregs of the DMV. Not wealthy enough to live in the attractive areas. So they have their petty drama and infighting to see who's queen of the (dung) hill. It's pathetic.

A lot of my high school friends live out there. They are very normal down to earth people who bought there because it was cheaper. They have mostly middle and high school kids.

Well THEY are cool obviously. That are frank that they bought there because it's cheaper! They probably hang out at Ashburn Sports Bar!

It's the weird competitive ones that are scrabbling to feel better against other Ashburners that are pathetic.

Well now we know you are trolling since there is no such place.

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Anonymous wrote:Wherever you go, there you are.

What does this mean?

NP but I think it's a line from buckaroo bonzai?

If you are looking to escape crap, cattyness, and meanness, you really need to relocate outside the DMV.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone moves to Alexandria for the schools.

So go private or parochial, but the moms are more down to earth than what OP describes.

I thought it was Ca$hburn

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is the dregs of the DMV. Not wealthy enough to live in the attractive areas. So they have their petty drama and infighting to see who's queen of the (dung) hill. It's pathetic.

A lot of my high school friends live out there. They are very normal down to earth people who bought there because it was cheaper. They have mostly middle and high school kids.

Well THEY are cool obviously. That are frank that they bought there because it's cheaper! They probably hang out at Ashburn Sports Bar!

It's the weird competitive ones that are scrabbling to feel better against other Ashburners that are pathetic.

Yep, we left there. Neighborhood wasn’t the only reason, but it was the cliquiest place I’ve ever lived. Like being in high school again