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Anonymous wrote:Franklin Park, Langley Forest, and Langley Farm are nice. The rest of McLean is a ****hole.

Do tell, idiot.

Aww is someone sad that their neighborhood was insulted? Why don’t you get down on your knees and cry at the sky you little whiner.

I think the PP is just pointing out that you don't really need to be that crass (and untrue) and that it doesn't sound like you really know too much about McLean in general. Guarantee you live in Springfield or someplace like that.

OP's budget doesn't allow for Langley area, nothing under $3.5m right now. I checked earlier in the thread. Well, except PP's house which isn't on the market yet.

Actually I split by time between my house in DC and my house in Albemarle County. Not Springfield "or someplace like that", but cute attempt to get all upset that I insulted McLean and then retaliate by insulting Springfield, where I don't even live. You can get down on your knees and cry at the sky as well. Also, I know plenty about McLean considering I grew up in the area, am a third generation Washingtonian, and I watched as McLean transformed from a lovely suburb to a cheaply constructed McMansion hell.

The prices speak to the demand and history of this area. Dislike McLean all you want, but the people want houses in close in suburbs zoned to good public schools. Whenever I see "cheap McMansion" or "****shack" comments, there is a problem with that individual coming to terms with the market values. This person clearly falls in that camp and is just highly insecure about their personal choices.

I don't think a third-generation Washingtonian automatically brings much to the table when discussing McLean, other than perhaps a preference that it remain largely rural and not compete with DC for buyers.

And his comments were random. Picking three McLean neighborhoods out of a hat and saying the rest suck is like saying "Kalorama, Spring Valley, and Woodley Park are nice, but the rest of DC is a s***hole."

This profile from Arlington Magazine covers McLean's more expensive neighborhoods, which some might consider among the nicer as well. https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/mcleans-10-most-expensive-neighborhoods-2019/

Not many McMansions in McLean, unless you just think anything new and big qualifies regardless of quality or style. Whatever. PP sounds like a teenager. NoVa has horrendous architecture in general, but I love the area. McLean in particular is a great location, everything is nearby, and great schools. I don’t think you can go wrong in McLean, OP. It’s just that even an old 60s ranch will run $1 million and sell before its listing is live.

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin Park, Langley Forest, and Langley Farm are nice. The rest of McLean is a ****hole.

Do tell, idiot.

Aww is someone sad that their neighborhood was insulted? Why don’t you get down on your knees and cry at the sky you little whiner.

I think the PP is just pointing out that you don't really need to be that crass (and untrue) and that it doesn't sound like you really know too much about McLean in general. Guarantee you live in Springfield or someplace like that.

OP's budget doesn't allow for Langley area, nothing under $3.5m right now. I checked earlier in the thread. Well, except PP's house which isn't on the market yet.

Actually I split by time between my house in DC and my house in Albemarle County. Not Springfield "or someplace like that", but cute attempt to get all upset that I insulted McLean and then retaliate by insulting Springfield, where I don't even live. You can get down on your knees and cry at the sky as well. Also, I know plenty about McLean considering I grew up in the area, am a third generation Washingtonian, and I watched as McLean transformed from a lovely suburb to a cheaply constructed McMansion hell.

The prices speak to the demand and history of this area. Dislike McLean all you want, but the people want houses in close in suburbs zoned to good public schools. Whenever I see "cheap McMansion" or "****shack" comments, there is a problem with that individual coming to terms with the market values. This person clearly falls in that camp and is just highly insecure about their personal choices.

I don't think that person is even arguing with the same posters. They do sound a little unhinged (DCUM favorite!) though. Not sure why everyone is supposed to be on their knees crying. Sure, McLean has changed. Used to be Feds and lower level employees living here. Only ones left are those that inherited the property or the money. It's pretty hard to buy in on a gov salary now. Sucks, but that's the reality.

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin Park, Langley Forest, and Langley Farm are nice. The rest of McLean is a ****hole.

Do tell, idiot.

Aww is someone sad that their neighborhood was insulted? Why don’t you get down on your knees and cry at the sky you little whiner.

I think the PP is just pointing out that you don't really need to be that crass (and untrue) and that it doesn't sound like you really know too much about McLean in general. Guarantee you live in Springfield or someplace like that.

OP's budget doesn't allow for Langley area, nothing under $3.5m right now. I checked earlier in the thread. Well, except PP's house which isn't on the market yet.

Actually I split by time between my house in DC and my house in Albemarle County. Not Springfield "or someplace like that", but cute attempt to get all upset that I insulted McLean and then retaliate by insulting Springfield, where I don't even live. You can get down on your knees and cry at the sky as well. Also, I know plenty about McLean considering I grew up in the area, am a third generation Washingtonian, and I watched as McLean transformed from a lovely suburb to a cheaply constructed McMansion hell.

People are weirdly proud of never leaving an area or going elsewhere. You're really hostile, why are you polluting a thread that's mainly people trying to help the OP? I think you're part of the reason so many people tend to dislike the area.

I have no idea where Albemarle County is, nor do I care. Then again, I'm not a "third generation Washingtonian", not even a third (or first) generation American. But I do own one of those expensive crappy McMansions in McLean, so I can speak to OP's questions about the neighborhoods. To add to the horror, the builder tore down a 60s bungalow a couple of years that was on an acre and built it. He did have the decency to leave the old trees though.

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Anonymous wrote:Franklin Park, Langley Forest, and Langley Farm are nice. The rest of McLean is a ****hole.

Do tell, idiot.

Aww is someone sad that their neighborhood was insulted? Why don’t you get down on your knees and cry at the sky you little whiner.

I think the PP is just pointing out that you don't really need to be that crass (and untrue) and that it doesn't sound like you really know too much about McLean in general. Guarantee you live in Springfield or someplace like that.

OP's budget doesn't allow for Langley area, nothing under $3.5m right now. I checked earlier in the thread. Well, except PP's house which isn't on the market yet.

Actually I split by time between my house in DC and my house in Albemarle County. Not Springfield "or someplace like that", but cute attempt to get all upset that I insulted McLean and then retaliate by insulting Springfield, where I don't even live. You can get down on your knees and cry at the sky as well. Also, I know plenty about McLean considering I grew up in the area, am a third generation Washingtonian, and I watched as McLean transformed from a lovely suburb to a cheaply constructed McMansion hell.

The prices speak to the demand and history of this area. Dislike McLean all you want, but the people want houses in close in suburbs zoned to good public schools. Whenever I see "cheap McMansion" or "****shack" comments, there is a problem with that individual coming to terms with the market values. This person clearly falls in that camp and is just highly insecure about their personal choices.