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Anonymous wrote:Agree that Boston is segregated and racist--it is quiet and always shocking. They are also the most conservative liberals I have ever met. DC is a bunch of crazy social climbers/strivers who are also racist. Different since most Boston people I knew had intergenerational wealth. In DC, they are also crazy about schools being as white as possible. And while I say "hi" to my neighbors in DC, I have had neighbors who won't even acknowledge my existence. You have to have lived in my neighborhood at least a decade to be acknowledged.

If I had money in Boston, I would live on Cambridgeport and send my kids to the Cambridge Friends School and then the Commonwealth School. I don't like DC enough--except the MD part, like Silver Spring--to live there long term. I definitely don't think the environment is good for kids. NYC I haven't had the chance to live in, which I regret.

I have moved a lot. Every year or two when the oldest two were little. I’ve lived in Cambridge and don’t understand why you would live in Cambridge and not send your kids to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School.

You’re just another hypocrite who talks about segregation and instead of going to the city high school which mirrors the city population you would send them to a $50k a year school across the river which is mostly Asian and White. An assumption can be made that you’re Asian or White and want to self segregate.
Cambridge has equal amounts of Whites living in the city and going to public school in the city, unlike Boston or DC.

Pp here. Well my kids aren't white and I want them to get the education I never got because my family didn't have the social and cultural capital to know about. Frankly, if I had been smart and had bought in Cambridgeport 20 years ago, I might still live there and I would probably send my kids to CRLS because they could meet me at my office and we would walk home or I would put them in a conference room to do homework. But alas, it didn't work out that way. I do appreciate the screeds on here about how racist Boston is because I have seen it and experienced it personally. But I am not going to let keep my kids from getting an education they deserve. Just because they aren't White or Asian doesn't mean I have to send them to specific schools.

Pp here. I should qualify I am not white. My DH is.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that Boston is segregated and racist--it is quiet and always shocking. They are also the most conservative liberals I have ever met. DC is a bunch of crazy social climbers/strivers who are also racist. Different since most Boston people I knew had intergenerational wealth. In DC, they are also crazy about schools being as white as possible. And while I say "hi" to my neighbors in DC, I have had neighbors who won't even acknowledge my existence. You have to have lived in my neighborhood at least a decade to be acknowledged.

If I had money in Boston, I would live on Cambridgeport and send my kids to the Cambridge Friends School and then the Commonwealth School. I don't like DC enough--except the MD part, like Silver Spring--to live there long term. I definitely don't think the environment is good for kids. NYC I haven't had the chance to live in, which I regret.

I have moved a lot. Every year or two when the oldest two were little. I’ve lived in Cambridge and don’t understand why you would live in Cambridge and not send your kids to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School.

You’re just another hypocrite who talks about segregation and instead of going to the city high school which mirrors the city population you would send them to a $50k a year school across the river which is mostly Asian and White. An assumption can be made that you’re Asian or White and want to self segregate.
Cambridge has equal amounts of Whites living in the city and going to public school in the city, unlike Boston or DC.

Pp here. Well my kids aren't white and I want them to get the education I never got because my family didn't have the social and cultural capital to know about. Frankly, if I had been smart and had bought in Cambridgeport 20 years ago, I might still live there and I would probably send my kids to CRLS because they could meet me at my office and we would walk home or I would put them in a conference room to do homework. But alas, it didn't work out that way. I do appreciate the screeds on here about how racist Boston is because I have seen it and experienced it personally. But I am not going to let keep my kids from getting an education they deserve. Just because they aren't White or Asian doesn't mean I have to send them to specific schools.

We chose DC, and lived in both NYC and Boston as we’ll.

All the women I knew from college who came from NYC prep schools were deeply insecure, had an eating disorder, high levels of anxiety and/or were incredibly materialistic. (And this is like 30+ people I knew). I do not want that for my kids.

Boston has basically no diversity at all.

I grew up in the dc burbs (Fairfax) and hated it. Was bullied and sexually harassed in middle school and high school. We had mean neighbors with one exception and I still remember my mom describing people as phony. Someone upthread posted about how there is this toxic feeling and I felt that too.

I now live in an nyc borough and have a 30 min door to door commute on a train where I get a seat. My kid goes to public school a block away and we have been impressed with her school so far. It’s very academics focused for example they want every kid reading in kindergarten. We own a condo. We don’t have a ton of space but we have enough. Even a small backyard. I like my coworkers, neighbors and fellow parents. We bought after the crash in 2010. Stuff is expensive yes but it works for us.

One of my siblings stayed in nova and could only afford an ex urb where they live in a largish house super close to other houses with no yard. My sibling drives an hour to work in traffic. Their school seems bad as my nephew still can’t read in first grade and everyone seems ok with that at school. They do like their neighbors and all but no thanks.

No experience with Boston.

Anonymous wrote:Agree that Boston is segregated and racist--it is quiet and always shocking. They are also the most conservative liberals I have ever met. DC is a bunch of crazy social climbers/strivers who are also racist. Different since most Boston people I knew had intergenerational wealth. In DC, they are also crazy about schools being as white as possible. And while I say "hi" to my neighbors in DC, I have had neighbors who won't even acknowledge my existence. You have to have lived in my neighborhood at least a decade to be acknowledged.

If I had money in Boston, I would live on Cambridgeport and send my kids to the Cambridge Friends School and then the Commonwealth School. I don't like DC enough--except the MD part, like Silver Spring--to live there long term. I definitely don't think the environment is good for kids. NYC I haven't had the chance to live in, which I regret.

I have moved a lot. Every year or two when the oldest two were little. I’ve lived in Cambridge and don’t understand why you would live in Cambridge and not send your kids to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School.

You’re just another hypocrite who talks about segregation and instead of going to the city high school which mirrors the city population you would send them to a $50k a year school across the river which is mostly Asian and White. An assumption can be made that you’re Asian or White and want to self segregate.
Cambridge has equal amounts of Whites living in the city and going to public school in the city, unlike Boston or DC.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in all three (although only nyc and dc with kids). Dc with kids hands down. If you can afford close in suburbs or NW. so much greenery and interesting free things to do. Lots of interesting people. Can drive your kids around. NYC is clearly amazing but hard with kids and the grind can get you down. Boston is just… ugh. When I lived there I felt like since I wasn’t from there and hadn’t gone to school there I was a total outsider.

I've lived in all three as well. Boston can be provincial. Maybe Cambridge would work, but the days are so short in the winter and it starts getting cold in September. Not enough diversity/integration.

DC has the right balance. It's a city yet it's easy to get to the country side. World class museums. Highly educated population. Diverse. International.

New York is just a bit extra. Loved it during the time I lived there, but it just sucks so much out of you even if you're rich.

Agree that Boston is segregated and racist--it is quiet and always shocking. They are also the most conservative liberals I have ever met. DC is a bunch of crazy social climbers/strivers who are also racist. Different since most Boston people I knew had intergenerational wealth. In DC, they are also crazy about schools being as white as possible. And while I say "hi" to my neighbors in DC, I have had neighbors who won't even acknowledge my existence. You have to have lived in my neighborhood at least a decade to be acknowledged.

If I had money in Boston, I would live on Cambridgeport and send my kids to the Cambridge Friends School and then the Commonwealth School. I don't like DC enough--except the MD part, like Silver Spring--to live there long term. I definitely don't think the environment is good for kids. NYC I haven't had the chance to live in, which I regret.

Boston is harder to move to without some personal ties there. DC probably the easiest at various ages/stages. NYC somewhere in the middle but closer to the DC end of things. Boston is easiest if you lean left politically with NYC close behind. DC much easier (than NYC and Boston metros anyway) if you lean right.

These three cities are all segregated so I’m not sure why any of you are acting like you’re going to move right into the Bronx or Roxbury or DC where almost half the population is White but only 10% of them go to the schools that are 90% Black.

You’re all thinking of the UES or some other wealthy enclave in NYC or the suburbs of Boston or DC but only the White/Asian towns.

Put your money where your mouth is. Hypocrites.

lol Massachusetts is all crackers

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Anonymous wrote:If you're not white, Boston must be removed from this list.

If you are white, but support diverse communities, Boston loses a lot of points. I wouldn’t pick Boston mostly because I wouldn’t want to raise kids in a place with such thinly veiled racism.

So then between DC and NY I think it's just your preferences and personality. I pick close in suburbs of DC because its the easiest to navigate, decent commute to the city and also large houses with yards. Good public schools but also private options nearby. Lots of families. I also prefer government and politics gossip to entertainment and beauty gossip.

Someone been watching movies from the 1970’s or 1990’s.

Do you know Boston history? Have you lived there?

How are the DC high schools with their 90% minority population any different than Boston’s high schools that are 85% minority?

DC has more violent crime than any other state. 812 per 100,000 people.
Massachusetts had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Boston was listed as 2nd safest city in the country. DC on the other hand has seen crime increased quite a bit with a 36% increase in homicides.

DC and Boston are similar when it comes to size, income, education and population. Boston and all of Massachusetts is safe from groups trying to crush people’s civil rights. It’s virtually 100% democrat and right to choose is safe her.

You ned to be current on this “thinly veiled” racism claim and how it’s different from anywhere else.



https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/

NP. I currently live in a suburb of Boston after moving from a different, more diverse, part of the country and some people here definitely come across as a bit racist because the area is so homogenous and people aren't used to interacting with people of other races.

I live in Lexington now, our first home was in Milton, both with plenty of diversity.

Per 2020 Census Data, Lexington is 1.5% Black, 2.3% Hispanic, and 25.4% Asian. Look, I get that you consider that "plenty of diversity" compared to other parts of Massachusetts, but compared to other parts of the country it's really not, which is my point.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're not white, Boston must be removed from this list.

If you are white, but support diverse communities, Boston loses a lot of points. I wouldn’t pick Boston mostly because I wouldn’t want to raise kids in a place with such thinly veiled racism.

So then between DC and NY I think it's just your preferences and personality. I pick close in suburbs of DC because its the easiest to navigate, decent commute to the city and also large houses with yards. Good public schools but also private options nearby. Lots of families. I also prefer government and politics gossip to entertainment and beauty gossip.

Someone been watching movies from the 1970’s or 1990’s.

Do you know Boston history? Have you lived there?

How are the DC high schools with their 90% minority population any different than Boston’s high schools that are 85% minority?

DC has more violent crime than any other state. 812 per 100,000 people.
Massachusetts had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Boston was listed as 2nd safest city in the country. DC on the other hand has seen crime increased quite a bit with a 36% increase in homicides.

DC and Boston are similar when it comes to size, income, education and population. Boston and all of Massachusetts is safe from groups trying to crush people’s civil rights. It’s virtually 100% democrat and right to choose is safe her.

You ned to be current on this “thinly veiled” racism claim and how it’s different from anywhere else.



https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/

NP. I currently live in a suburb of Boston after moving from a different, more diverse, part of the country and some people here definitely come across as a bit racist because the area is so homogenous and people aren't used to interacting with people of other races.

I live in Lexington now, our first home was in Milton, both with plenty of diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're not white, Boston must be removed from this list.

If you are white, but support diverse communities, Boston loses a lot of points. I wouldn’t pick Boston mostly because I wouldn’t want to raise kids in a place with such thinly veiled racism.

So then between DC and NY I think it's just your preferences and personality. I pick close in suburbs of DC because its the easiest to navigate, decent commute to the city and also large houses with yards. Good public schools but also private options nearby. Lots of families. I also prefer government and politics gossip to entertainment and beauty gossip.

Someone been watching movies from the 1970’s or 1990’s.

Do you know Boston history? Have you lived there?

How are the DC high schools with their 90% minority population any different than Boston’s high schools that are 85% minority?

DC has more violent crime than any other state. 812 per 100,000 people.
Massachusetts had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Boston was listed as 2nd safest city in the country. DC on the other hand has seen crime increased quite a bit with a 36% increase in homicides.

DC and Boston are similar when it comes to size, income, education and population. Boston and all of Massachusetts is safe from groups trying to crush people’s civil rights. It’s virtually 100% democrat and right to choose is safe her.

You ned to be current on this “thinly veiled” racism claim and how it’s different from anywhere else.



https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/

NP. I currently live in a suburb of Boston after moving from a different, more diverse, part of the country and some people here definitely come across as a bit racist because the area is so homogenous and people aren't used to interacting with people of other races.

Anonymous wrote:Have lived in all three. Boston is the worst. Insular, provincial, and segregated. It's also cold and gray most of the year.

I'm with the earlier poster who thinks raising kids in DC is easier, but as the mom, miss NYC. My kids love NYC, and thankfully we get up there a lot. Will go back to NY after kids are older.

Since you moved to the DC area you should read the history of Northern Virginia and how politics did their best to keep Black people down. Example , Arlington people typically had deeds to their houses that did not allow them to sell to people who were not Caucasian. Redlining, segregated schools and neighborhoods.

Kids should be taught the history of their neighborhoods and towns, good and bad. Do you live in a town where White people are only about 50%?

Anonymous wrote:If you're not white, Boston must be removed from this list.

If you are white, but support diverse communities, Boston loses a lot of points. I wouldn’t pick Boston mostly because I wouldn’t want to raise kids in a place with such thinly veiled racism.

So then between DC and NY I think it's just your preferences and personality. I pick close in suburbs of DC because its the easiest to navigate, decent commute to the city and also large houses with yards. Good public schools but also private options nearby. Lots of families. I also prefer government and politics gossip to entertainment and beauty gossip.

Someone been watching movies from the 1970’s or 1990’s.

Do you know Boston history? Have you lived there?

How are the DC high schools with their 90% minority population any different than Boston’s high schools that are 85% minority?

DC has more violent crime than any other state. 812 per 100,000 people.
Massachusetts had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Boston was listed as 2nd safest city in the country. DC on the other hand has seen crime increased quite a bit with a 36% increase in homicides.

DC and Boston are similar when it comes to size, income, education and population. Boston and all of Massachusetts is safe from groups trying to crush people’s civil rights. It’s virtually 100% democrat and right to choose is safe her.

You ned to be current on this “thinly veiled” racism claim and how it’s different from anywhere else.



https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/