What do you like most about living in Northern VA? (Arlington: mall, beach)

[Ffxdata]

Fall is an amazing time to be in NoVA. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!

[NOVAmtneer82]

The educated populace, excellent job market, cultural diversity which was unheard of where I grew up in WV, the local governments who work hard to make it a great place to live (ffx data alluded to this earlier), four season weather with moderate winters, proximity to mountains and beaches, close to civil war battlefields/ vineyards/ state and national parks, FOOD- I love being able to go into the most run of the mill strip mall around here and be able to feast on cuisines from all over the world, I could keep going and going. Sure it's expensive- most places that are highly desirable locations with strong job markets tend to be but overall it is an excellent place to live and I am very happy I found my way here.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

[JD984]

Originally Posted by Hal Roach

The gang murder at the park we used to rent paddle boats and play mini golf was an eye opener. Now, my parents live in Orange, and I didn't even bother going g to NoVa on my yearly visit, even though they were there for 55 years. The year before I went to watch Thursday night football at Lee and they didn't even have a JV team. Like a lot of places, QOL went down as COL went up. The prices people pay for services are outrageous, but not as outrageous as the prices the taxpayers pay for bozo government contractors and their Beltway Bandit employers.

You seem to have responded to a different question than the one asked by the OP.

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by JD984

You seem to have responded to a different question than the one asked by the OP.

No. This is the norm for this poster.

[Tarheelhombre]

Ethiopian food.

[bond006]

I LOVE the diversity (Multi-Culturalism) of NOVA when I used to live there from 1999 - 2010 (housing crisis when the company that I work for relocated my position to Richmond). Used to reside in: Manassas, Lake Ridge and Centreville. I liked Centreville the best

[brooklynborndad]

The growing and dynamic bike community, the bike lanes, the shared use trails, and some of the local bike shops, especially (but not only) the co-ops.

[Ffxdata]

Originally Posted by On Leave

In general, the area stinks but the best thing about living in Northern VA is the number of interesting places to go on day trips. The best days are when I am able to travel out of Northern VA and see real people and a more traditional culture.

Well I don’t know about the “real people and a more traditional culture but” but I do love the day trips as well. We got in the car on a Sunday morning and were just like “which state do we want to see this time?” It’s an exhilarating feeling for someone from Texas who had to drive 4 hours just to leave the state.

[NOVAmtneer82]

How does one define "real people and a more traditional culture?"

[NOVA_guy]

Originally Posted by NOVAmtneer82

How does one define "real people and a more traditional culture?"

Middle America. Usually when people say that they're saying DC/NoVa and cities alike aren't reflective of the rest of the country and blah blah blah.