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That’s not exactly the correct analogy. The American Kennel club runs all 3 major shows and it acts like horse racing’s triple crown. You win the Nation Dog Show, you become one of the favorites to win the Westminister show, like the tiny bulldog Thor.
The AKC sanctions them, but the Kennel Club of Philadelphia runs the National Dog Show. According to that web page I linked, it actually is older than the AKC.
I think the AKC is like the Kansas City Barbeque Society is to barbecue cookoffs: a sanctioning body that trains the judges but not the organizer of the competitions.
I believe by “liberal ivies” rowhomecity is simply referring to the top tier liberal arts colleges in the Mainline / Philly metro. I don’t believe he meant to imply they are literally a part of the Ivy League.
You are correct. This is why I gave quotations. Liberal ivies is short form for "Liberal Arts Ivy League" institutions.
Not an official body, and obviously not an Ivy League University, but a term to describe the profound academics/legacy of certain small liberal arts institutions.
Within Pennsylvania. Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall and Lafayette are considered to be them. You could also consider Dickinson, but it is just a par below that category IMO.
Maryland really does not have this, and certainly not Potomac.
This comparison would be more fair if you included Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Somerset, and Cabin John (basically the Bala Cynwyd, Wynnewood, Narbeth, and Ardmore of the corridor, with Potomac the rough equivalent to Gladwyne), since the PA Main Line begins that the city limit with Philly and including those would begin "MD's version of the Main Line" at the DC line. Potomac has mostly golf courses the showcase the rich and the Bullis School. The shopping center is unimpressive for a community of its profile. The North Bethesda to Gaithersburg corridor is roughly equivalent to the Plymouth Meeting to Phoenixville corridor IMO. I'd pick the Main Line, since I could easily commute to Center City or other parts of the Philly burbs, and also have the advantage of being closer to NYC (which is useful when you've got that money), while still being just a few hours from DC.
I would not live in either. I don't care for any suburbs and that stretch of Montgomery County, MD probably has the highest concentration of insufferable personalities in the country. But if I had to choose, I'd live on the Main Line, but then do my best to expose my kids to Philly culture.
From the Main Line suburbs, when you get off your commuter rail, you're only in Philly Center City. I used to stay in a condo tower a block from Rittenhouse 3 nights per week a couple of years ago so I'm no stranger to Philly. There's nothing wrong with Center City but DC has far more going on. I'd rather get on the Metro at Bethesda and get off in DC.
Of course, if I had that net worth, both of those choices would be pretty far down my list. I'd be living in Vancouver.
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