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I understand that the term is used. It's just that the term is used incorrectly.
How is it used "incorrectly" if local folk use it?
No law prevents the existence of more than one Gold Coast. Except that it's not suburban, I could toss Chicago's into this discussion to further underscore this.
DC is not thought of as a “tough city.†NYC, Philly, Chicago, Boston, and even places like Providence are known as being “tough.†A show like “Chicago PDâ€, “Law and Order,†and shows like this would be set in cities like these. DC is not in this group. Mostly because it’s a white collar city. The stereotypical DC personality is a nerdy government worker. People in DC don’t have a “style†like people from NYC, Philly, or Boston. They seem more passive and slower-pace than the bravado, faster-paced, and more confident attitudes displayed by people from NYC, Philly and Boston. It’s another reason that makes DC seem so different from the Northeast.
I sort of agree but I think you're all arguing past each other here.
DC was never really a "tough" city a la Philadelphia or Boston -- it is (or was, more and more) seen as a black city. That doesn't mean it isn't "tough" or dangerous, we're just talking about the historical cultural reputation here. It's tough to articulate the difference (it probably has a lot to do with the presence of white ethnics and the city's history and historical importance) but I think the difference exists.
How is it used "incorrectly" if local folk use it?
No law prevents the existence of more than one Gold Coast. Except that it's not suburban, I could toss Chicago's into this discussion to further underscore this.
Because to anyone in New York City, the "Gold Coast" has always been on Long Island. The historical usage of the term matters. And Chicago's Gold Coast is an actual named neighborhood, so it's not really the same thing.
(But to be honest I really just wanted to nitpick in my initial response to this thread. I don't really care too much lol.)
Definitely the Gold Coast of CT. Greenwich takes the cake. For such a large town by land area (about 60 sq mi) to have 60,000 residents and the median home value of $1.7 million is just insane. Literally every aspect of that town is prestigious.
Its been brought up several times. I would place it at #3 behind Gold Coast CT and the Main Line.
I thought this thread ended on a relatively good note, but a new user comes in, I hope it doesn't derail the thread...
Ehh Im not sure id put NNJ above the MetroWest in Boston. But other than that, I agree. Like Im in NNJ now and as great as Summitt, Far Hills, Short Hills, Montclair, Livingston are, it definitely pales in comparison to Weston, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, Dover, Sherborne, etc.
But Main Line im unfamiliar with. It kind of reminds me of the North Shore of MA, and a little bit like Westchester too. Its very British looking.
But yeah I would add a few areas to this poll:
-Northern NJ (Livingston, Short Hills, Far Hills, Montclaire)
-North Shore MA (Marblehead, Ipswich, Beverly, Manchester-by-the-Sea, etc)
-Hartford Area (Farmington, West Hartford, Avon, Canton, etc)
-Baltimore's MD Suburbs (All of them)
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