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Old 12-11-2012, 01:41 PM
 
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There was an interesting article in the WaPo recently in which it was noted that a candidate to head the Prince George's county council may have been defeated because, as one observer of PG politics stated, he was "too Arlington" or, in other words, too committed to "smart growth" policies and environmentalism.

Environmentalist Eric Olson loses bid to head Prince George’s County Council - The Washington Post

It made me wonder what it possibly would have meant if a candidate was described as "too Fairfax" or "too Loudoun" instead. I'm not really sure - maybe "too Fairfax" would connote too supportive of sprawl at all costs? But if someone said someone or something was "too Loudoun" or "so Loudoun," what would it mean?
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Old 12-11-2012, 03:26 PM
 
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Why no replies here?

Are people who want to/chose to leave allowed to answer?
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Old 12-11-2012, 05:12 PM
 
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It's a free country; just be nice.
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Old 12-11-2012, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Suburbia
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Impatience. That could be seen as being "too Fairfax" by some.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:33 PM
 
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Is Fairfax more or less impatient than MoCo?
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Old 12-11-2012, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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I think Fairfax and Loudoun are each too big to have a singular reputation like Arlington has. For example, I can see someone saying, "She's too Middleburg" and I would conjure up an image of a horse-back riding, wealthy snob. On the other hand, if someone said, "She's too Ashburn. I'd picture someone who rides an SUV or minivan with 3 kids and soccer balls. Neither image, however, is necessarily how I'd describe all of Loudoun.
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Old 12-11-2012, 11:38 PM
 
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I think Fairfax and Loudoun are each too big to have a singular reputation like Arlington has. For example, I can see someone saying, "She's too Middleburg" and I would conjure up an image of a horse-back riding, wealthy snob. On the other hand, if someone said, "She's too Ashburn. I'd picture someone who rides an SUV or minivan with 3 kids and soccer balls. Neither image, however, is necessarily how I'd describe all of Loudoun.
This.
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Old 12-13-2012, 05:31 AM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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How about by area code? "That dude's really 202" or "she dresses so 571".
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Old 12-13-2012, 06:16 AM
 
Location: Censorshipville...
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How about by area code? "That dude's really 202" or "she dresses so 571".
Is it better to be 703 than 571? I mean it's the difference of "old area code" versus "new area code"
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Old 12-13-2012, 06:21 AM
 
Location: among the clustered spires
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How about by area code? "That dude's really 202" or "she dresses so 571".
202 could end up becoming dog whistle speak for non-white criminal element. 571 to me indicates someone that moved here under two years ago and spends more time complaining about how unfriendly everyone is than actually trying to make friends.
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