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Old 10-28-2014, 01:58 PM
 
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Hi! I really need help and I would highly appreciate if anyone can guide us! We are moving from Dubai to North Virginia and need help to decide which county would be best for us.My husband's work is in Crystal city and we have 2 kids, 4 and 5.5. They're currently in a British system thus in Kg1 and Year 1 respectively. We are planning to rent a house, in a nice neighborhood which has an exemplary schooling district.*Please advise!
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Old 10-28-2014, 02:04 PM
 
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First we need to know your budget and whether you want a single family home or a townhouse. There are lots of nice neighborhoods with great schools but we can't narrow them down without more information.

Welcome to Northern Virginia!
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Old 10-28-2014, 02:51 PM
 
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Thanks for the reply! We're looking for a single family house with a budget of $3500- $4000/mth.
Hoping for a great start!
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Old 10-28-2014, 03:20 PM
 
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Welcome!

If I may be very frank: If you're affluent and Arab, and you want to be near other such folks, you'll find them in McLean. Prince Bandar use to live there (in the Langley neighborhood). (Lower-income Arabs tend to be in Falls Church [the part in Fairfax County] or Baileys Crossroads).

If you don't mind being the only Middle Eastern people in your neighborhood (or nearly so) then anywhere in N. Arlington or Falls Church City would meet your needs.
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Old 10-28-2014, 03:54 PM
 
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Thank you for your frankness. Seriously? I had to google who prince bandar was. Where do u live? I'll definitely live far away from you 'folks'.
I asked for advise based on good schools and neighborhood (schooling district). I didn't know I had to be a certain kind of ethnicity or race to live in Virginia.
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Old 10-28-2014, 04:11 PM
 
Location: New-Dentist Colony
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Thank you for your frankness. Seriously? I had to google who prince bandar was. Where do u live? I'll definitely live far away from you 'folks'.
I asked for advise based on good schools and neighborhood (schooling district). I didn't know I had to be a certain kind of ethnicity or race to live in Virginia.
You completely misinterpreted. A lot of people who ask on this forum for recommendations on where to live and who mention being from X other country or of X ethnic background are looking to be near some other people of that background, so they don't feel like the only ones--which is completely understandable.

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You're moving from Dubai, and your user name appears to be something vaguely Middle Eastern, so I did address the possibility that you might be Middle Eastern and that you might find it useful to know where you would not be the only such family. (If I were moving to Dubai, you can bet I'd want to know where the other Americans live.)

I also addressed where you should consider living if that's not a concern for you.

You're welcome.

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Old 10-28-2014, 04:14 PM
 
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Hi! I would recommend McLean, Arlington, great falls, falls church or vienna with your budget! The schools are amazing and nationally recognized? Do you have a pet or is there something you're specifically searching for? Cause arlington has very nice dog parks etc. good luck! Let me know if you need anything else
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Old 10-28-2014, 05:31 PM
 
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OP,

I can't speak to what Dubai is like in terms of traffic or public transportation, but seeing as how budget isn't a relative issue you should shoot for something as close to Crystal City as possible. I found this on Craigslist, and while I can't speak for the schools, the neighborhood should be what you're looking for.

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Old 10-28-2014, 06:30 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA from Arlington, VA
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Thank you for your frankness. Seriously? I had to google who prince bandar was. Where do u live? I'll definitely live far away from you 'folks'.
I asked for advise based on good schools and neighborhood (schooling district). I didn't know I had to be a certain kind of ethnicity or race to live in Virginia.
You can live anywhere in Virginia you want. That doesn't mean everyone is open to different cultures and won't harass you. There are a lot of ignorant people who don't even know the difference between a Sikh and a Muslim.

In fact, a mosque was vandalized in August in a hate crime. As someone who used to live in that area, I wasn't really surprised by the vandalism because frankly that area has a reputation as being pretty close-minded, redneckish.

Having said that, you should be fine in Fairfax County, Arlington, or Alexandria. All of which you could find a house in your price range with a reasonable commute.
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Old 10-28-2014, 06:57 PM
 
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You can live anywhere in Virginia you want. That doesn't mean everyone is open to different cultures and won't harass you. There are a lot of ignorant people who don't even know the difference between a Sikh and a Muslim.
I would just like to point out that the vast majority of people (in NoVA) who do not know the difference between a Sikh and a Muslim are open to learning about it, and certainly won't harass you.
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