News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Moving to DC in 2023?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Moving to DC in 2023? by torstenvl on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:23AM (#34694759)
The suburbs are not bland, DC is. The idea that DC is a richer experience than Alexandria or Manassas or Frederick or Fredericksburg is absurd. These are places with centuries of character, not the transient facade you find in DC.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Moving to DC in 2023? by mixmastamyk on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:03PM (#34695405)
Those were not recommended upthread.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Moving to DC in 2023? by TimC123456 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:33PM (#34695874)
Sorry, I was referring to the previous commenter's list of suburbs, like Pentagon City, Clarendon, Rosslyn, Tysons, Reston, Herndon, etc. in that corridor out to Dulles.

(Downtown) Alexandria is lovely. Manassas and Fredericksburg (VA), and Frederick (MD), are very distinct from DC and the DMV suburbs, though—to me they feel much more like separate cities/towns in Virginia and Maryland (with all that Civil War history you're referring to).

[ Parent | on HN ]