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Originally Posted by syracusa
My point here boilt down to "I am just not compatible with certain types of people and it would be nice if I could live in a neighborhood with people I could relate to and click with". That was all.
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I understand that. That is exactly why my wife and I chose NOT to live in a neighborhood populated with doctors, lawyers and other professionals, even though I myself am a physician. We wouldn't fit in, plain and simple, because we choose to not live the "doctor" lifestyle. We don't want the big house, luxury car, finely landscaped property, designer clothing, etc., and that is how most of my peers live. We don't belong to the country club or send our kids to private school or have custom paving stones leading to our door.
Instead, we bought a modest older home in a more working-class neighborhood. One neighbor works for the utility company. Another works at an auto dealership. A couple of others are teachers. I know of two who are firemen. There are quite a few stay-at-home moms and several retirees. I consider our neighborhood much more down to earth than the neighborhoods where most of my peers live in our area.