Is Springfield really going down teh shitter....

[Maengelito]

I would have to say that the area between Springfield and Annandale (up the Backlick area) is one of the worst in the areas except for (obviously) SE and NE DC, woodbridge, and most of Maryland near the DC border. Springfield is responsible for all but one of my break-ins (1 car theft - springfield mall, 2 break-ins, and 1 "left the car on bricks" incident...[thinking]did that really happen?[/thinking] hock: ) and i lived on the alexandria/springfield border.

Eh I dont know that it is as bad as you all make it out to be. To be honest I used to love going to springfield mall as a kid because it was a change from most other malls in the NOVA areas that are pretty much all white. I dunno, I grew up in North Springfield, essentially in annandale, and Ive never had any complaints about this area. It seems like just because we have a ton of hispanics (although where in NOVA doesnt) and koreans people seem to think this area is shit. Ill never understand it. Never have I felt unsafe here, at school, outside, in a mall, etc. And to be fair Jray, you had what, an ek si stolen and an integra broken into (IIRC), its not like those cars are exclusivly taken in this part of northern virginia.

word. i do like nova and i hope to move back sometime soon. yeah the traffic sucks as has been stated, but i grew up in nova and its never been good. you get used to it. you are never happy about it, but you adjust fire and deal because there's really no way around it. but the nightlife in DC is just a stone's throw away (or a tranny ride/walk away) and its one of the livliest in the country from what i've heard.