Just my opinion.... but anyone who would move from western PA to the D.C. area should have a check up from the neck up.
I can't argue with you as I've never lived in western PA, but I know a whole lot of people who have moved here from there and are glad they did.
But, I am a different sort who loved living in NYC and thrives in metropolitan areas.
It's all good, it just depends on what you like. I live far enough outside the crazy DC zone to keep my own sanity.
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