The hippy-festival constructed for four days of every year near Eugene, Oregon. Full of old hippies who migrated here in the 70s to live on communes, and their children who grew up with it as a lifestyle. We Eugene folk consider it greatly superior to burning man. However, whatever crazy drug orgies may exist after hours will unfortunately NOT be available to the tourists, because the police watch this place like a hawk. If you manage to get an overnight pass, though, you can get away with much more and it is FUUUN. However, even to those not interested in the scene, going for the day offers a fantastic and safe taste of the hippie experience.
Man, the oregon country fair was so great, I felt reborn after staying. Though that may have been all the shrooms.
by Dr Spork April 17, 2011
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by Adam Wr December 3, 2007
Get the north country fair mug.A county that is supposedly one of the richest in the COUNTRY, yet fails to administer doors to classrooms and bathroom stalls or textbooks that aren't at least 8 years old unless you were born in the right year.
by Biteme November 16, 2004
Get the Fairfax County Public Schools mug.The underage drinking and weed capitol of the country. Where Dispatch and Dave Matthews are the anthems, and pink polos, lobsters and Lilly are the uniform. Every kid attempts to be ghetto at one point or another but Norwalk is the last place you will ever find them. FCers as freshman can drink college seniors under the table.
by Greenwich Pride April 6, 2005
Get the Fairfield County mug.A pretty good place to grow up. Borders Loudoun County to the west, Arlington, Alexandria and DC to the east, and Prince William to the South. The Potomac runs alongside it at points.
Very well educated, and not too much crime (especially compared to DC, with Southeast DC in particular). Racially diverse as well, and also quite liberal, though that has its positive and negative side. The Washington Metro, a subway system with stops in multiple parts of VA, DC and Maryland, is a wonderful asset (though those coming from New York shouldn't expect all too much). Temperatures can get into the 90s during the summer and dip below 20 in the winter, but the summers and winters are manageable.
Unfortunately, with the high income of this area comes pretty expensive costs of living. Some teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools (a very good, but not perfect school system) have to commute from outside the county's borders. And yes, traffic can be awful. The Metro should be used as much as possible.
Are there huge differences between Fairfax County and Montgomery County (Maryland), Arlington or Alexandria? No, not really. They're all places some people would dream to raise their kids. Anyone who's ready to trash another part of the DC suburbs should remember how fortunate those people are to be near a wonderful city and in a relatively safe environment.
Very well educated, and not too much crime (especially compared to DC, with Southeast DC in particular). Racially diverse as well, and also quite liberal, though that has its positive and negative side. The Washington Metro, a subway system with stops in multiple parts of VA, DC and Maryland, is a wonderful asset (though those coming from New York shouldn't expect all too much). Temperatures can get into the 90s during the summer and dip below 20 in the winter, but the summers and winters are manageable.
Unfortunately, with the high income of this area comes pretty expensive costs of living. Some teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools (a very good, but not perfect school system) have to commute from outside the county's borders. And yes, traffic can be awful. The Metro should be used as much as possible.
Are there huge differences between Fairfax County and Montgomery County (Maryland), Arlington or Alexandria? No, not really. They're all places some people would dream to raise their kids. Anyone who's ready to trash another part of the DC suburbs should remember how fortunate those people are to be near a wonderful city and in a relatively safe environment.
"So where did you go to high school?"
"Oh, in Fairfax County."
"Not bad! Be thankful for all the resources you have there. I grew up in a place with a bad school system, lots of crime and not many opportunities."
"Oh, in Fairfax County."
"Not bad! Be thankful for all the resources you have there. I grew up in a place with a bad school system, lots of crime and not many opportunities."
by Einaltereinwohner April 29, 2010
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by Why? June 28, 2004
Get the fairfield county mug.A county in NoVA that people who live there will constantly tell you that its "culturally diverse". In reality its the typical American suburb full of white people stuck up in upper-middle class homes in cul-de-sacs. Traffic is horrible here since the county can never project its growing population and has 2 lane roads serving massive suburban sprawl developments. Only thing good about this county is it schools and those are at best DECENT. Every high school and most elementary schools are extremely overcrowded but some odd ass reason the middle schools are under crowded. Oh yeah the boundaries for the schools look like they were drawn by a local preschool class. Kids will be bussed to schools 2 miles away but live across from one. Everyone in the western portion of the county wishes that the Loudoun County line would be drawn further east so *GASP!!!!!!!!* they wouldnt have to live in the same county as Springfield!!!!!!!!!! Cuz ya know, one bad, insignificant place that there own county left to rot back in the late 1980s. Also, if you drive around you will begin to notice that all the houses look the same. Most of the time you can correctly guess the floorplan of a home from looking at it. The neighborhoods here are very territorial, places such as Hampton Forest in Fairfax or Virginia Run in Centreville are majority white neighborhoods where the teenagers who live there think they own the world and that anyone who lives in house worth less than 600K is dirt poor.
Fairfax County, a place where people tell you its diverse, when in reality its full of suburban white people.
by Fellow Suburbanite December 30, 2014
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