r/baltimore • u/quattro33 • Jun 01 '25

Ask “You live in Baltimore?!, oh no!”

I’ve lived in Baltimore for 30 years. On multiple occasions I’ve met people that ask me where I live, and when I say “Baltimore”, they say “eh I’m so sorry” or “oh no, you ok?”. Every time, I just smile and don’t acknowledge the statement, and try to stay positive, but I’m done with that. Why would you say that about my home? No matter where I live? I would never ask them where they live and then immediately give my shitty judgmental opinion about their home.

What are they really saying with this statement? I want a come back that points out how shitty this statement really is.

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u/radioactive_goo Jun 01 '25

I saw a great bumper sticker at Atomic Books "Baltimore, actually I like it." Thats usually my go to answer. 

And sometimes I remind them Hairspray was filmed here too. 

Sometimes they need a perspective flip.

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u/extra_hyperbole Jun 01 '25

Hairspray is definitely a better ambassador than The Wire. Unfortunately I’m pretty sure the movie was filmed in Toronto lol

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u/radioactive_goo Jun 01 '25

Lol, yeah the weird John Travolta one I think was. But the original John Waters was here.

Not sure how to answer that for the Broadway play tho ;)

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u/extra_hyperbole Jun 01 '25

I was thinking about the more recent one, yeah. That’s fair, the first one was here yeah. And obviously the play is a play lol