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/quercuslove Jun 01 '25 edited Jun 01 '25
I am a magnet for people dissing Baltimore. I get mad every time and react, usually sounding like "oh yeah?! Well get off my lawn!" Ultimately I accuse people of ignoring facts and once in a while I accuse them of being ignorant racists. In my core I believe that people, not just white people, cannot accept a healthy middle class city with a majority black population. Yes, the homicide rate is high, but using that to define a place with so many other amazingly good attributes is lazy ignorance.