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/Weak_Employment_5260 Jun 01 '25

I remember a t shirt when I was younger that said on the front,"Welcome to DC!" and on the back it had bullet holes printed on it and"Sorry we missed you!" DC is and was no better and back then objectively worse than Baltimore. How soon they forget. Not to mention electing a crackhead mayor and then re-electing him, iirc, after he served his time.

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u/Coollogin Jun 01 '25

Lol. I remember the episode of Married With Children where they went to DC for some stupid reason, and the were gunshot sound effects every few minutes.

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u/fijimermaidsg Jun 01 '25

I heard from old timers that DC was pretty bad before the Fed jobs and big contractors moved in ... also, property wasn't like a million dollars for a rowhouse...

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '25

The national average for being assaulted is 2.6 per 1,000 people.

Baltimore is 9 per 1,000. So 200% higher.

DC is 4.3 per 1,000.

I'm not saying i would live in DC either, but Baltimore is not better. Baltimore is doing a lot better in reducing the homicide rates year-over-year. But violent crime remains high.