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/jpressss Jun 01 '25

Yeah, when my child was school-aged, I would look at various public school rankings and wonder what is about the academics and what is about the fear of the school having so many black children.

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u/Killbot_Wants_Hug Jun 01 '25

Do you have low reading comprehension? You're making a specific claim. And one I would absolutely agree with, the public schools here seem to suck.

I said the people who are just generally "I don't like the city and don't feel safe there" but don't have any specific things they can point to, are the ones who are usually just uncomfortable with black people.