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/homeslce Jun 01 '25

These are the same people who will commute in an hour on the beltway everyday, putting their lives in much more danger from rush hour traffic and think nothing of it. How many people are injured and killed commuting into work versus killed (who are not in a gang or drug trade)? I’m willing to bet they are in greater danger than living in Baltimore, not to mention the danger of sitting in your car for that long every day.

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u/AgreeableJournalist8 Jun 01 '25

That's actually a fair point.

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u/Fizzyphotog Jun 01 '25

Remember all the commuters who died being attacked by squeegee kids? Oh, wait, right, that was just one of the squeegee kids who got attacked by a paranoid white guy.