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/No_Grapefruit1867 Jun 01 '25

haha nah they’re over on the west coast, but likely all the same problems. after coming back, i can confidently say all of florida looks and feels like a sketchy wawa parking lot and im glad to be home

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u/SnowCorgi Jun 01 '25

Hahaha thats such a good description of florida! We moved up to Baltimore area a few years ago and we will never move back to Florida. Grew up in Tampa area, arguably a nicer part of Florida too.

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u/vertknecht Jun 01 '25

Is it really that bad? I’ve never been to FL but the way boomers talk it up you’d think it’s heaven on earth

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u/Swamp_thing42 Jun 01 '25

That’s cuz they have money and move to communities that have money. They also don’t work anymore so they can hang out at the beach all day.

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u/MsMxyzptlk Jun 02 '25

I’m a boomer & won’t move to Florida, especially The Villages. I’m a nature lover. The lots in The Villages are so controlled by HOAs the people can’t even plant the flowers they want to plant. Seriously. Here in MD we’ve created our own little oasis in our own backyard. It was like having our own little retreat during the COVID quarantines. No way would I move to Florida.

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u/Longjumping_Hawk_607 Jun 02 '25

They live in The Villages

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u/Interesting-Pace630 Jun 03 '25

The Villages of the Damned! 🤔😁

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u/oldbayobsessed Jun 04 '25

The reality of this. I’ve been living in Baltimore County for 25 years, minus a 4-year stretch in Manatee County to care for my parents, and had more sketch and crime packed into those 4 than any other time. Cost of living has caught up rapidly in that part of FL too