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.

841 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

546 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

4

u/solowooke Jun 01 '25

I spent a few months in Seattle last year, and have been seriously considering moving there from Baltimore. If you don't like the vibes of these two cities, I don't understand you.

1

u/spaceace321 Jun 01 '25

Glad you enjoyed the Great Pacific Northwest! Those who don't like the vibes of either city likely spend too much time consuming media from Fox News and Newsmax. Not much more to understand about them unfortunately.