More Southern Influence: Baltimore or St. Louis? (people, Boston, Chicago)
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Baltimore is not southern, maybe they were in the Antebellum days, but things have changed, it's just another Bos-Wash city now
A good example is many Boston natives have don't real know what grits are, or never eaten grits.
In Baltimore they are present, maybe not a staple, but there.
While Boston is known for steamers, and steamed lobster, Baltimore's crabcakes? Deep Fried.
College Football is important in Baltimore, and there is literally no College Hockey Teams in the entire state of Maryland.
Lakes and Ponds don't regularly freeze in Maryland like they do in the Northeast, thus people don't go ice fishing or ice skating as much.
But other than what people eat and do for entertainment and recreation, there isn't much difference between Boston (northern end of the Bos-Wash) and Baltimore.
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Lolol
The characters are fictional, but the city and atmosphere are perfectly recreated, especially helped by the fact that the show was shot in Baltimore, and the creater of the show was from the city as well as I stated
I watched every episode of The Wire, AND HAVE BEEN TO BALTIMORE, I stand by my opinion. David Simon is from Baltimore, so The Wire very accurately depicts the city
David Simon is from DC. Also, some things weren't completely accurate about the show. The dialect was a little off, I know we're southern, but we don't sounds like anyone else anywhere, yet some of the characters (Omar )sounds straight out of Memphis. Also, why did they have some over the characters speaking like slaves? I found that a little"off" as well.
A good example is many Boston natives have don't real know what grits are, or never eaten grits.
In Baltimore they are present, maybe not a staple, but there.
While Boston is known for steamers, and steamed lobster, Baltimore's crabcakes? Deep Fried.
College Football is important in Baltimore, and there is literally no College Hockey Teams in the entire state of Maryland.
Lakes and Ponds don't regularly freeze in Maryland like they do in the Northeast, thus people don't go ice fishing or ice skating as much.
But other than what people eat and do for entertainment and recreation, there isn't much difference between Boston (northern end of the Bos-Wash) and Baltimore.
1. Lol.. Grits, really? Funny thing is that I've never heard of yellow grits until my GF, who's from Georgia told me about them. I've always been a fan of cream of wheat.
2. Crab Cakes are fried or Broiled
3. lakes and ponds freeze in Maryland. I've been stupid enough to test them myself.
1. Lol.. Grits, really? Funny thing is that I've never heard of yellow grits until my GF, who's from Georgia told me about them. I've always been a fan of cream of wheat.
2. Crab Cakes are fried or Broiled
3. lakes and ponds freeze in Maryland. I've been stupid enough to test them myself.
They may freeze but in New England most winters you can drive a 800lb snowmobile across a lake, I wouldn't do that in Maryland ( they Land Planes on Lake Winnie)
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David Simon is from DC. Also, some things weren't completely accurate about the show. The dialect was a little off, I know we're southern, but we don't sounds like anyone else anywhere, yet some of the characters (Omar )sounds straight out of Memphis. Also, why did they have some over the characters speaking like slaves? I found that a little"off" as well.
David Simon worked for the Baltimore Sun for years before getting into television. Anyways, I didn't detect southern accents in the show, characters sounded typical east coast, except for Hauk/Herc, and that was because Dominic Lombardozzi can't shake his Bronx accent
David Simon worked for the Baltimore Sun for years before getting into television. Anyways, I didn't detect southern accents in the show, characters sounded typical east coast, except for Hauk/Herc, and that was because Dominic Lombardozzi can't shake his Bronx accent
Those characters sounded fresh off the plantation.
David Simon worked for the Baltimore Sun for years before getting into television. Anyways, I didn't detect southern accents in the show, characters sounded typical east coast, except for Hauk/Herc, and that was because Dominic Lombardozzi can't shake his Bronx accent
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What is "typical East Coast"?
Not the stereotypical southern accent, what is it with you? When I've been in all the Bos-Wash major cities, the way people talked was never too different between Boston or Philadelphia or DC, now Jackson, MS or New Orleans, then you knew you were somewhere different
Not the stereotypical southern accent, what is it with you? When I've been in all the Bos-Wash major cities, the way people talked was never too different between Boston or Philadelphia or DC, now Jackson, MS or New Orleans, then you knew you were somewhere different
Actually New Orleans is known for having a NY-esque accent. And there are indeed variations in the accents of the Bos-Wash cities; there is no "typical East Coast accent."
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