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The differences between DC and Baltimore are very stark compared to the differences between Dallas and Ft. Worth. Despite all of attempts of Dallas to disguise its Texan ethos, it's essentially a big country/Frontier town in spirit just like Ft. Worth, just with a more shiny, veneer. Culturally, Ft. Worth is a lot more authentically Texan than Dallas, but the cities share far more similarities than either would care to admit.
Also, DC and Baltimore are older and cover far fewer square miles (DC at 67 Sq Mi and Baltimore at 92 Sq Mi) in comparison to Dallas (385 Sq Mi) and Ft. Worth (349 Sq Mi), so the neighborhoods and sense of identity in DC and especially Baltimore are a lot more tightly-knit and go back for decades. The DFW didn't really start growing until around 50 years ago with the advent of central AC, so it doesn't have the hyperlocal culture of Baltimore or old school DC.
While Ft. Worth is a bit quaint and provincial, it's still a much more friendly and open place to outsiders, and Dallas has always had a boosterism factor that opened it to the world (much like Atlanta and Houston) so there is a much more generic feel to the Metroplex overall due to the sheer number of outsiders who have relocated throughout DFW. Northern Virginia, parts of suburban Maryland and many parts of DC have that more generic feel as more transplants have relocated to the DMV area, while Baltimore and its adjacent suburbs have had a more steady growth. PG County (and to an extent, Charles County too) are essentially extensions of old DC as more blacks have become either priced out of DC or "move on up" to a suburban lifestyle.
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There aren't two cities with 100 miles of each other as different as Baltimore and DC. Maybe NYC and Philly, but that's seems to be it.
DC and Baltimore are 40 miles from each other.
SF and Oakland are 10 miles from each other.
Those two are the best examples of stark differences between major US cities that are close to each other.
Stretching the threshold out to 100 miles waters things down too much.
In my experience, one notable difference between Baltimore and Washington is that people in and around Baltimore seem much friendlier and more down-to-earth than people in Washington.
The differences between DC and Baltimore are very stark compared to the differences between Dallas and Ft. Worth. Despite all of attempts of Dallas to disguise its Texan ethos, it's essentially a big country/Frontier town in spirit just like Ft. Worth, just with a more shiny, veneer. Culturally, Ft. Worth is a lot more authentically Texan than Dallas, but the cities share far more similarities than either would care to admit.
Also, DC and Baltimore are older and cover far fewer square miles (DC at 67 Sq Mi and Baltimore at 92 Sq Mi) in comparison to Dallas (385 Sq Mi) and Ft. Worth (349 Sq Mi), so the neighborhoods and sense of identity in DC and especially Baltimore are a lot more tightly-knit and go back for decades. The DFW didn't really start growing until around 50 years ago with the advent of central AC, so it doesn't have the hyperlocal culture of Baltimore or old school DC.
While Ft. Worth is a bit quaint and provincial, it's still a much more friendly and open place to outsiders, and Dallas has always had a boosterism factor that opened it to the world (much like Atlanta and Houston) so there is a much more generic feel to the Metroplex overall due to the sheer number of outsiders who have relocated throughout DFW. Northern Virginia, parts of suburban Maryland and many parts of DC have that more generic feel as more transplants have relocated to the DMV area, while Baltimore and its adjacent suburbs have had a more steady growth. PG County (and to an extent, Charles County too) are essentially extensions of old DC as more blacks have become either priced out of DC or "move on up" to a suburban lifestyle.
It is so fascinating to read the responses between the DC thread buffers and Baltimore stallions!!
Baltimore cats only need to say, "come to our city, we will embrace you and take care of you". DC thread buffers, on the other hand, will search every DC article on the Web and use all of the standard DC intellectual adjectives in order to counter the articles. They will come yelling- "what the ?@!? do you mean DC is not a hip, cool, world class, on-par and booming city????"
Baltimore will tell you to meet them down town. DC is such a stats driven city, which is why you have seen people on here challenging others to name the exact letter of the street corner that a particular back alley is located.
The difference between blue collar and white collar cities is that Baltimore feeds off the long-term energy of the city, while DC feeds off of "newness" and specific rules and regulations to lead their lives.
It is so fascinating to read the responses between the DC thread buffers and Baltimore stallions!!
Baltimore cats only need to say, "come to our city, we will embrace you and take care of you". DC thread buffers, on the other hand, will search every DC article on the Web and use all of the standard DC intellectual adjectives in order to counter the articles. They will come yelling- "what the ?@!? do you mean DC is not a hip, cool, world class, on-par and booming city????"
Baltimore will tell you to meet them down town. DC is such a stats driven city, which is why you have seen people on here challenging others to name the exact letter of the street corner that a particular back alley is located.
The difference between blue collar and white collar cities is that Baltimore feeds off the long-term energy of the city, while DC feeds off of "newness" and specific rules and regulations to lead their lives.
No..the vibe in DC thrives off the old DC. The new transplants from out of town are dry,boring,and stand out like a sore thumb. I dont know about energy in Baltimore, it is not fun at night unless your in college or going to a strip club
No..the vibe in DC thrives off the old DC. The new transplants from out of town are dry,boring,and stand out like a sore thumb. I dont know about energy in Baltimore, it is not fun at night unless your in college or going to a strip club
There's plenty to do at night. Places like, Fells Point, Federal Hill, Powerplant, Canton are busy at night, and they aren't full of college students, or people going to the strip club.
The cultures of the two areas are quite different. Baltimore has more local culture, ethnic enclaves due to being an immigrant hub many moons ago. Baltimore is a very blue collar port city, whereas DC more of a white collar, suite and tie kind of place. Also, DC is far more transient than Baltimore. Someone from DC can explain the local culture better than I can, so I'll leave that up to them.
What kind of ethnic enclaves exist in Baltimore that don't exist in DC?
Koreans also have a sizable presence in Baltimore, especially within the small-business community. Although there's no real concentration like a Little Italy or Greektown.
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