Do Virginians hate Marylanders? (Mount Vernon, Columbia: crime rate, neighborhood, buy)

[Nebat]

I certainly do not hate maryland, but like it very much, despite the crazy drivers. But VA has them too. I have always thought of MD as being a kind of brother state to VA. Both have many commonalities like DC, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and many many other things. It doesn't feel like NC until you get well past Richmond or Lynchburg. Everything in between is just VA. My boss is from the Baltimore area and he doesn't seem to make any fun of VA, in fact he's kind of a country bumpkin. He confirmed that he was while in MD, so he wasn't assimilated or anything. People might make jokes about their neighbor states, like VA with WVA, it doesn't mean you don't like them. I actually pick on people I like. So whatever.

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by Billiam

Do Virginians hate Marylanders? I've always wondered that. It seems like they do a lot. is that true?

Yes, definitely, but I wouldn't say they hate Marylanders (many of them work in the same places), but the state itslef. On these boards especially you will never hear a bad word uttered about VA (on the MD board anyway, I don't follow this one), and anytime anywhere in MD is compared to VA, it's usually negative. It's seemts to be mostly political. I know a lot of people from Virginia, especially from work, and anytime the word "Maryland" comes up, it's either one of 3 things:

1. crime in Prince George's
2. over-regulation, taxation, and illegal immigration in Montgomery
3. The Ultra-left state politics, single party rule, and high taxes

Most of it is based on stereotypes and exaggerated, from the people I've talked to anyway. I think most of it is misinformation. From the people I've talked to they really don't know that much about the state. One thing I will never forget is when I was at Kings Dominion once there were these two guys talking in line and one of them said he was from Baltimore, and the other guy (either from Virginia or NC) didn't even know it was in Maryland. I also think it's a North/South thing (and yes I know some people still consider MD and DC to be Southern). I remember when they closed off the DC/VA bridges for the Inauguration, a lot of people were joking saying that it was the Civil War all over again, and I heard that many Virginians were actually complaining about DC's favoritism to MD.

Apart from the immediate DC suburbs there's really not that many similarities between the two states. Even in the DC suburbs the only two counties alike would be Fairfax and Montgomery, and if you tell a Virginian that they'll say that Ffx doesn't have illegal immigrants and is superior.

[Teebyrd86]

Originally Posted by cpterp

Even in the DC suburbs the only two counties alike would be Fairfax and Montgomery, and if you tell a Virginian that they'll say that Ffx doesn't have illegal immigrants and is superior.

I am a Virginian and I would never say that.. Fairfax has plenty of illegal immigrants there is no denying that one bit. And in my opinion Fairfax is far from superior although I like living in it.

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by Teebyrd86

I am a Virginian and I would never say that.. Fairfax has plenty of illegal immigrants there is no denying that one bit. And in my opinion Fairfax is far from superior although I like living in it.

Thank you. Finally an honest Northern Virginian who doesn't despise the people across the river.

[Teebyrd86]

Originally Posted by cpterp

Thank you. Finally an honest Northern Virginian who doesn't despise the people across the river.

Does being here a month give me that title yet?

[Stephen 81]

Originally Posted by cpterp

Thank you. Finally an honest Northern Virginian who doesn't despise the people across the river.

I think there's a lot of animosity coming from both sides. You're just not as aware of how Montgomery County natives react to Northern Virginians. Many people from suburban Maryland seem to think Northern Virginia has more in common with Birmingham, Alabama than with Rockville.

But given that MoCo and Ffx have roughly equivalent numbers of Latinos, I think it's safe to assume that one county's Latino population is no more legal or illegal than the other's.

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by Stephen 81

I think there's a lot of animosity coming from both sides. You're just not as aware of how Montgomery County natives react to Northern Virginians. Many people from suburban Maryland seem to think Northern Virginia has more in common with Birmingham, Alabama than with Rockville.

But given that MoCo and Ffx have roughly equivalent numbers of Latinos, I think it's safe to assume that one county's Latino population is no more legal or illegal than the other's.

I'm not so sure about that. I've heard a lot of MoCo natives complain about the county, particularly the taxes and far-left politics, while praising Fairfax. Every county/city in the DC Area is unique in it's own way, although there are some that are very similar such as Fairfax and Montgomery, and heavily-urban downcounty Montgomery and Arlington.

I'm glad to see that there at least two non-haters though.

[ToughLuv]

Oh God here we go again, Maryland people are always crying about how VA has so much better highways going into DC..Well did you all realize that you can literally walk from PG County Maryland into DC? You cant do that from Virginia...And as far as Maryland hate I dont hear it down here or even on this forum..From my experience there's more hate for NoVa than there is for Maryland...Because I have heard PLENTY of garbage said about NoVA..Honestly I dont think the avg Virginian outside of NoVa even really cares about Maryland or is really that informed about it..When I have told people Im from Baltimore I've had about 3 people say "oh what state is that in" or they have to think about it..

[cpterp]

Originally Posted by ToughLuv

Oh God here we go again, Maryland people are always crying about how VA has so much better highways going into DC.

Uh, actually I think you have it backwards. I don't think anyone in their right minds would say that VA has better access to DC, especially not with the I-66, I-395, I-95 parking lots.

Originally Posted by ToughLuv

And as far as Maryland hate I dont hear it down here or even on this forum..From my experience there's more hate for NoVa than there is for Maryland...Because I have heard PLENTY of garbage said about NoVA..Honestly I dont think the avg Virginian outside of NoVa even really cares about Maryland or is really that informed about it..When I have told people Im from Baltimore I've had about 3 people say "oh what state is that in" or they have to think about it.

Trust me, read thhe MD board, or simply read the Washington Post and the comments pages there. As for Baltimore I've seen the same exact thing happen before and I was dumbfounded. I went to Kings Dominion and someone else in the line was telling this guy he was from Baltimore, and the guy asked where that was. I couldn't tell you how shocked I was.

[Stephen 81]

Originally Posted by ToughLuv

Oh God here we go again, Maryland people are always crying about how VA has so much better highways going into DC..Well did you all realize that you can literally walk from PG County Maryland into DC? You cant do that from Virginia...And as far as Maryland hate I dont hear it down here or even on this forum..From my experience there's more hate for NoVa than there is for Maryland...Because I have heard PLENTY of garbage said about NoVA..Honestly I dont think the avg Virginian outside of NoVa even really cares about Maryland or is really that informed about it..When I have told people Im from Baltimore I've had about 3 people say "oh what state is that in" or they have to think about it..

I live in Virginia and can walk into DC in about 15 minutes. The bridges do have pedestrian access, aside from the 14th St Bridge.

But you are probably right, Virginians outside of NoVA don't really care about Maryland. Just like I don't think Baltimoreans really have much of an opinion about Virginia.