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Tell that to most of the locals on Bmore's streets who appear to be down on there luck and who act like there isn't a future for them in the pursuit of higher education. They need a motivational check is what! Some of the locals in DC have this issue as well, but I doubt it's as severe as it is up in Baltimore. ONE of the best ways to revitalize an entire city and to give it a bright future is by getting people off the damn streets and try taking the world on the smart way. Be it private/public/charter education or home-schooling, whichever they have to do to make it in the world. Street smarts can ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR. Call me an optimistic idealist, but that's how it is.
As a DC native who moved to Bmore recently I like charm city. Why are so many DC area so conceited when it comes to Baltimore?
As a DC native currently living in Baltimore, the only conversations I can recall about Baltimore were the harbor, Lexington market, buying crabs and basketball. Growing up in DC there was always a basketball rivalry between the two cities. Nothing else. Folks in DC don't sit around hating Baltimore.
I grew up in DC and at best, the opposite was true. I don't recall any disparaging remarks about Baltimore. Most of us liked it. We rooted for the Os and were sorry to see the Colts leave. Memorial Stadium and Lexington Market were great places to visit as was the Inner Harbor later on.
That's what I remember. Most of us didn't venture past Lexington Market. I used to watch Colts games and orioles cause we didn't have a baseball team for awhile.
As a DC native who moved to Bmore recently I like charm city. Why are so many DC area so conceited when it comes to Baltimore?
Because you haven't been shot couple of times and raped in daytime. Additionally, I heard the cops are very unprofessional at Baltimore. It's not surprising, considering Baltimore is basically 90's DC, when it was bad. Too many crack houses, too many blocks that cops refuse to go or communities as whole don't care about, too much division of income, too much prostitutes, mobs and pimps, and lack of resources, because the housing cost is so low compare to DC.
It's an hour and a half drive from Baltimore to DC, if you leave at crack of dawn, and I think a lot of people do this.
So, I believe there are some charm, amazing food (better seafood than DC for sure), and some old school charm, however, cons weigh too heavily against pros, compare to DC for Baltimore. So, it's not really a conceited view, rather common sense.
There are just more desperate people in Baltimore than DC. And desperate people do some crazy stuff.
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