Comments on: Baltimore vs DC: Do they actually compare?

By: Iwantpizzabutimtoolazytogetup

Iwantpizzabutimtoolazytogetup — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:36:25 +0000

I’ve gotta throw my two cents in about growing up in the Maryland suburbs. I grew up in Annapolis and when the weekends rolled around, you had to choose where to party - Baltimore or DC. That’s pretty much how it was, and why the majority of younger people ‘identified’ with either, or. Point is, I think everyones perception of each city depends on their individual personality…

Anyway, my sister lives in Baltimore, and I’m down in DC. Good times.

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By: greekmaria

greekmaria — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:36:45 +0000

Dear Lord, the “racialist” tension was getting high there! I grew up in PG County outside of SE DC –no a place I would consider uppity, in fact much more like the neighborhoods of most of DC except on the NW sides and Dupont. I spent every weekend as a teen and a college student in and around various areas of DC and loved the old Adams Morgan African and Ethiopian restaurants and clubs, the area around Howard University, nifty neighborhoods in Anacostia and other little surprises. I was a white girl who grew up in the distinct minority from early on. Now I live in Baltimore. And let me tell you that there is no comparison. I love it here–but not really for any of the reasons mentions in the blog. I love it because Baltimore loves itself. Drive down 25th on the east side in the early evening and you will see little kids and their parents at the ball fields. Come over to Park Heights on Saturday morning and watch the families walking to shul. Go down to Lexington Market at midday and taste what’s cooking. Go uptown to Charles Village and spy on the college kids at JHU. Baltimore loves what it has and embraces its weirdness, its normalness and its ugliness. There is a contingent that must be dealt with that is ruining it for everybody. But no matter–life goes on. I will never go back to the DC area.

By: STRIKE

STRIKE — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:01:42 +0000

LOL Thanks, I know how MURDER is spelled it’s called a typing error. My comment is stil true.

By: TheHolyFatman

TheHolyFatman — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:19:51 +0000

Murder is spelled M U R D E R.

By: STRIKE

STRIKE — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:03:52 +0000

I don’t think the “NATIVES” of Baltimore or DC have a problem with each other. I believe it’s really the out of towners who move to the area with these stupid attitudes. Both cities have had thier fair share of problems. Both have held the title of being the “MUREDER CAPITAL”. Truthfully we should spend more time building up the area as a whole.

By: sunchaser

sunchaser — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:40:12 +0000

I’ve been on that MARC train once before (the one where everyone drinks together), it does exist!

The ticket collector was way cool too. He kept telling everyone that I was his daughter

By: Laundro

Laundro — Fri, 25 May 2007 04:34:51 +0000

I actually grew up in DC and lived there most of my life up until last fall. I am now a Baltimorian. And I am quickly falling in love with the character of this city and what it has to offer.

There are parts of DC I will always love and will never be replaced, but I think you really hit it accurately with this post.

By: mary

mary — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:50:49 +0000

you forget about the actual residents from DC, there is a whole other culture behind all the suits that are not even from DC. The die hard redskin fans and the people grew up in the neighborhoods outside of georgetown. I’m not from DC but I grew up literally across the line of MD and Southeast, I agree about Baltimore, it’s a great city and I love living here now, but like I said don’t forget about the real DC and the real people that live there and are from there.

By: TheHolyFatman

TheHolyFatman — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:33:08 +0000

To sum up the comments, I believe residents in both towns really need to explore past the downtown areas and into the neighborhoods to really experience nightlife, Myself included.

Perhaps if some suggestions are given, that could invite some unexpected out of towners to a corner bar in DC? and Vice Versa, of course.