Why are people in MD so rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and don't notice this. Maybe you would think I'm rude but I'm not. I'm very friendly with sales associates/restaurant workers. I don't randomly talk to strangers on the street as I walk by though. Who does???

We do in our Bethesda neighborhood. It’s how you meet your neighbors! When I moved in 25 years ago, the older people did it and I thought it was a bit strange, having moved from DC, but now I make it a point to say hello to the young couples moving in and it’s really a nice feeling to make new acquaintances in a place that you frequent all the time.

Doesn’t happen in my Bethesda neighborhood. People keep to themselves.

[Anonymous]

I've never noticed that. I actually think many Marylanders are quite nice, friendly, and open. Expect the striving transplant types but they are everywhere in this area

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because Maryland is closer to New York, the home of the rudest people on earth.

I would rather deal with a straightforward NY'er than a passive aggressive aw shucks Midwesterner.

1000%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live on the Maryland/NW DC border and notice a difference in attitude and behavior between the two areas. People in D.C. speak to each other and seem friendly. People in MD (Bethesda) walk with their heads down or walk past you like you don’t exist. For the record, I live on the Maryland side and am new to the area and disappointed that people are so unfriendly.

All I know is I got gas once in Bethesda and a man looked at me with disgust! I think he was judging me by my non luxury car??? Who knows, it was crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live on the Maryland/NW DC border and notice a difference in attitude and behavior between the two areas. People in D.C. speak to each other and seem friendly. People in MD (Bethesda) walk with their heads down or walk past you like you don’t exist. For the record, I live on the Maryland side and am new to the area and disappointed that people are so unfriendly.

All I know is I got gas once in Bethesda and a man looked at me with disgust! I think he was judging me by my non luxury car??? Who knows, it was crazy.

My God, some of you having meltdowns over a LOOK. Maybe he didn't like your outfit, maybe he had RBF and looks at everyone that day, maybe he was just having a rough day.... Honestly if one LOOK is the worst story you have about a place that's proof that the people must be pretty nice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:#1. reason = they are competitive with the world
#2. reason = they are largely descendants from Germany (look it up, its 100% true)
#3. reason = they have undiagnosed intellectual and personality disorders (lots of them)
#4. reason = they spent too much time in MD and it's rubbed off on them from other rude people.

I don’t get your German reference. I grew up in a small midwestern town where most people are of German descent and people are friendly and say hello to strangers they pass on the sidewalk. They rarely honk their car horns. People don’t cut in line. Neighbors know each other and help each other out.

Yeah. You don't get the reference because you're only referring back to your own small town existence. Well done. A grade idiot. Have you never heard of the Berlin Wall and former East Germany? Populated by the most suspicious people on the planet. Get a history book.

You think MD is teeming with transplants from the former East Germany, to the point that Marylanders are generally unfriendly?

[Anonymous]

People in Maryland just look unhappy in general. They don't really like Maryland but can't afford DC or Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Living next to racists in VA, Politicians in DC and Hillbillies in WV is tough on us MD people and we get cranky

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Several cities in Maryland are among the country's most diverse cities. Different cultural backgrounds, different languages, different way of relating to neighbors, strangers, etc. No feeling of community in many areas in Maryland. No feeling of pride in the community, state, or country.

Right, no one has pride in Maryland at all ever. /s

Man we have the flag printed on everything. People love being Marylanders.

I’m from MD and I love this funny upsurge in Maryland pride. I’m all about it. I don’t live nearby anymore but I still have a tiny flag out front. And anytime I spot a crab/horse/lacrosse stick/whatever with a Maryland flag pattern, I know I’m among friends.

[Anonymous]

People in MD (Bethesda) walk with their heads down or walk past you like you don’t exist.

That's because all introverts are required to live in Bethesda. Go find your own tribe and stop expecting us to interact with you. It makes us very uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Living next to racists in VA, Politicians in DC and Hillbillies in WV is tough on us MD people and we get cranky

Not to mention the abomination of VA drivers. That in itself is enough to put most sane people (read: Marylanders) in a foul mood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:#1. reason = they are competitive with the world
#2. reason = they are largely descendants from Germany (look it up, its 100% true)
#3. reason = they have undiagnosed intellectual and personality disorders (lots of them)
#4. reason = they spent too much time in MD and it's rubbed off on them from other rude people.

I don’t get your German reference. I grew up in a small midwestern town where most people are of German descent and people are friendly and say hello to strangers they pass on the sidewalk. They rarely honk their car horns. People don’t cut in line. Neighbors know each other and help each other out.

Yeah. You don't get the reference because you're only referring back to your own small town existence. Well done. A grade idiot. Have you never heard of the Berlin Wall and former East Germany? Populated by the most suspicious people on the planet. Get a history book.

Your childish stereotypical view of the world is embarrassing, and would be offensive if you mattered.
You are the provincial one for whom people only exist in your imagination and books.
The Berlin wall went down 35 years ago.
It was a geopolitical artifact, not the culture if the people of Germany

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:#1. reason = they are competitive with the world
#2. reason = they are largely descendants from Germany (look it up, its 100% true)
#3. reason = they have undiagnosed intellectual and personality disorders (lots of them)
#4. reason = they spent too much time in MD and it's rubbed off on them from other rude people.

I don’t get your German reference. I grew up in a small midwestern town where most people are of German descent and people are friendly and say hello to strangers they pass on the sidewalk. They rarely honk their car horns. People don’t cut in line. Neighbors know each other and help each other out.

Yeah. You don't get the reference because you're only referring back to your own small town existence. Well done. A grade idiot. Have you never heard of the Berlin Wall and former East Germany? Populated by the most suspicious people on the planet. Get a history book.

You think MD is teeming with transplants from the former East Germany, to the point that Marylanders are generally unfriendly?

No. Try again. The original settlers to MD were largely from Germany.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:#1. reason = they are competitive with the world
#2. reason = they are largely descendants from Germany (look it up, its 100% true)
#3. reason = they have undiagnosed intellectual and personality disorders (lots of them)
#4. reason = they spent too much time in MD and it's rubbed off on them from other rude people.

I don’t get your German reference. I grew up in a small midwestern town where most people are of German descent and people are friendly and say hello to strangers they pass on the sidewalk. They rarely honk their car horns. People don’t cut in line. Neighbors know each other and help each other out.

Yeah. You don't get the reference because you're only referring back to your own small town existence. Well done. A grade idiot. Have you never heard of the Berlin Wall and former East Germany? Populated by the most suspicious people on the planet. Get a history book.

Your childish stereotypical view of the world is embarrassing, and would be offensive if you mattered.
You are the provincial one for whom people only exist in your imagination and books.
The Berlin wall went down 35 years ago.
It was a geopolitical artifact, not the culture if the people of Germany

Actually, it was both. It was a cultural reaction to a situation, not dissimilar to people responding in kind to rude Marylanders. Like yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Living next to racists in VA, Politicians in DC and Hillbillies in WV is tough on us MD people and we get cranky

Kind of funny. I live in DC.