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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Outside of North Baltimore and a few islands sprinkled lightly in the city. The city is very much ghetto, backwards, and extremely corrupt. It's like every local leader there is like Marion Barry. After working in social services there, the only time I step foot in Baltimore is to attend events at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore is what DC was 20 years ago with the crime, drugs, and so many other social ills. Besides rural Mexico, Baltimore is the only place that I've feared my life. It's like a third world country in so many ways. You basically have to live like a soldier in combat by watching your back at all times to make sure that you don't become a victim of a crime. Another weird thing about Baltimore is that it also has some people who remind me of southern hicks. The mentality there is more southern than southern cities like Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Austin, Dallas, and Charlotte. Racism is rampant there from both whites and blacks. It's not a cosmopolitan or a diverse city at all. So, between the hoodrats, southern hillbillies, and the corrupt politicians I would avoid Baltimore at all cost. The things that I saw and experienced there through my old job were deplorable on so many levels. I kept wondering, "Is this really the United States of America or a third world country?" It's really different than Washington DC. I mean REALLY different! [/quote]

My experience was very different.

I lived in Baltimore from 2001-2005, in both Washington Village/Pigtown and in Charles Village.  I worked downtown for most of that time, although I later got a job in Towson.  When I worked downtown, I commuted by bus or on foot.  The worst crime I ever encuontered was having one of my car windows broken.  Since nothing was taken, I can't tell whether it was a robbery attempt or someone hitting my car.  I wold classify myself as fairly street smart, and I truly didn't have any problems.  I found my neighbirs (especially in Pigtown) to be friendly and welcoming (In Charles Village most of my neigbors were students, and I didn't interact much with them).  I'm not telling you to move to Baltimore or not move...but I highly recommend checking it out for yourself and assessing your own comfort level.

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