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Anonymous wrote:MD sucks and I left (3rd gen.). It's gone downhill considerably in MoCo anyway. And you couldn't pay me to live (again) in the Baltimore area omg it's the most ghetto place I've ever seen in my life. And the eastern shore is all farms. The Appalachia panhandle is hillbilly. There's Fredneck. Howard county, while improved, is a suburb of Baltimore. I would only live there if I was African American due to the lack of in NoVA. I wouldn't feel comfortable being way in the minority in my town.

"If I were AA." If you don't want to sound hillbilly, you need to get these things right.

(Also making you sound hillbilly: looking down on minorities in particular, but also your disdain for farms compared to your admiration of Howard sub-development hell.)

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Anonymous wrote:Maryland has the top schools in the nation. We have one of the highest standards of living and per capita income. It's beautiful here -- the mountains, the ocean, the Chesapeake Bay. We have the most affluent majority African-American county in the United States.

Because things are so good here, Maryland is probably more transient than a lot of other places -- hence people want to go back to whatever crapburg they came from. I'm a native Marylander but I can't count too many among my circle of friends who are. And yes, they all want to go back to Pennsylvania (ha) or Illinois, because home is home.

Are you seriously listing PG County as a positive?

I live in PG and love it. Granted I live in Old Greenbelt where everyone not only knows their neighbors but likes them. We are a quirky mix of NASA scientists, writers, and artists. I love hosting parties and listening to the conversations between friends with a high school diploma and friends with PhD's because there is enough common ground to have meaningful conversations that aren't just about their kids. They talk about the environment, local politics, gardening and more. Where else do you have people from all different walks of backgrounds, races, cultures, and incomes, living in the same community. The cooperative housing has really leveled the playing field in such a way that we just see our neighbors as friends. I always describe Old Greenbelt as a Utopia in the hustle and bustle of DC area living.

Different poster, but yes, I'm very proud our state has such a high concentration of affluent African Americans. Very.

Anonymous wrote:Born and raised Marylander.

Pros: LOVE that I have access to the beach, mountains and a major metropolotain city; the schools; diversity/cultured people; short drive to other major metropolotain cities on the east coast.

Cons: Shitty attitudes of people, especially in MoCo; cost of living; a one party state (and it is not the party I support).

I stay here mainly because family is here and with three, small kids, it would be dumb to move away from family, but I do also stay here becuase I think it is a really great place to live and raise a family. I just disagree with the politics and the poor attitudes of the people around here (not holding doors, saying "Please" or "thank-you", aggressive driving, general saltiness)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maryland has the top schools in the nation. We have one of the highest standards of living and per capita income. It's beautiful here -- the mountains, the ocean, the Chesapeake Bay. We have the most affluent majority African-American county in the United States.

Because things are so good here, Maryland is probably more transient than a lot of other places -- hence people want to go back to whatever crapburg they came from. I'm a native Marylander but I can't count too many among my circle of friends who are. And yes, they all want to go back to Pennsylvania (ha) or Illinois, because home is home.

Are you seriously listing PG County as a positive?

I live in PG and love it. Granted I live in Old Greenbelt where everyone not only knows their neighbors but likes them. We are a quirky mix of NASA scientists, writers, and artists. I love hosting parties and listening to the conversations between friends with a high school diploma and friends with PhD's because there is enough common ground to have meaningful conversations that aren't just about their kids. They talk about the environment, local politics, gardening and more. Where else do you have people from all different walks of backgrounds, races, cultures, and incomes, living in the same community. The cooperative housing has really leveled the playing field in such a way that we just see our neighbors as friends. I always describe Old Greenbelt as a Utopia in the hustle and bustle of DC area living.

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Anonymous wrote:Maryland has the top schools in the nation. We have one of the highest standards of living and per capita income. It's beautiful here -- the mountains, the ocean, the Chesapeake Bay. We have the most affluent majority African-American county in the United States.

Because things are so good here, Maryland is probably more transient than a lot of other places -- hence people want to go back to whatever crapburg they came from. I'm a native Marylander but I can't count too many among my circle of friends who are. And yes, they all want to go back to Pennsylvania (ha) or Illinois, because home is home.

Are you seriously listing PG County as a positive?