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imbolcnight t1_j9qkcla wrote

I said this the last time this quote got posted here, but why not say it again: My favorite John Waters quote about Baltimore is the difference between New York and Baltimore is that New York is full of normal people who think they're weird and Baltimore is full of weird people who think they're normal.

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RL_Mutt t1_j9qlccy wrote

Former NYer here, and god damn is that the truth.

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dizzy_centrifuge t1_j9qvb61 wrote

As a former NYer who just spent the week in Brooklyn, this feels very untrue. Everyone in NY tries hard to stand out. No one in Baltimore tries at anything. I see very little eccentricity in this coty beyond the odd schizos

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timmg42 t1_j9r2brb wrote

That's the whole point of his quote. NYer's feel they have to show their weirdness. Bmoreans just are weird with no pretense.

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lpycb42 t1_j9r39ix wrote

Right, they don’t try they just are; so they don’t have to try.

Brooklynites have to try because they aren’t.

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No-Success7693 t1_j9uirmt wrote

Brooklyn is a very small sample of life in the city. I think maybe people try a little harder over in Curtis Bay.

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dangerbird2 t1_j9qkg7r wrote

Funnily enough, that in reverse is basically how my family ended up in the Baltimore area after emigrating from Ireland in the 1840s. They landed in NY, and planned to go to Texas, but ran out of money in Cockysville, which is how the area near the quarries there got its name

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ThebesSacredBand t1_j9r528m wrote

So your family were the original Cockys? That is so cool. I used to live there and I can't imagine what it used to look like.

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N_Continent t1_j9s9wy9 wrote

I’m guessing he’s probably referring to the small region inside Cockeysville named ‘Texas.’ It’s right across the street from the stone quarry near where Padonia and Beaver Dam roads meet. It has a Sam’s Club and a Lowe’s and that’s pretty much it.

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RL_Mutt t1_j9qafn6 wrote

Had a kid in a shiesty ask me no less than 4 times via hand signals for my phone today, at stop light at 8am.

I get it, you need to make a phone call, but go to a gas station, a rite aid, a CVS, or anywhere else. I’m not handing you my phone when I’m in a car and you’re on foot. I laughed about it the rest of the way to work.

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thelovelylydz t1_j9qku3h wrote

Lol last week, I had a middle schooler walking down the street ask to finish my cig. I was like, absolutely not, but I will definitely be saying "Can I cop that fugg" next time I need to bum one.

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lasthorizon25 t1_j9rd2ru wrote

HAHA amazing. Reminds me of a time I was biking to work and a middle school kid waved me down on my bike and asked me if I'd go to the vape store nearby and buy him a vape pen with the $10 he had in his hand. Along with the fact that that was definitely not enough money my first instinct was to just go "absolutely not." He just stares at me for a second and then goes, ".......fuuuuuuuuck." I biked away.

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rhinestone_indian t1_j9rzo23 wrote

All of y’all say that but people do that because Baltimore is literally a “you never know, fuck it” type of city. Growing up there kinda warped me.

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RL_Mutt t1_j9s0l6s wrote

Oh I 100% agree. He kept asking other people in stopped traffic and I can guarantee that there are one or two people gullible enough to just hand over their phone to a random person.

I was on my lunch break in Times Square in like 2014 and a German family came up to me out of nowhere on the street. The Mother handed me her phone with one of those cases where they had their credit cards and other things in a pocket and asked me if I knew the number for a cab to Rockefeller Center.

I was dumbfounded. Just gave me an $800 iPhone with zero hesitation. Those folks are definitely out there.

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HamiltonCis t1_j9th6t1 wrote

they just aren't used to the crime we have in our cities.

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No-Success7693 t1_j9ujkmi wrote

A while back, I was driving up MLK and a younger white guy was on the median strip, presumably to panhandle. When I stopped in traffic and looked at him, I realized he was pointing to his wrist, holding his arms up, then waving a middle finger at all the cars. Did this whole cycle three or four times.

I rolled down my window and asked him what was up. He said "Can you tell me what time it is?"

I told him, and he politely thanked me and told me to have a good one.

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stirfriedquinoa t1_j9ra805 wrote

I have heard this referred to as the Saltshaker Cap Theory. God sprinkled the world with a few weirdos here and there, but when He got to Baltimore, the cap fell off the saltshaker.

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CreampuffOfLove t1_j9s8qgw wrote

I mean, my people got off the boat in Locust Point, walked about 8-10 blocks, and just stayed! But certainly extremely strange lol.

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wbruce098 t1_j9rgahm wrote

Almost literally how I ended up here 🤷🏻‍♂️

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lolanaboo_ t1_j9s2s1b wrote

Love him. Love Serial Mom even more 😂😂😂

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J_K_Mooney t1_j9rplhk wrote

This simultaneously sums up my impression of Baltimore and John Waters. (and I live just a bit north of Baltimore).

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BLstrangmoya t1_j9tubfp wrote

Can't wait to see him in Ocean City next week!

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paddlebawler t1_j9wfxex wrote

Funny how he says that but makes the people in this city look like buffons in his movies. He's a hack.

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Therealladyboneyard t1_j9qahn3 wrote

Ironically, I was told he lives in Texas

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escamuel t1_j9qtxmg wrote

He def has a house in Baltimore and is often spotted around town. I don’t think he lives here full time though.

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moderndukes t1_j9quz4t wrote

I’ve never heard him living in Texas. He has homes in Baltimore, SF, NYC, and Provincetown and is around town here often.

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Therealladyboneyard t1_j9qwj1h wrote

Again this was years ago, he’d just purchased the place in Texas, so who knows how long he stayed there if at all

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MeanMrBiter t1_j9qpm6y wrote

I think he lives an San Francisco so take that for what it’s worth

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OcelotControl78 t1_j9r334p wrote

omg people can only have live in one place?!?!?!!

dude people with money usually have multiple residences & chose to spend various amounts of time at their various houses. From his own description Waters still spends a good amount of time in Baltimore.

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Therealladyboneyard t1_j9qpy8t wrote

Hmm well, I know that the person who told me would know, but at the same time it was several years back. I think we can agree thought that he lives anywhere that’s NOT Maryland lol

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theghostofm t1_j9qsgc0 wrote

You and /u/MeanMrBiter sure about that?

From Wikipedia:

> Although he maintains apartments in New York City and (since 2008) in San Francisco's Nob Hill, as well as a summer home in Provincetown, Waters mainly resides in Baltimore.

And from a 2018 Interview with Baltimore Magazine:

> ###What is it about Baltimore that’s kept you here? Everything—the sense of humor and the extreme style. Everything I wrote about, everything that informed me was always about taking what some people think is a negative thing and exaggerating it, turning it into a style, and having a sense of humor about it. Baltimoreans have always done that. I like living there now more than I ever did because it’s the only place left that has a bohemia. It’s gotten more expensive, but it’s still cheaper than anywhere else. And kids can still live there and start, you know, bohemia! And the music scene there, the people who have had national success—they stayed. They bought houses. I think that’s very, very important, to stay in Baltimore.

And for funsies, here's an article from NPR a few months ago, where the writer interviewed him at his home in Baltimore.

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j9qsi6h wrote

John Waters

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>Although he maintains apartments in New York City and (since 2008) in San Francisco's Nob Hill, as well as a summer home in Provincetown, Waters mainly resides in Baltimore. All his films are set and shot there. He is recognizable by his trademark pencil moustache. An openly gay man, Waters is an avid supporter of gay rights and gay pride.

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onlythehappiests t1_j9r1hgo wrote

He has a house in Tuscany-Canterbury.

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Therealladyboneyard t1_j9r1pek wrote

Wow! As I said, I heard it a long time ago, I’m told he’s wonderful, and I’m sure he has a lot of homes. He has stayed true to Baltimore

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