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A_P_Dahset t1_iwglo8r wrote

Reply to comment by Due-Object9460 in which east coast city is most comparable to Baltimore? by caw2k22

Interesting comment. Why do you hate Philly and what do you think Balto offers that Philly doesn't? Asking because I've also lived in both places.

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Due-Object9460 t1_iwgvsd0 wrote

Philly just felt extremely claustrophobic to me. Stayed in a "safer" neighborhood but still didn't feel like it was at all. People were not all that friendly.

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A_P_Dahset t1_iwgxycv wrote

Gotcha. I can see Philly being less friendly than Baltimore; others have mentioned that as well. At the same time, I had a friend living here in Patterson Park who moved down from Philly, who always talked about how unsafe she felt in PP and in Bmore, as a single woman, compared to living in Philly. I think in both cities violent crime is somewhat concentrated and perceptions of safety depend on how close you are to those concentrated areas, tho in Bmore due to the relative smallness, it's easier to be closer to crime. But I could be wrong, just my personal observation...

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