Frofro69

Frofro69 t1_jeetody wrote

Reply to comment by Frofro69 in Advice on Purchasing a Home by Business-Vehicle4558

And in terms of places to avoid, you can clearly see those areas when going through the city. However, if you mind your manners and keep your nose out of others affairs, you could get by in the most blighted areas (like Sandtown-Winchester). Crime definitely is an issue in the city overall, but unless you have a habit of making enemies or hanging around troublemakers in the middle of the night, your chances of being the victim of serious crime are greatly reduced. Not saying it won't happen, since crime can happen to anyone anywhere; but if you're aware of where you are, you'll have no problem anywhere.

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Frofro69 t1_jeestqd wrote

Reply to Advice on Purchasing a Home by Business-Vehicle4558

You could look in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello area or Waverly/Charles Village if you're not concerned about distance. They're very nice neighborhoods, affordable, and between two colleges (CHM is near Morgan state and Waverly is near JHU Homewood). There's also lake montebello nearby. You could most likely find a nice house for a reasonable price. My girlfriend lives in CHM, and it's honestly a charming neighborhood. Her house was only like $150k and was newly renovated

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Frofro69 t1_jdc55ab wrote

Reply to Anyone Hiring? by MenacingQuan

John's Hopkins is looking for security people. Also, if you're able to pass a background check you could always try to work for the city DOT, maybe they have laborer positions open

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Frofro69 t1_j94g0kf wrote

Reply to comment by Temporary-Light9189 in What does “are you hacking?” mean when asked by pedestrians in the city? by Vysokojakokurva_C137

Yeah, she didn't deserve that 😔😔. I used to be closed-minded about that stuff in those areas, but it's a cold world over there. I always try to advocate for ways to get kids and youth educated in other things early so they don't get caught in the trap of "the game." But in those places, it's hard because the city literally left those places to fall apart.

Everyone deserves the chance to go home and be treated with respect, it definitely gets you farther in life.

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Frofro69 t1_j91v1rf wrote

Reply to comment by Temporary-Light9189 in What does “are you hacking?” mean when asked by pedestrians in the city? by Vysokojakokurva_C137

Oh yeah, in that part of town, it's all about respect. No matter what I acknowledge someone and just say "what's up" because you can definitely start drama by not giving that very basic level of respect.

I've been known to be a social butterfly though, so I'd probably get by okay if I were to walk around there lol. Especially since my coworkers used to live in the Sandtown/Upton area.

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Frofro69 t1_j6u7fo8 wrote

Reply to What's the social scene like in Baltimore? by 9to5Voyager

Everyone in Baltimore is very friendly. As someone who was once closed minded about the city (thinking everyone was rude) it really does have a certain charm to it. It wouldn't be as close knit or outward as, say, La Plata; but it's definitely friendly as far as cities go.

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