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Eh lots of transplants from everywhere these days.

I picked up this elderly passenger who moved from Richmond, VA. to Baltimore about 25 years ago and asked why he moved up here, he said "Baltimore is much more diverse than Richmond".

Good points, but the "powers-that-be" seem to want Baltimore to stay this "little old country town by the bay".

Also oddly enough, a lot of Maryland transplants in NOLA. Every time I visit I meet more people from here!

Philly has always been hostile place as far as I can remember. Still a lot of good, hard-working people up there.

It has some similarities, but Philly's Center City is much better than Baltimore's downtown. It feels more vibrant, cultural and eccentric.

Baltimore is a mix of Richmond, Philly, East New York, Camden, NJ, some parts of the Bronx and North Carolina all thrown together.

An old retired Army vet friend of mine describes Baltimore as...

"A ghetto over a country town."

As a Baltimore native (with family/friends in Philadelphia), I partially agree with your sentiments. Now, depending on the neighborhoods, there are some similarities between the two. Overall, the vibe, accents, culture are different.

As an FYI, walking around the fort outside of the wooden fence is free (as is parking).

They're not particularly expensive. I know of only 2, Dukem and Tabor. I personally like Dukem more but I had this really good Ethiopian beer at Tabor. If you're ever motivated to cook your own African food, Tabor is located right next to an African food market.

Oh, and I want to expand on the initial comment I made. We also have a pretty decent seafood and if you're willing to travel out to Ellicott City, there's a bustling korean/Asian food scene.

Thanks for the tip. Particular place recs? Low budget if possible.

Saw them years ago as a casual fan, and the show far surpassed my expectations

definitely. I moved to Baltimore from Boston about 10 years ago and still sometimes marvel at how different the two cities are.

Weird, why?

Maybe, but you’ll definitely get a good view.

Great ‘The Others’ reference

Oh you were thinking of atmosphere/feeling? I was thinking of like the way it looks with the row homes and all that which I know is just cities in general but still. Even though it’s not form stone and all that up here.

I don't think anyone cares about *that* part of the harbor.

5th floor of my house.

I've lived in most major East Coast cities and Philly feels just as small as Baltimore compared to both NYC and Toronto. Baltimore is barely smaller than DC.

I have also lived in both and out of all East Coast cities, Philly is absolutely the closest to Baltimore and it's not even close. Few very nice spots and disaster everywhere else. Huge drug and crime problems. Similar markets and restaurant scene (although Philly has much better versions of both). Massive universities predominantly focused on medicine. Other industries are quite similar as well. Hell, similar accents that you don't hear anywhere else. Football fans who like teams everyone else either hate or ignore. Dive bars are carbon copies. Pretty crappy Chinese and Mexican food in both cities. Economically, very similar demographics even though racial blend is different. Baltimore has a much more extensive marina as a differentiator, but it's not like Richmond is more extensive than Philly. Roads are in severe disrepair in both cities. I can't even think of many ways they're different outside of size.

The only way for a city to be more like Baltimore on the EC is if Richmond and Norfolk merged.

I like Conor's music, but I wouldn't be caught dead at a show.

Yeah I understand, same for me When I needed insurance for my car, I looked around, found this site and couple more... When I searched for car insurance in my area, I found couple of companies and did end up going with geico, if I would have found a shady company , I would have suspected the site of putting fake news. Either way this site seems pretty normal for me, but I could agree that when buying insurance one must be careful.

I don't think you're totally wrong, but York definitely has a Central PA feeling about it that neither Baltimore nor Philly have. Even though York is closer to Baltimore than Philly, I think the 95 corridor plays a big role in similarities between cities.