# So I'm moving to Baltimore from Seattle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 8, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853 "2013-12-08T22:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/21 "2013-12-10T17:04:51Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > So, hey,is there some kind of new rule now that we’re 'sposed to actually _read_ the OP? I read it wrong too, because of the order in which he phrased it. And also because why would anyone move from Seattle to Baltimore? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/22 "2013-12-10T17:24:52Z")
The annual precipitation is more in Baltimore (41.88 inches) than in Seattle (37.07 inches). So you might want to buy an umbrella or two. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/23 "2013-12-10T18:20:54Z")
Seems to me a fest of some sort is in order. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/24 "2013-12-10T18:44:15Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > The annual precipitation is more in Baltimore (41.88 inches) than in Seattle (37.07 inches). So you might want to buy an umbrella or two. It’s not only about how much, but how often. Seattle has 153 days per year with precipitation, compared to 113 days in Baltimore. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/25 "2013-12-10T18:48:32Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > (Apologies to the rest of the Dopers in the universe for kinda messing up a thread. > But on the other hand, ya gotta admit that ya got a good laugh at my expense-- So it wasn’t a complete waste, right? 🙂 ) A good laugh? I almost gave up my will to live after reading that. I hope you’re living someplace sunny now! All I know about Baltimore is that it looked nice from the window of the Amtrak that I was taking from NYC to DC. That does mean though that you can easily get to NYC or DC in a pretty short time, which is a big perk right there. Presumably that same train can take you a lot of other interesting places too, so your weekends should be full for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/26 "2013-12-10T18:57:44Z")
> [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](#): > > Thanks for the replies so far. For now, I’ll be living in the Mount Washington area and pursuing a career with Whole Foods. My father lives there, and I have a friend in DC who both told be I’d probably love the Hampden area, so that looks like it might be the eventual destination. I lived in Baltimore for 8 years (moved a couple of years ago). I owned a house in Mt. Washington (sold it last year). Great area, good (for Baltimore) public school. The Village (where Whole Foods is) is nice. The Tavern is awesome (not so much for the food, but the bar was great) - it burned down but it’s rebuilt now. Several other good restaurants there as well (french, cajun, middle eastern, sushi, as well as awesome ice cream (Sylvan beach/Taharka bros/ Uncle Wiggly - all the same place). Light rail stops in the village, so getting downtown or to the airport is easy. I liked B’more. Try the Brewers Art in Mt. Vernon, Birds of a Feather (scotch bar) in Fells Point, Bertha’s Mussels, Visionary Arts Museum, and lots of other stuff. PM me is you want more info. On edit - If you’re renting and living in the MW area, I bet you’re going to live at Bonnie Ridge. Am I right? ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/27 "2013-12-11T16:31:57Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > The Olive Grove and G&M are closer, located across the street from each other just south of Baltimore. It’s a local ongoing argument whose crabcakes are better. I vote for Olive Grove. Of course, good crabcakes are easy to find in Charm City. G&M’s! (I grew up just a few miles from G&M’s. :D) (The name of the place is “G&M,” as you wrote, but everyone I know calls it “G&M’s.”) > [@mozchron](#): > > Try the Brewers Art in Mt. Vernon Seconded: the Brewer’s Art is one of the best things about N Charles Street (maybe even the best, now that Gampy’s is closed), and one of the places I miss most in Baltimore. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/28 "2013-12-11T19:21:20Z")
Washingtonian, but I’ve always had a soft spot for B’more. The city has character and that goes a long way. Any city that produced John Waters is ok in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/29 "2013-12-11T21:45:08Z")
Here are some generalizations from a DC-area perspective… Baltimore is the OOOOOOO’s… craibs, hon… downy ocean, Pimlico, gambling, and a unique accent, hon. ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/30 "2013-12-11T22:21:31Z")
Marylander here. I don’t currently love in the city - and when I did - it wasn’t that are. You aren’t moving to “the wire” baltimore. It is a pretty good neighborhood from what I know. I only go there usually when I need to get something from whole foods or fresh market. Or when I have to get in or out of the city using 83. I wouldn’t really consider that part of the city. I mean it is totally 100% - but don’t consider most negative or positive things said about baltimore in general to apply there. It probably has more in common with some parts of Timonium or even places in Virginia than it does with what people normally talk about when they say “baltimore city”. Again - I don’t go there that much - so sorry I am not much help. ---
**Author:** ![MrDurden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MrDurden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDurden)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/31 "2013-12-12T07:06:38Z")
> [@DataX](#): > > Marylander here. > > I don’t currently love in the city - and when I did - it wasn’t that are. You aren’t moving to “the wire” baltimore. It is a pretty good neighborhood from what I know. I only go there usually when I need to get something from whole foods or fresh market. Or when I have to get in or out of the city using 83. > > I wouldn’t really consider that part of the city. I mean it is totally 100% - but don’t consider most negative or positive things said about baltimore in general to apply there. It probably has more in common with some parts of Timonium or even places in Virginia than it does with what people normally talk about when they say “baltimore city”. Again - I don’t go there that much - so sorry I am not much help. Yeah, agreed. Mount Washington isn’t really in the ‘city’ even though it’s in the limits. There’s plenty of woods and empty space around. More like suburban sprawl with some bad roads because of crappy budgets. You gotta go down I-83 like 4-5 more exits to get to the city city. But it’s still a great location to live in. Not in downtown, but not so far in the burbs you have to drive a long distance to get to the major downtown areas. It’s safe, has some city character and a sort of hippie liberal vibe mixed with young parents. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/32 "2013-12-14T04:16:39Z")
Another thing I need to know now. I just found out that the bank I use (US Bank) doesn’t exist in Baltimore. Any good bank suggestions? I’m not fond of Bank of America and would prefer to avoid them if possible. Maybe a credit union or something along those lines? ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/33 "2013-12-16T12:44:57Z")
> [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](#): > > Another thing I need to know now. I just found out that the bank I use (US Bank) doesn’t exist in Baltimore. Any good bank suggestions? I’m not fond of Bank of America and would prefer to avoid them if possible. Maybe a credit union or something along those lines? The big bank here is M&T Bank. I’ve used them for years and have been mostly satisfied. Edit: The big credit union here is SECU (State Employees’ Credit Union, I think). You might want to check it out if you don’t mind that my local branch reminds me of a government office. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/34 "2013-12-16T18:09:30Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > The big bank here is M&T Bank. I’ve used them for years and have been mostly satisfied. > > Edit: The big credit union here is SECU (State Employees’ Credit Union, I think). You might want to check it out if you don’t mind that my local branch reminds me of a government office. I also use M&T with no complaints. I will mention that when I was looking to change banks (away from B of A) I’d narrowed it down to two choices and consulted my accountant. He said “basically, they’re all the same. I’ve been with M&T for years with no problems, but [his partner in the firm] had a problem with them. He’s with PNC. My wife had a bad experience with _them_ some years back. I usually tell people to just go with whichever is the easiest for you to get to.” ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853/35 "2013-12-16T18:31:06Z")
> [@](#): > > I usually tell people to just go with whichever is the easiest for you to get to. That’s pretty much been my strategy all of my life. I now use M&T, which has an office within walking distance of my home, plus a fairly extensive ATM network nearby. I’ve largely been satisfied, but if they close the branch near me, I’ll likely switch to the next closest bank. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-moving-to-baltimore-from-seattle/675853.md?page=1)