Unboxing Maryland: What It's Like Living In Maryland

[@NickJohnson]

Here is my entire Unboxing Series: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

[@robertevans1343]

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[@highbrass3749]

I just come for the comments saying “I live in this state and he literally got nothing right”.

[@greenmind0428]

He actually got it pretty spot on. Though people from Montgomery County might disagree. The areas outside the three cities he mentioned is pretty middle class though. It's where the not rich but not poor white people live in the D.C. area. That and Alexandria in Virginia.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Yes. He was mistaken about Baltimore. The farther north you go from Downtown the more affluent it becomes. Johns Hopkins, Roland Park, Canterbury, Stoneleigh, Towson, Cockeysville up to Timmonium is called and considered Greater Baltimore. It's the west, east and south of Baltimore that needs the help.

[@baltimoreguy9214]

Meh, he got some stuff right, but I also don't live at Montford & Biddle and work in the drug game. So my prospects of getting shot greatly diminish.

[@greenmind0428]

@@maximusindicusoblivious180 Towson and Cockeysville are suburbs. They don't count. He mentioned Baltimore County north of the city specifically.

[@KissofHeaven3]

Right exactly me too. Except for Montgomery county being wealthy.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@BougieSuzy]

Uumm PG County is one of the wealthiest Black communities in America

[@KLW228]

That's factually accurate.

[@SassyAlien]

PG County is F* POOR

[@Omnigodz78]

Right, PG county is the Wealthiest blk. The community in the USA. I vouch for that.

[@KenpoKid77]

@@SassyAlien The poor parts of PG are poor, yes. But Friendly, Woodmore, Kettering, Ft. Washington and Mitchellville are on the top 10 list of most affluent black neighborhoods in the country.

[@KenpoKid77]

It has 5 of the top 10, true.

[@elizabethtrask3790]

Things you missed/got wrong: 1. We have the best state flag in the whole damn country. 2. We do not all speak like "warshington" 3. Southern Maryland is not unworthy of your time, it is beautiful. we are the best kept secret. Close enough to the city for it to not be inconvenient and far enough away to not have the headache of city life.

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

State flag is cool, agreed

[@claudenelson3631]

I can agree I'm from Baltimore but moved to st marys county about 5 years ago

[@elizabethtrask3790]

@@claudenelson3631 hey hey! Fellow St. Mary's resident here!

[@potatojuice5124]

I never noticed that the best flag in the country was everywhere until I went to WV for the first time. Their flag is NOWEHRE

[@DivinityBridge]

Yes! Didnt even mention calvert County 🤦

[@sandragriffith2466]

He only telling you half the story of Maryland, Maryland is a beautiful state to live in, fourth richest state in America income 100,0000.

[@David.124]

Actually it’s the richest state, not the fourth.

[@Shy.55]

Yeah, but its sucks me and my bf are having a horrible time finding a place to live that is affordable its way too expensive here

[@jjhut6933]

@@Shy.55 Yeah it's crazy, and yet when you try looking for places in VA it's almost twice the price.

[@IAmAishaHamyaara]

Private Owners. Get cheaper rent and a nice place !

[@shonandrews9456]

WRONG. We have the highest median income in the nation at $72,000. To put that into perspective California is 5th

[@DRedz301]

First of all only BALTIMORE natives talk like you said...lets get that straight. DC/PG accents are waayyyy different from Bmore. If you from maryland you know this this.

[@hope_elizabeth_rose]

Yes!

[@chevalierhopper5582]

exactly thank you even people in montgomery county talk like that too💀

[@trock233]

Ye

[@ggsurles1344]

Facts

[@jondstewart]

Eew neew! Buhltimore icksents dewnt igsist! Dewnt buy into this!

[@boom410_]

Ocean City was never a dump and PG county has some of the wealthiest black communities in the country.

[@n0validusername]

OC has had a few years of being rough looking, you probably aren't old enough though.

[@acharleyhorse1]

@@n0validusername I lived in OC in the early 80s . It was never "rough looking" Back in the 70s, Frank Sinatra and Spiro Agnew both had places in OC. They would come down for a week or two every year.

[@ronaldmercer9616]

I'm born and raised in Maryland, I'm 56 and can tell you OC was indeed a dump late 70s early 80s and dont get off the boardwalk into the side streets, the locals aren't very cool

[@brians2869]

Always a dump ;) and that's my county..

[@CamrynGraham]

@@ronaldmercer9616 He said 20 years ago what’s you’re saying was 40ish years lol and no the locals aren’t mean at all 😂 I have walked the streets of ocean city when I was 11-14 with family and it was always a good experience.

[@getyourlife]

I've been in Maryland all my life and I do put old bay on everything and I love crabs ....we pronounce it Merlin ...this is a pretty accurate description of Marylands culture and economic situation but dont keep putting Baltimore down because there are lots of rich people in Baltimore and PG County is black and the wealthiest african American county in the nation....

[@AleciaRenece]

Thank you for this!

[@missbee1451]

Thank uuuuuuuuuu! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@blairmckenna4884]

Thank you for saying it!

[@shaylau3910]

Thank you for taking up for PG!!! (I'm from pg too but around new Carrollton)

[@angelesconsuelos762]

Facts tellem PS old Bay the $#it💯

[@jonathansanders3174]

This guy is about 50% right about MD and I’m being nice

[@thebunkertv8847]

Jonathan Sanders We DONT criticize NICK ... We just listen and learn 😂😂

[@eyeheartvideogames692]

I’m from here. His opinion is pretty damn funny

[@CoolGrindEnt]

I couldn’t have said it better lol

[@ThoseOutsideGamers]

After he got to the Carroll county area I was like okay he knows nothing about Maryland 😂😂😂

[@David.124]

THE BUNKER TV No not for people who actually live there. He’s the one that needs to learn.

[@isaraela5483]

moved here in Maryland 3 years ago, a very welcoming and diverse people! coming from a homogenious country, I was surprised to see every color and race from all over the world in Maryland.

[@1babygirlg]

What part did you move too? I'm from California and I want somewhere diverse

[@cdressel53191]

@@1babygirlg stay in California, we don't need more transplants in MD

[@eringatewood5062]

California is in Maryland.........

[@frederickramsingh4099]

Awesm😊

[@timk1480]

Dude, the area you circled... my Vernon, Charles village, and Hamden are really nice areas. You don’t know much about Baltimore

[@amymenjivar3489]

Or, Montgomery County if he thinks Silver Spring is rich white people driving BMWs and Jaguars ;)

[@Xtina-e9u]

“Really nice?” That’s a reach.

[@catgirl6803]

Right, he chose to only show the bad streets. All the areas he circled are nice neighborhoods. He knows nothing. And no mention of Fells, Fed hill, Canton, Patterson Park, all nice areas.

[@catgirl6803]

J MD someone else who doesn’t know anything.

[@leshanreid9620]

I agree, he doesn’t know much about Baltimore at all.

[@THEWARISWITHIN]

U forgot to mention some of the wealthiest cities/towns in Maryland are also predominantly black smh

[@johnDoe-yt4bx]

Mind naming some of those cities and towns?

[@JG-jo8rt]

john Doe North Potomac Maryland, Potomac Maryland, Rockville Maryland, Shady Grove, Bethesda Maryland, North Bethesda Maryland etc you get it from here I think oh and Crown and Rio shopping center has nice neighborhoods right next to Crown too

[@sammied231]

He had ZERO intention on doing so

[@ncarter350]

Sammie D Fort Washington, Mitchellville, Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Friendly, Woodmore, Kettering. Some of the most wealthiest in the country and also black

[@Lifeontheshelf]

@@sammied231 he basically said this is the black side...

[@hoodjyrome3030]

University of Maryland is in PG county! MGM Casino is in PG County, as well as Bowie State, the National Harbor, NASA Goddard space Center. Don’t sleep on PG. yes parts of it are hood but not everything.

[@dmcginnis2001]

And andrews air force base

[@trpeezy]

And Fed Ex Field

[@kdyy3]

How they not hoods?

[@papagramps1257]

Kyng Jakk it is home to 5 of the top ten wealthiest black neighborhoods in America which makes it the richest black county in all of America.

[@kdyy3]

Papa Gramps you must be talking about Bowie, Upper Marlboro because the parts near dc are not nice like Landover or forestville or seat pleasant

[@r.joshuareynolds2449]

So Prince George's County is home to 5/6 of the wealthiest towns in the country. It's not just "ward 9". It is also home to ~15 Government Agencies who do a great deal of procurement for private business owners which means its a huge economic driver for the Country. I won't go into all of the stats but the way you painted Gorgeous Prince George's was clearly biased. Lastly, "College Park" just outside of Moco... happens to be in Prince George's County.

[@catgirl6803]

R. Joshua Reynolds it seems like his goal with the video was to only talk about the bad things and complain. Seems like a miserable person in general. I’ve never even heard of Ward 9.

[@0nly.mally1]

R. Joshua Reynolds that’s very true

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

@@catgirl6803 That's the poorest section of New Orleans

[@0nly.mally1]

@@Axelerated yeah like maybe bladensburg but no anywhere else

[@Gambit2483]

This is true

[@kormagogthedestroyer]

"Oh come on, we're not THAT snobby." -Me, a rich white guy that lives in Montgomery County

[@ZiZla999]

Haha, and somehow the snobby rich people elected an eccentric communist as their county executive, I love it.

[@finsterthecat]

It seems to be less snobby than it was in the 90’s.

[@ZiZla999]

@@finsterthecat Vote David Blair to make MoCo snobby again lol

[@cheyenne1082]

do u need a sugar baby 🤣

[@douglasthompson8927]

spell GED

[@Ouijathefox]

Also as someone who’s lived in Baltimore briefly and walked around the city it’s not as bad as he makes it out to be you just need to have street smarts

[@ascott2168]

I’d rather walk through sketchy parts of Baltimore City at night than some parts of NYC

[@morginhazel9368]

Thank you it’s not that bad

[@meepkitty8390]

I've lived in, walked in, and driven in Baltimore City. Like any big city, it has places that are bad, places that are ground into poverty, places that are less safe than others. If you only film the unattractive streets, then you are giving a poor overview of the city. During the Revolutionary War, the country's capital was moved to Baltimore and the State Capital in Annapolis has the oldest still operating Capitol Building.

[@christophermorin9808]

As a person who went to Johns Hopkins University, the neighborhoods and streets are not as dangerous as portrayed in the video. I actually felt safe in that part of area in north Baltimore City. There are some rich neighborhoods near the campus and nice coffee shops and clothing stores near the campus as well.

[@bosto23]

I wanna be able to walk around without having to be "street smart" tho

[@carolhodges9899]

I’ve lived in Maryland most of my life. I don’t say hun or Warshington, and I don’t put Old Bay on anything except crabs. I root for the Terps, the Skins, and the Nats, and I’m very much missing my sports. Maryland is a pretty great state and has just about anything you could want. Thanks for doing a video on our great state!

[@NickJohnson]

Hey Carol!

[@albertsancho5909]

Capitals and Wizards

[@carolhodges9899]

Hey, Nick!!

[@carolhodges9899]

Albert Sancho, yes! Sorry I forgot those two!

[@alexe7012]

Yup. “Warshington”??? Nahhhh. And Old Bay is for crabs/summer. Good post!

[@Marcpradabag]

I live in Maryland and I can’t stop laughing how much he be hatin 😂

[@johncremeans969]

jealous

[@zamorapakalolo6699]

He's hating pretty hard on Bmore the most lol

[@donaldschell1435]

@@zamorapakalolo6699 yes and after watching this video he does not know the state of Maryland that I live in. Obviously, he talked to the wrong people or the right ones didn't care to talk with him.

[@mack1348]

Exactly. I live in Capital Heights Maryland and he has no idea what he's talking about

[@spanishboy162005]

Ive been to baltimore and i can say i agree with him in Balmore sad!!

[@highlandirelnad5665]

Who else is from Maryland? First btw

[@blaiktrout376]

Me. I love it here.

[@DaniOneOne1]

Not originally, but for last 20+ years. Can’t wait to move to a lower cost and less blue state!

[@tyrdkraken]

me! Montgomery County gang

[@junewambua4154]

yup, in Frederick!

[@dmpreisinger]

I'm in HoCo

[@bruhkamp]

I feel like Howard County and Montgomery County should have received special recognition for having dense populations of Karens.

[@elimccormick5680]

Especially Moco!💀💀

[@blaackberry]

Nah the Karen's reside in Towson most definitely

[@Roman.Will.]

Shimmer Rihh Moco and Towson for sure

[@marcosjoya7431]

But also, the diversity in MoCo is dominate. Rockville was one of the top 10 diverse cities in all the U.S.

[@blaackberry]

@@marcosjoya7431 Thats actually where I live lol the diversity here is truly unmatched!

[@CocktailHourwCatrice]

This guy enjoys adding to the stereotype of “certain” spots in Maryland, in particular Baltimore

[@davidbelote1807]

How are you doing

[@davidbelote1807]

Hello how are you doing my name is David belote am sorry you don’t know me can I know you more

[@catgirl6803]

Everything in this video is incorrect. You chose to show the one bad street in Baltimore and made it seem like that’s the whole city with no mention of the other wonderful neighborhoods and culture here. I’ve lived in the city for over a decade with no issues. And some of the names you are calling people in the rural areas and eastern shore I’ve never heard of in my life. You obviously made this video having no knowledge of the state at all.

[@adamhalcyon3393]

ONE bad street?

[@ascott2168]

He’s a tool !!! A true bone head ass guy ! Baltimore has soooo many nice places !

[@amymeyer7113]

Would have been nice to see the great things in Baltimore highlighted like the universities, Kennedy Krieger, and all the other great things.

[@billybarnett2846]

Baltimore has more than one bad street. It used to be a great city once but poor leadership is leading it to ruin. The only good parts re the neighborhoods along border from west to north to the east.

[@donovan5656]

Agree.

[@chipbradsher2481]

Why does he considered the Baltimore accent all of Maryland’s accent

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

It's only a west Baltimore accent at that (maybe a little south Baltimore)

[@ascott2168]

Baltimore is Baltimore and its soooo different from PG, MoCo & Charles Co !

[@ateyagirlscroissant3977]

The Baltimore accent is extremely inaccurate tho, not one person from here pronounces it as “Baltimur” it’s more like “Baldimor”

[@jemyjem1211]

Exactly

[@ValentinaxEdits]

@@ateyagirlscroissant3977 I think it's the way I grew up around people but I always called it "Baltimur" lol

[@masi_911]

It is honestly impressive how well Montgomery county is wrong. It doesn’t get enough credit. They have an amazing recycling program and no landfills in the county, they instead have an energy transfer station, look it up. Besides that, their libraries are beautiful and the county programs are very well run. Their community college is probably one of the best in the entire country. It’s a great place to live.

[@masi_911]

Run*

[@nuniel8398]

You forgot to mention that Montgomery County also has the largest population and largest GDP out of every country in Maryland.

[@happygirl532]

I'm from Bethesda Maryland, I'm in Houston Texas now, for 30 something years, miss maryland, crab boils, fishing, visiting Georgetown...great state, lived in frederick and thurmont Maryland, in the country, was gorgeous.

[@misswilwarin8829]

Wooo! Frederick! He skipped quite a few parts of Maryland, like Frederick which I think is a great place.

[@madhatter2012]

Yep! Frederick, like all other cities in MD, have their good areas and bad ones. One simply has to know which areas are which. I'm still in Frederick County, and I love it.

[@johnalden5821]

You boiled your crabs? Ugh. We steam them here.

[@dsy096]

I'm currently living in Bethesda, changed so much, people no longer afford here single house starts at 2mil+. I'm moving to Rosemary Beach next year can't wait

[@David.124]

Is it just me or was he saying nothing good about Maryland or anyone living in it.

[@Bodangers]

This was the perfect opportunity to be positive and unite people but he blew it

[@pineapplepizza6395]

He made Maryland seem like Baltimore

[@David.124]

Pineapple Pizza no just northern Baltimore

[@David.124]

Bodangers and get even said “You May think Maryland is good but it’s no where near that”

[@mikehurbert5043]

Right, we Marylanders shall beat this guys a$$ LOL

[@JonnyMaxximum]

As a Marylander I love how tongue-in-cheek this video is. As someone who has traveled a lot I can comfortably say I wouldn't wanna live anywhere else!

[@movingtomaryland]

Maryland is a great home base for traveling

[@elijahadams8835]

Have you been to atlanta, portland or seatle? if so how would those cities compare to Maryland?

[@JonnyMaxximum]

@@elijahadams8835 Comparing just cities to an entire state isn't really possible. The only thing in Maryland comparable is Baltimore, which is already a different vibe from the rest of Maryland lol

[@kmeadows100]

As a Marylander, I questioned the accuracy of some of the video. Then you said everyone else in the state hates Montgomery County and I thought, alright, pretty accurate.

[@tomerza]

man :-( we aren't all wealthy snobs etc. i`m from Germantown originally and GermanTown is far from the description of montgomery.

[@alanlee67]

@@tomerza yea no its not. Moco that everyone hates is Chevy chase, bethesda, and "north Bethesda" because they're too good for rockville

[@speedylime123]

oh dang it i didnt mean to be hated

[@simakova2712]

Hello from North Bethesda haha 😂 I am not Karen at least

[@geekaleek]

I feel like Ocean City wasn't a dump 20 years ago. Maybe I'm wrong, i don't remember it being horrible at all.

[@audm.5946]

Adrian I don’t remember OC being a dump either.

[@geekaleek]

@@audm.5946 i used to go there once or twice every summer between 2000-2002. It was always quite fun.

[@sne8565]

It was awesome twenty years ago. Now it's trash!

[@maxdubs222]

It used to be awesome but people from mostly the other side of the bridge, Pennsylvania and NY come and forget how to act all summer.

[@ScubaSteve3560]

I've been going there every summer for the past 20 years it was never a dump but they did do a lot of remodeling and clean up do to hurricane damages

[@majicdude88]

Lmfaooo at 00:40-00:43 there is a drug deal caught on video in the right of the screen. Guy coming from the left grabs something from his pocket, meets a guy coming from the right and the guy on the left (with the same hand) gives something to the guy on the right after the guy on the right pulls something out of his pocket. Then they split up immediately after 😂

[@keepinupwitz6614]

Yo really just disrespected Baltimore. I want all the smokeeee

[@CoachAnge324]

Yes what about the rich culture and amazing vegan spots etc. Grossly misinformed and disrespectful

[@_cmillie]

KeepinUpWitZ same!!

[@MariahKMoon]

KeepinUpWitZ right wtf he think he is

[@skilleyskillz9221]

I lived in Baltimore for several years. A crack head took a dump on my front step and my buddies dog got kidnapped and held for ransom lol. Bmore is hot garbage. But Primos Chicken on Pratt and Cross is FIRE.

[@Chris.Rhodes]

I live in Cumberland, and everything he said almost is complete bullshit.

[@kershawkel]

as much as baltimore sucks, I feel like the fell's point area never gets enough love

[@DrBadHorse]

Yeah, I live in fells and life is good. 👍🏽

[@boondoggle4820]

Fells is nice and so is the entire Harbor East.

[@ytni_ak]

Baltimore isnt that bad...jeez

[@ytni_ak]

Honestly...if we weren't pushed to fight for survival it would not be this bad

[@Roman.Will.]

They've built it up recently

[@ninawaters6740]

As someone from Maryland the things he said are very debatable it depends on which parts your going to and the people you talk to. Take everything he said with a gran of salt❤️

[@deborahstjohn841]

I agree.

[@pavelow235]

Pretty amazing how RICH the state of Maryland is! RICHEST of all 50 states by median household income, even more amazing considing how poor the majority of Baltimore is, and drags it down considerably!

[@adamd416]

It’s the liberal hub. What do you expect?

[@phuckhugh2698]

I thought Maryland was poor because it got so much crime in Baltimore.

[@jaimonbyrd6740]

@@phuckhugh2698 no that's just Baltimore

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

@@phuckhugh2698 maryland isnt just baltimore-

[@CoolioXXX52]

Potomac area and Howard County gives a lot of high population high money area

[@izzyc1570]

Basically this video is saying what everyone in Baltimore thinks: everything in Maryland outside of Baltimore is hillbilly town and north Baltimore is dangerous. But this video didn’t mention all the nice parts of Baltimore, like Fells Point, Federal Hill, the inner harbor, Roland park, etc.

[@johnalden5821]

Um, North Baltimore is the wealthiest and least dangerous part of the city. I do agree, of course, that the areas you mentioned are nice. BTW, Roland Park is in North Baltimore.

[@sunshinepeace]

I can definitely vouch for Roland Park area, I went to that elementary school! Catonsville, Patterson Park, Mt Vernon, Reistertown, and Whitelock. It’s a small city with a lot of gems 💎

[@howardquinn5911]

THIS guy seems to take a rather shallow view and understanding of many places he visits. Who is he anyway? Where is he from? Where did he go to school and for how long? He does hit on some of our stereotypical flaws. We’re a fractured state, America in miniature, they used to say. Geographically and socially. I think he’s too young to have heard that, or just not bright enough to pick up on the nuances. Little better than BS?

[@luv2sail66]

I call BS. The correct Marylander pronunciation of Baltimore is closer to “Bawlmer”. And going to OC is “down the ocean” which to non-natives sounds more like “downy aioshun”. He’s right about “hon” but cmon anyone with a brain knows that.

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

You got the accent right, finally, hun from Ball mer

[@crnel]

YES, “Bawlmer” it is. Have a glass of wooder

[@luv2sail66]

@@crnel or a Natty Boh Hon

[@JoshuaHaislip]

Im from PG County, say wat, my 2nd is from Virginia ( talk about a funny accent) and Virginia is were the south begans.

[@dannyleons1360]

Maryland was the state that fully welcomed me on my first trip to the USA for an exchange program , stayed in Ocean City, MD for the whole summer (in 2016 and 2017) it’s a safe city , great nightlife ,good food and good people , and it’s close to the Rehoboth Beach outlets in Delaware where you can get lots of stuff. Great video I liked it , keep it up 👍🏼

[@reuter2824]

Beautiful city. Thrashers is on top

[@MrStlover99]

Black guy here, I love Montgomery but now in Anne Arundel. Still very expensive except for food and gas prices

[@reginadrayton8374]

I live in Anne Arundel County also, and that dummy got it all wrong🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@the2belo]

"annarunnel cowny"

[@Blackmjc]

AA here too. All my life so don't know any different lol

[@walterwhite4366]

Frederick County is becoming the new Montgomery County. Parts of northern Moco are kinda ghetto like Gaithersburg and Germantown. Residents are sometimes referred to as "Moco Loco". Also "hon" is really just a Baltimore thing.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok hon

[@nuniel8398]

Montgomery County is not even as close to being dangerous as Prince George's County, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Worchester County, Washington County and Anne Arundel County.

[@TrolkinKing]

This video feels very negative to one of the best states to live in.

[@markraven7316]

You have obviously not traveled much. Maryland is an overcrowded hell hole.

[@thievingx]

i lived in maryland for most of my life till i moved, it’s not awful but it’s insanely expensive much better places to live for the same price imo

[@apolex373]

@@thievingx Ik you can get a house twice the size for the same price in most other states

[@lizhall5927]

Maryland sucks!

[@FuckTard-dd1ee]

All his videos are rude to the state he talks about.

[@videoclipcreator]

Do a real report on Baltimore even if it has negatives or don't say snything about at all. Misleading

[@Blackmjc]

Right, places like Canton are the rick yuppy white people area...etc lol

[@natalie-lb2zt]

I deliver for doordash and postmates. One time I got an order for Gibson island and they STILL would not let me through the gate. Made the guy drive over to the gate to pick up his food from me. Yet, when I deliver to shipmen at the naval academy the security is so chill about letting me through.. Lol.

[@summeraethers]

In Maryland, It'll go from 28 to 72 in three days. I kid you not. Happened in 2016

[@thenerdymillennial]

first of all this is rude and trollish... second of all this is inaccurate

[@brendabucklew8847]

He is being a bit rude. The map labeling annoyed me.

[@aproctor997]

I couldnt get past him snarking on Baltimore in the beginning without feeling and thinking the same

[@A-twentysix]

This vid is a joke... I think

[@unionpresident7704]

True

[@unionpresident7704]

Why is he making this to make Maryland look bad why not do dmv

[@codytabor3065]

As someone who grew up on the eastern shore, and lives on the other side of the state now, you pretty much nailed it.

[@johnwest2986]

I actually love living in the DC-MD-VA area.

[@TriciaN-em5sr]

I hated it there after moving from Southern California. Now back in home state.

[@supersaturn956]

It has its ups and downs. I certainly don't like the high cost of living, unfriendliness, way too much traffic and type A pesonalities that have migrated down here. I won't say it is the worst place, but I find the region overrated honestly.

[@johnkang2861]

Money money money! Wonder which county would be the wealthiest if the recession never occurred.

[@jordonwatkins2022]

Just call it the dmv 😂

[@johnwest2986]

Jordon Watkins I usually do but some people think the D in DMV stands for Delaware 🤦🏽‍♂️😂, so I wanted to be clear.

[@leighallen3395]

College Park and University of Maryland are in PG county....people seem to forget this. Its not called "just outside Montgomery County" its in PG. Say where it is...not what it is in proximity to. With the virus, the college town is empty, but I drive there to support some of my favorite restaurants in my county. PG is such a big and diverse place with some beautiful homes. My family and I have never actually heard anyone call it ward 9, but why show just that rough area? I always hear "one of nations wealthiest black areas" and I feel comfortable and safe here. Been here since 98. They are gentrifying a lot of the shady areas close to D.C. but PG isn't just the outskirts of D.C. either. That rough snippet of PG is one part, and that pretty snippet of University of MD is another part of the same county. What does MOCO have to do with college park and UMD? This stuff is why PG gets no credit for the good stuff we actually have. I just bought a home in the suburbs in a nice community with great neighbors and beautiful parks.

[@BreeOlson9]

My fiancés parents are from Thailand. They came here with nothing and built a wonderful life for their 2 daughters in Montgomery county. Maryland is the 9th most diverse state and number 1 in Asian population.

[@aredott]

if you go off someone else’s opinion you’ll never have your own -R.

[@desireechisholm2899]

Curious to know about ur username…

[@aredott]

are dott is "R." spelled out, its the copyright sign ®️ it signifies alot for me its a lot of different meanings behind it for me, for the most part thats how i came up wit it an R inside a circle i wanted a short catchy username that symbolized me @@desireechisholm2899

[@desireechisholm2899]

are dott love it, very creative 😁

[@TheYouTubeTeam]

Very well said. And it's obvious that this guy has never visited most of the places he makes videos about. Most likely spends about 15 minutes doing online research, finds some stock photos, and knocks out a video in less than an hour.

[@karima4223]

I’ve lived in different parts of MD for the past 20 years. Prince George’s county is the wealthiest Black county in the country. Millionaires..Doctors, lawyers, engineers.. great homes in that county. I lived there as a child and 2 of my sisters currently have homes there. Baltimore is just as bad as you’ve said. My university was in Cumberland and it’s peaceful and scenic. Locals were not as conservative as portrayed. I’ve lived in Montgomery county for almost 2 years and it’s one of the best counties in MD so that part correct.

[@NickJohnson]

great!

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

im in calvert lol

[@carlmiller369]

Don't pay attention to clowns like this, they see BLACK..... oh they see bad.

[@eemgTV]

LOLOLOL! HE really cracks me the f up!!!! I love his voice and facial expressions when he speaks of Western Maryland. I love this channel.

[@gordobeenballin9826]

That accent you talking bout is only in Baltimore and pg county is one of the most popular area for d1 basketball scouts

[@johnDoe-yt4bx]

Didn't know that

[@notoriouscmdr]

1. This is MY STATE!! THANKS NICK for the video & listening to your fans.. (I was the one who asked for the MD unboxing) 😎 2. No, not everyone in Maryland talks funny only the people in the Baltimore region 🤣 3. YES we do put Old Bay on everything. YES, EVERYTHING. I won't even leave the house without a portable can of Old Bay 4. Our state flag is the best no other one comes even close to how awesome ours looks! 5. We are not a southern state but also not a northern state. We didn't secede with the Confederacy

[@NickJohnson]

Hey there! Do you put Old Bay on your toothpaste?

[@notoriouscmdr]

@@NickJohnson not a bad idea 🤔🤔

[@Lantern72]

Im in harford county. Cant wait to move out of this state. Hopefully by the end of next year- i can say goodbye to this state FOREVER

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

where will you move too

[@Lantern72]

@@user-gp3tb8ho2b tampa, fl

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

@@Lantern72 oh nice! hope you enjoy it there

[@Lantern72]

@@user-gp3tb8ho2b outv the freezing cold northeast, and down to the warm gulf coast beaches. I cant wait lol

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

@@Lantern72 lol tampa is really nice

[@RobynKennedy]

Pg county is the richest black county in America , thanks❤️

[@joshuaanaya1987]

Yeah you ain’t in the streets

[@dianealbrecht496]

I am a transplant to MD from New England. I'm ready to move somewhere else. MD is ok, but i'm looking for somewhere cheaper.

[@manfredmann2766]

New Mexico and Arizona are overall.

[@1234gab4]

Delaware

[@ScubaSteve3560]

Keep going south then

[@franhayes4865]

Delaware

[@katjerouac]

Delaware

[@mr.tooyou1320]

I'm from PG county by the way of Washington DC and our accent is way different than Baltimore. Alot of us have DC roots from the music to family members.

[@janetfreeman4407]

You never mentioned Frederick County. That’s where I lived. You’ve hardly covered the whole state.

[@CaptPicard81]

Me too, I'm in Urbana! I'm not feeling the love 😔

[@davidbelote1807]

Hello janet

[@davidbelote1807]

Hello Janet am sorry you don’t know me my name is David belote I was flipping through the comments sections when I came across your comments i decided to know you more hope you don’t mind

[@rjoenby7553]

This video is pretty inaccurate. I don't know where this guy gets his info but he's obviously not big on fact checking. He's right about some things, but mostly, he's just regurgitating false information. His geography is pretty incorrect as well.

[@rhl2macwan]

Almost at the @5:25 point I had to double back at it to figure out what exactly did u say after the chicken word 😂😂

[@dnasteetraxx]

Baltimore born and raised. Guy got a lot right here but he missed the mark on some things 1. Politicians are reluctant to gentrifying baltimore city would cause rents would be astronomically high. They have already risen a ridiculous percentage over the past couple years and most people in baltimore city are living at or below poverty levels. If in 2018 your rent was 900, theres no reason why that same place should rent for 1300 two years later. Gentrification brings people with higher incomes in the impoverished hood seeing low rents and therefore landlords jack those prices up. Doesnt affect the gentrifiers, but affects the long term residents greatly. A vast majority of homes in the city are rental properties. Its not about losing support. Its about not having a place to live. 2. We did not climb the gates of M&T Bank to watch the ravens play, at least not to my knowledge and the clip. We climbed the gate to participate in the Superbowl celebration ceremony in 2012 because the stadium was at capacity and they closed the gates. It was a big deal. They shut down downtown and my job gave us a break to attend. But yes we are die hard ravens fans. I have a tattoo 3. You also left out that Maryland is one of the wealthiest states comprised of African Americans in the nation 4. The accents - The only two detectable accents we really have are Rural white accents (all of Maryland) and Black city accents (Baltimore City): The rural whites are the ones who say "hon'" (honey) and "wooder" (Water). We say "tew" (too) "urn" (iron, aaron, urn), "zink" (sink), "oinch" (orange). PG/MoCo/DC has their own lingo and it confuses us sometimes if we dont go to DC often.

[@NickJohnson]

Niiiice Mr Jones!!

[@Blackmjc]

I've lived in Glen Burnie all of my life and don't pronounce my words in either of those ways. My dad does though because he lived in Bmore City.

[@kellymcclyment7828]

I lived in maryland my whole life and I domt talk like that and most people I know dont neither. From Caroline County

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

Baltimore residents absolutely have a very distinct accent, and yes the long time residents do say hon. Three distinct regions, I-95 corridor, Western MD, and Eastern Shore and would include the counties s of DC as essentially Eastern Shore

[@pikka_boi6078]

BALTIMORE FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!

[@johnnyolivar9646]

Let’s not forget that 15%of Montgomery county is the ghetto and a Hispanic/Jamaican slum right where Langley park and Takoma park is

[@sannissansanjuan5074]

Montgomery County Rocville's Lincoln Park was Bad in 80's 90's, Rockville Rocks 1987, but cleaned up these days, Gaithersburg 124 is a under rated Ghetto

[@beambooi6431]

Takoma Park is a hipster liberal white neighborhood. Langley Park is the hood not Takoma. A tiny sliver of Takoma Park right off 650 near the border with North Capitol DC is ghetto but if you drive up Carrol st to Takoma dc anywhere off piney branch south of Sligo creek pkwy it’s straight up gentrified

[@supamariosoniku]

Beam Booi Agreed

[@KenpoKid77]

@@beambooi6431 Yep, I used to live right in that area of 650 (New Hampshire Ave for those who don't know) in the Belford Towers projects. Pretty much everything you said that whole area is true.

[@tetlow2]

@@sannissansanjuan5074 haha. Ya its brown town over here.

[@artzcard]

I live in Mo county with snobs, 🤣😂 You are so funny and spot on. Great job, you deserve a🎖.

[@chelles2ndhalf836]

Hello!!! What about charles, st’marys and Calvert counties. You missed 3 counties and about 350,000 people 🙄.

[@amymenjivar3489]

You didn't see on the map "school trip here"? lol. He mentions Aberdeen but not Pax.

[@lilt739]

Yeahh somd stand up

[@lynnscotton8281]

Right! I FF through so I Thought I missed it.

[@ConcreteTargetBawlz]

You both missed Carroll County

[@angi80]

@@ConcreteTargetBawlz And I don't think Howard County was mentioned, which is unusual because most people at least mention Ellicott City in passing.

[@manf9593]

I've lived in Maryland most of my life, mostly in Montgomery County. This place SUCKS!!! Why you ask? Besides what was already mentioned, which is just scratching the surface, The traffic is ReDicUlOuS... Not just the congestion either, bad enough you can't get anywhere fast, they have the nerve too have speed cameras EVERYWHERE in places where you wouldn't think they should be, which is the whole point... Bad enough this place fleeces you on taxes, but to ad insult to injury they dive in your pocket even more, and the traffic lights our timed terribly, no sooner then you stop at a major intersection and sit for 2mins your stopping again... this can go on for several blocks... and one would think with all the revenue that's generated in this pristine wealthy suburb of neighboring Washington D.C. that it would have decent infrastructure, Wrong... the roads are horrendous and there always seems to be road issues and construction which adds more issues to getting around, and Not to knock the people of N.J. Philly or N.Y. but they have infiltrated this area, which has added to the traffic, crime and higher insurance premiums... You would expect this being such a high status profile area, that there wouldn't be on a short supply of anything at the store's, Wrong... This place amazes me that it's always out of things in the store's, supply and demand isn't the order of the day here... Then there's the all probing police state, there's so many different kinds of police here you'd think your living in a National Police Force... I could keep going on, but I think your getting the picture, this place is a Major Joke...

[@johndavis6719]

Yea been living here for a long time need a new place to live.

[@shortliner68]

That opening scene at 0:30 is the intersection of Poplar Grove St. & Edmondson Ave. on the westside - my birth neighborhood back in 1950. We lived at 1034 Poplar Grove. The fried chicken place on the corner was an Arundel Ice Cream store back then. As for Old Bay Seasoning, we only used it in making crab cakes and steaming shrimp.

[@boondoggle4820]

Dundalk is still very blue collar, but the area around Cockeysville, in northern central Baltimore county, isn’t blue collar at all. It’s mostly upper middle class suburbs up there.

[@jamjamb123]

Parkville is still pretty blue collar too , yup northern Baltimore county is for the rich people most of those farms been sold and million dollar homes on them now

[@helenmilchling368]

What is wrong with blue collar? Shame on you

[@shogunMR]

Anywhere near Central almost northern Baltimore County are upper middle to upper class. Hunt valley, Phoenix, Jacksonville, Glenarm, Cockeysville and the Dulaney Valley area has a lot of old long money.

[@tonygring5533]

I live in Maryland and you have no clue what you're talking about I've lived in Maryland 35 years You have no idea about the heritage of Maryland first of all Maryland is not classified as a southern state it's obvious to me by watching this video you're clueless

[@dairepurnelll]

THANK YOU Its not a southern state

[@kten5350]

I mean Harriette Tubman literally was a slave here... that she fled from

[@kten5350]

You guys should maybe talk to the US census about that lol. I mean I'd love to not be called southern. I am all for it

[@williamtyndall7699]

Actually Maryland is a southern state. Anything south of the Mason Dixon Line is considered the south. Due to the liberal nature of the state it now identifies more with the north. Even the state song calls for the throwing off of tyranny and helping our sister state Virginia.

[@supersaturn956]

@@williamtyndall7699 FACTS!!!

[@blj8915]

i’m far from western maryland but when i do go to the cumberland area for a family reunion it is beautiful and maryland is a mix of everything but the more west you go the more pretty it gets .

[@amanfra2121]

This dude is probably from Cleveland.

[@NickJohnson]

Lol no way

[@taeglizzy4553]

@@NickJohnson Hagerstown and Frederick anit country but the rest of the west Maryland is so I see the confusion

[@taeglizzy4553]

@@NickJohnson only garret and allegany or country they closer to west v

[@tdunph4250]

Another from the "unboxing" series. Way to go Nick!! The family and I love your videos! Keep up the great work!!!

[@NickJohnson]

awesome hopefully you learn stuff!

[@daveboone7432]

Im from Baltimore but now live in Hagerstown and we definitely have internet and cell phones just like every other city and the country.

[@Dom-tz8tf]

I’m from Maryland and I suck at driving so don’t come here. Most of what he said is right though he left some things/ important county’s out, and NOT everybody talks like that I certainly don’t.

[@earlystrings1]

“Speaking about crabs, let’s talk about Baltimore.” ‘Nuf said.

[@dominiquerobinson3530]

The people of Baltimore have crab lice.🦀🐞🧼🙏

[@arianaalioth]

You forgot to mention how EVEYTHING. Including all their clothes. Has the state flag on it. 😂❤

[@kaylacolgan]

Hey, Nick Johnson, I got hooked watching your videos, and I like watching them. I love learning about other states in the US. Keep it up, Nick. Big fan from Long Island, New York!

[@NickJohnson]

Hi Kayla. You've been watching for a few years now aww love ya!! You doing anything fun up there this summer?

[@kaylacolgan]

Nick Johnson Oh, no. I got hooked on your videos like a week ago. 😂😂

[@anthonymolina7416]

Nick Johnson you’ve done a Long Island video?

[@buddachill7190]

I feel like people make Baltimore look worse then it actually is

[@HeathenJr2022]

I'd like to agree with you, bit there really are parts of Baltimore that are neglected. The state, let alone the city, hasn't done enough to invest in the community to bring those areas back up.

[@kaliferguson2232]

@Águila701 Absolutely not! It's a great city, but it does have a serious problem.

[@ValentinaxEdits]

I love how Baltimore looks but it's the crime rate that bugs me-

[@shawnsierra7435]

Actually Maryland is one of the wealthiest states in the union, also the median income is one the highest in the country ..So no friend we do not consider ourselves West Virginians

[@sjchxhtriskit3025]

1) nah hun. 2)we aren’t part of the south, we stayed with the union and we’re a middle state 3)yeah, we put old bay on our old bay

[@zacharycrigger3998]

Actually we are part of the south. That was true

[@supersaturn956]

@@zacharycrigger3998 FACTS!!!

[@juanitadudley4788]

Border states are southern states that didn't secede.

[@kdyy3]

Juanita Dudley Missouri is a southern state?

[@juanitadudley4788]

@@kdyy3 Yes.

[@stevengordon5870]

Both Gomez Adams and Fred Munster made Maryland their homes Also Johns Hopkins Hospital is in Bmore

[@kristenneuhauser6721]

Kevin Spacey too

[@GarrettWorcester]

Tom Selleck, Pat Sajak, Chef Ettore Boiardi, Roy Clark, Danny Gatton... there's a huge list of notables who called Maryland "home" at one point or another!

[@MahoneyBadger]

We don’t wish weren’t part of the south, we just straight up ignore the facts. In most marylanders minds it never was.

[@dess234]

I live in Upper Marlboro, and stay in Marlboro Ridge, a predominately black wealthy neighborhood. you should’ve talked about all the parts, not just shown the seemingly bad parts.

[@madhatter2012]

@Official Alonzo I grew up in Greenbelt.

[@hope_elizabeth_rose]

Yes!

[@upeedinalamb5297]

This lamb noticed the “street” video of PG was in DC. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mssan2016]

Marlboro Ridge is gorgeous. Do you have a Toll Brothers home? My niece had horse riding lessons at the equestrian center in that neighborhood

[@dess234]

ms san2016 yeah i do lmao

[@blaiktrout376]

As a Marylander I approve of this video. The map was very accurate, Old bay is great on chicken wings, crabs, fish, and fries, and the stereotypes were pretty on the mark.

[@marvinbush7304]

I'm originally from Maryland and I attended and graduated from the University of Maryland.

[@moneyme1327]

I’ve came from Northeast Baltimore and my grandparents moved in there from the 1940s. Seeing the history of the street they lived on has changed my perspective that the crack era has ruined Northeast Baltimore. I live in Randallstown now and I have to say that NE Baltimore you aren’t “bound to get shot”. The people there have a strong community.

[@onnieduvall2565]

I was born and raised in Baltimore. The city has been going downhill for decades. I have also lived in Montgomery County and a few years ago went back to visit just for the day and I was priced back into reality. Northwestern Baltimore County was where I was most comfortable until I moved away from the state. After almost 2 decades I return to Maryland I moved to the lower part of the mid-shore, Dorchester County. I loved it. What drove me away from Maryland who is the overall political situation in the state, high taxes, had a chance to live close to family in Florida, a state with no personal income tax. I still have one brother living in Maryland and I expect in about a decade when he retires he will be moving to another state.

[@Gambit2483]

Maryland birthed one of the greatest TV shows ever, The Wire. Proud of my state.

[@Sick_Boy_Rick74]

Thanks for putting the image of Joe Thiesman’s leg getting broken into pieces by LT into my head Mappy! I remember watching that game live with my dad. My dad yelled out “old Joe got hit so hard I felt it in Denver!” Thanks for the great content Nick. Love all of your vids. Keep up the great work and stay safe and healthy bro.

[@NickJohnson]

Hey Rick! OMG i just rewatched that clip OMG

[@Slemon1982]

I’ve been waiting for this episode forever

[@NickJohnson]

I KNOW

[@Slemon1982]

You forgot to mention the bad drivers in Baltimore county one person cut me off for a crab shot jeez so eager

[@stefanhurd7028]

@@Slemon1982 Maryland in general. You cant go a day without seeing an accident

[@theurbanfarm202]

Hey now, southern Maryland (st Mary and Calvert) aren’t THAT boring. I love how it was entirely skipped over 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidbelote1807]

Hey Lauren am sorry you don’t know me my name is David belote I was flipping through the comments sections when I came across your comments i decided to know you more hope you don’t mind

[@k3marie23]

For real. To not even mention Leonardtown or Solomons makes me think he didn’t spend much time researching. Now I’m thinking his other videos aren’t very accurate.

[@michaelc5019]

My sister lives in Upper Marlboro. Visited her over memorial weekend. Loved it. Went to DC and ate at National Harbor.

[@tiffanipatillo4533]

Right he totally disrespected a Prince George’s County! He showed the poorest part and disregarded the rest!

[@michaelc5019]

Tiffani Patillo / video is full of disrespect honestly 😂

[@user-gp3tb8ho2b]

@@michaelc5019 frr

[@natashaloveless1131]

you may want to check your facts again about Prince George's County. This is the richest black county in America. Some of the medium income is well over areas in Montgomery County.

[@i1omnvv824]

PG county is mostly ghetto and trashy compare to Montgomery county

[@Damo_81]

They never want to mention that. I live in PG and work in Northern VA and when I tell folks that here they always look at me crazy.

[@natashaloveless1131]

@@i1omnvv824 Just because an area is predominately black does not make it ghetto and trashy. I live in Princes Georges County and again check the numbers. There are some impoverish areas but much more upper middle class to wealthy cities in the county.

[@stephaniegraves4454]

@@i1omnvv824 prince George's is not ghetto and trashy it's the trash that come from DC that makes it look that way but it's not so stfu

[@KariTargaryen]

It’s Ghetto and Tacky don’t move here-💀

[@danielbell201]

Dwight obviously knew very little about Prince Georges County, Southern Maryland, and Salisbury. You neglected to mention that The county has some of the most affluent Black cities and townships in the country, one of the most populated Counties in the state. You also neglected to mention how Maryland is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the country. It was still an entertaining video and I think it will spark plenty of conversation about the state as a hole.

[@CoachAnge324]

I agree Mr Patel is grossly misrepresenting Maryland and he should have been fact checked

[@TheBowtiedude]

Living in Maryland my whole life, you got most of it right! Especially about Baltimore and western Maryland haha. No one really says hon though. Cheers

[@MasterTSayge]

I grew up in Montgomery County and I hate it with a passion of 100000000 suns. NEVER made a friend there, I had to move to Texas and NYC to socialize. Montgomery county aka MOCO are snobby as hell!!! Plus MOCO invented Karens!

[@ousmanedieng1382]

Yooo. I’m from Montgomery County and I never realized how much this is true. I really did think everyone in this part of the country used old bay. Also the rich parts of Montgomery county are basically only along the river, in the country up north and the south like in Potomac and Bethesda. Central Montgomery county (Gaithersburg) is bummy.

[@notoriouscmdr]

Silver Spring here 👋

[@nathanielthrush5581]

I think you got confused between Silver Spring and Bethesda-ss isn’t along the river

[@dominiquerobinson3530]

Chevy Chase, Travilah, North Potomac and Poolesville are also wealthy.💳🤑

[@TriciaN-em5sr]

The ritziest parts of Montgomery County are Bethesda, Potomac and Chevy Chase. Rockville Pike running through Rockville is a train wreck with some okay parts but it’s mostly bad. Gaithersburg is decent with Kentlands and Lakelands being the best communities. Germantown is nicely suburban but slow and boring.

[@christinad9522]

Actually, Rockville isn't bad at all. There's King Farm, Fallsgrove, and Pike and Rose that has a ton of rich ass people. Twinbrook is really the only eh part of Rockville. Gaithersburg is awful, excluding Kentlands - Montgomery Village is a big nope. You were right about Germantown though

[@klchillemi16]

This taught me more about the geography of Maryland than what it’s actually like to live here

[@Forn83]

there is very humid summers and springs

[@Forn83]

and perfect fall

[@jfk928]

I moved to MD 9 years ago and still learned a ton. Informative AND entertaining vid Nick. Keep up the good work.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok John!

[@InterstateRaziTV]

Maryland is fine at least outside of the ghetto city of Baltimore that place is hell.

[@jimmythegentconway8690]

Thats ritgh

[@khalilt6508]

Washington D.C also have areas that look like a scene out of war of the worlds

[@joansmith3296]

And the traffic on the beltway. What a nightmare.

[@albertsancho5909]

100%

[@FerminJrPatdu]

Does many Asians live here?