Frofro69 t1_j91tj5k wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:18 PM

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

3 times a week? You're a true survivor lol. I went down that way ONE time after work and it was wild af lol. But I'm from the suburbs so the whole city was culture shock

Temporary-Light9189 t1_j91u9ec wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:23 PM

Oh yea no I definitely feel you bro, you definitely need to know those guys or get to know them to hang there, I live right over the line on 40 so I’m not local (also white so I stick out like a sore thumb lol) so whenever I go down there I have to hold myself to a certain level of respect and also at this point I know most of those guys by name, as long as I’m minding my own business and bringing money into their neighborhood and I’m respectful, no one bothers me.

Frofro69 t1_j91v1rf wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:28 PM

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.

Temporary-Light9189 t1_j93gcun wrote on February 18, 2023 at 11:16 PM

Oh yea for sure man, at the end of the day the people getting hurt are the ones that are doing something to earn it. Although I do realize that there are innocents that get hurt, every time I see that corner where that poor young woman was shot in crossfire with her kids in the car I take a moment of silence in respect.

Frofro69 t1_j94hlnz wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:17 AM

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRtTjMNh/

I remembered this video just because of the mention of Legends lol

Temporary-Light9189 t1_j94m8tv wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:00 AM

Bro I’ve never seen that video I’m fucking geekin man, yo I know exactly what he means with the chess shit bro I once seen 2 guys locked in a perpetual move both out cold with their pieces mid play just sleeping it was funny and not funny at the same time.

Frofro69 t1_j95y32p wrote on February 19, 2023 at 2:37 PM

I swear Baltimore is a different breed man

Frofro69 t1_j94g0kf wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:03 AM

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.