There’s no place like Baltimore, that’s for certain. If you live here, there are likely some strange habits that you’ve developed. Check out the following list and see how many you do!

  1. We put Old Bay on everything…

Flickr / Mike Mozart …and I mean EVERYTHING.

  1. And crab meat in everything as well.

Flickr / Mike Licht Crab cakes, crab omelets, crab pasta, etc.

  1. We’re known for some pretty weird hairstyles.

Flickr / Noir Guy The higher the hon, the better.

  1. Our Christmas decor is pretty unconventional.

Flickr / Karol Olson We embrace the quirky here.

  1. We shout “O!” during the national anthem.

Flickr / Keith Allison Out-of-towners may find this off-putting but we mean no disrespect.

  1. We’re into funky art.

Flickr / Charlie Lyons-Pardue From the American Visionary Art Museum, to Artfest, to wacky street art found all around the city, we enjoy all things colorful and unique.

  1. On Friday we wear purple everything.

Flickr / theblackdog2071 Purple pride is abundant on Fridays. Bacaw!

  1. We plaster the Maryland flag on anything we can get our hands on.

Facebook / Baltimore in a Box Can you blame us?

  1. We are judgmental when it comes to crab cakes.

Flickr / jpellgen We have our favorites and will argue over the topic.

  1. Despite its flaws, we will always love Baltimore.

Flickr / 1Flatworld Some may find it strange to live in a city like Baltimore. But here we embrace the strange, and there’s no other place we’d rather be.

What are some other strange habits of Baltimoreans? Feel free to share your thoughts! 😛

Flickr / Mike Mozart

…and I mean EVERYTHING.

Flickr / Mike Licht

Crab cakes, crab omelets, crab pasta, etc.

Flickr / Noir Guy

The higher the hon, the better.

Flickr / Karol Olson

We embrace the quirky here.

Flickr / Keith Allison

Out-of-towners may find this off-putting but we mean no disrespect.

Flickr / Charlie Lyons-Pardue

From the American Visionary Art Museum, to Artfest, to wacky street art found all around the city, we enjoy all things colorful and unique.

Flickr / theblackdog2071

Purple pride is abundant on Fridays. Bacaw!

Facebook / Baltimore in a Box

Can you blame us?

Flickr / jpellgen

We have our favorites and will argue over the topic.

Flickr / 1Flatworld

Some may find it strange to live in a city like Baltimore. But here we embrace the strange, and there’s no other place we’d rather be.

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