Talk:Culture of Baltimore

Baltimore and Maryland
In a few places, this article blurs the distinction between Baltimore and the entire state of Maryland. Besides being inaccurate (would anyone lump the Central Valley in with Los Angeles?), it offends those of us who are from Maryland, but not Baltimore. 69.143.61.106 12:16, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Your statement is offensive. It's one thing to seek clarification/separation from different areas in Maryland (because I agree, there are similarities and differences)...it's another thing to be "offended" when lumped in with Baltimore. Many areas in Maryland are the same with some differences, and there is nothing wrong with other parts of Maryland having similarities to Baltimore.Chic3z (talk) 15:37, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Music (Needs Sources)
who are Jay Verze, StarrZ, and Rickie Jacobs? is there any evidence to suggest they deserve to be listed in the same cateogory as Billie Holiday? Virtual social networking buzz =! legendary status. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.107.198.42 (talk) 18:49, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

I took it upon myself to add Stars and The Sea, The Perfects and, Lazerbitch to this list... Since, you know, their importance can actually be documented... (The Perfects frequently have no.1 videos on Mtv.com; Stars and The Sea are routine featured artists at reverbnation;  Lazerbitch is widely known and has featurettes on them appear in Baltimore Magazine and city paper. )

language
The section on dialect is hard to understand because the lack of IPA. What is the pronunciation of "hohn"? I'm stumped. Can someone familiar with the accent render IPA transcriptions? mnewmanqc (talk) 18:38, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Done Tomcat7194 (talk) 00:29, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what the IPA is but it isn't "hohn" it is "hon" and it is short for honey. Mark- from baltimore —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.152.195 (talk) 21:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not a linguist, but the "hon" thing is not the most interesting part of Baltimore inflection. In terms of accent we're most like Philly, with flat vowels: for example, "oh" is pronounced "awwoou" and other weird stuff like "wash" is "warsh" and "Gas" is "gaz" and "radiatior" is "rah-diator." "Hon" to me is just a recent cultural adoption of "homey" style to enhance the city's image, while our actual super-nasal flat tone is not explained at all here. --68.49.92.94 (talk) 05:24, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

"Distinctive"
Is it just me, or does the word "distinctive" appear too many times (3) t the beginning of the article? It makes the rest of the article difficult to take seriously, because it gives it the feel of a high school essay.

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Hon is short for honey and is pronounced the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.152.195 (talk) 20:53, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Inclusion of Website in External Links
Hello. I'd like to propose the inclusion of the site RadarRedux.com. The site is nonprofit (part of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance), and its content is related to cultural events in Baltimore. Seems relevant to this page. Thoughts? Tomcat7194 (talk) 00:17, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

"Hon"
Does "Hon" (as in "Honey") really rhyme with con, rather than being pronounced like honey? kwami (talk) 23:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

No it does not rhyme with con. It is pronounced like Atilla The Hun. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.166.55.67 (talk) 18:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Should we insert a thing to help with pernounciation, such as (Hun) or something? Because that is a little unclear confusing.Beefcake6412 (talk) 20:26, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Chicken Box
Having lived in baltimore for 38 years I can think of a few other unique foods that span the entire city and region unlike the "Chicken box" that is really only seen in the lower income nooks and crannys of the inner city. this section should be expanded.

1. Pit Beef 2. Lake Trout 3. Subs/Cheesesteaks 4. Italian deli's — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.216.144 (talk) 02:27, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I just learned that our lake trout isn't even from a lake, nor is it a trout, but Atlantic whiting. Apparently a man who didn't know how to talk came up with it. That definitely makes the culture of Baltimore interesting.Chic3z (talk) 15:52, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Seems incomplete
I'm not trying to point out the obvious...but to point out the obvious, why does this article ignore a major part of Baltimore culture, namely, West Baltimore? Living in down town, that culture seems much more dominant and part of every day life than most of what is referenced here, which refer more to the middle/upper class islands within the city. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.245.173 (talk) 05:58, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * West Baltimore is one sub-section of the entire city and I don't know what is culturally significant about it to be featured in this article. Can you find something?Chic3z (talk) 15:40, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

This article will be deleted...
This article is in need of some major references. They will delete it from Wikipedia if yall don't provide them. If you have time to write a paragraph, follow it up with proof/references...other people are more than willing to help, but at least lead us off by doing some of the work, not just writing a paragraph based on hearsay or thoughts. Chic3z (talk) 18:57, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

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