{"id":40777,"date":"2015-04-08T17:38:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T00:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=40777"},"modified":"2015-04-08T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T00:38:08","slug":"leaving-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/leaving-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Things No One Expects To Miss When Leaving Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. It\u2019s A Disgrace What Non-Marylanders Try To Pass Off As Crabs<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user umnak<\/div>\n<p>No crabs taste quite like home.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Marylanders Have To Remind Everyone About Blue Crabs<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user Au Kirk<\/div>\n<p>The distinction is important.<\/p>\n<h2>3. And Then Answer, &#8220;But Why Aren\u2019t They Blue?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: adamisserlis<\/div>\n<p>People will ask you why those blue crabs you rave so much about are called blue crabs if they\u2019re actually red in that crabfest picture from your backyard last summer. Just remember, it\u2019s not nice to make fun of people.<\/p>\n<h2>4. What\u2019s An Ex-Marylander To Do With All That Orange?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-14.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: MLB<\/div>\n<p>When you leave Maryland, you\u2019ve officially left Orioles country. Now all that orange in your wardrobe is good for is Halloween.<\/p>\n<h2>5. People Actually Cheer For The Colts<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-9.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: MTV<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry. Did I just say their name? My bad. But it\u2019s true. It\u2019s like they have NO IDEA.<\/p>\n<h2>6. And They Talk A Lot Of Smack On The Ravens<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-10.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: SportsWorldReport.com<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s what happens when you win two Super Bowls in the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Keep An Emergency Stash Of Old Bay Handy<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Old Bay Seasoning Facebook<\/div>\n<p>You can buy Old Bay at pretty much any grocery store nationwide, but getting it in a restaurant is a different story. Keep an Old Bay stash in the glove compartment of your car for emergencies.<\/p>\n<h2>8. But Prepare For The Inevitable Old Bay Intervention<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Old Bay Seasoning Facebook<\/div>\n<p>When your new friends see you putting Old Bay on literally everything, including ice cream, you could end up with a few people who want to come between you and your seasoning.<br \/>\nThis can never happen. As Gandalf told Frodo, \u201cKeep it secret, keep it safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>9. So Maybe Don\u2019t Even Mention The Dead Rise<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Old Bay Seasoning Facebook<\/div>\n<p>They\u2019ll never understand. But the joke\u2019s on them.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Even Worse, J.O. Is Nowhere To Be Found<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: J.O. Spice Facebook<\/div>\n<p>The really bad news goes to the Chesapeake Bay seasoning purists. Your precious J.O. spice isn\u2019t available the way Old Bay is.<br \/>\nEither bring a lifetime supply with you or learn how to do what you swore you would never do and substitute with The Bay.<\/p>\n<h2>11. No One Knows The Difference Between A Terrapin And A Turtle<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-8.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Giphy<\/div>\n<p>Making you look like some reptilian expert. Or that \u201cI like turtles\u201d kid. Either one.<\/p>\n<h2>12. There&#8217;s No Place Like Chesapeake<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-11.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Facebook<\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll find plenty of beaches, lakes, and even some nice bays. But you\u2019ll never find another Chesapeake.<\/p>\n<h2>13. Marylanders Impress With Their Mussel Shucking Skills<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>If mussel shucking actually qualifies as a skill, then it could easily be your super power. Take your new friends out for some seafood and dazzle them.<\/p>\n<h2>14. To Someone In The Deep South, Maryland Folks Will Always Be Northerners<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-15.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user dfb_photos<\/div>\n<p>If you head down to South Carolina or Georgia and try to act like you\u2019re one of them, you\u2019ll quickly discover just how Northern they think you are.<\/p>\n<h2>15. There Might Actually Be Army Fans Around For The Army Navy Game<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-16.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Army Navy Game Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Not that there\u2019s a point in cheering for anyone but Navy. (The win is just implied, obviously.) But, it\u2019s true. In fact, The Navy presence you\u2019re probably used to in some point by now will drop drastically.<\/p>\n<h2>16. Maryland Flag Tattoos Will Finally Become The Conversational Piece You\u2019d Always Hoped<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-17.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Low Tide Tattoos<\/div>\n<p>Most outsiders don\u2019t even know what their own state flag looks like, let alone yours.<\/p>\n<h2>17. No One Will Get That John Waters Halloween Costume<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Are you\u2026 Pee Wee Herman? With \u2026 Flamingos?<\/p>\n<h2>18. But Edgar Allan Poe Might Get First Place<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Page Pulp<\/div>\n<p>The good news here is that most people will recognize your Edgar Allan Poe costume and you\u2019ll almost definitely be the only person at the party wearing it, unlike last year when there were so many of you, they made you all sit at the Poe table.<\/p>\n<h2>19. There Are People Out There Who Have Never Seen Hairspray<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-18.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>This is especially shocking for the Baltimore crowd. Hairspray isn\u2019t as big of a deal and not everyone knows the words to Good Morning, Baltimore.<\/p>\n<h2>20. Marylanders Spend A Lot Of Time Explaining That Baltimore Is In Maryland, Not The Other Way Around<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-19.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quick Meme<\/div>\n<p>Baltimore is great. But it\u2019s just one piece that makes up the Maryland puzzle. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to spread the Maryland love and help educate everyone on life beyond Charm City.<\/p>\n<h2>21. But A Lot Of People Will Say They\u2019re From Baltimore When They\u2019re Really Not<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-20.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Tumblr<\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll meet Marylanders who claim to be from Baltimore, but it\u2019s mainly just because it\u2019s easier that way.<\/p>\n<h2>22. No One Will Understand The Regional Differences<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-21.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: WhatCulture.com<\/div>\n<p>North Maryland is entirely different from Southern Maryland? Eastern Shore is a world of its own? Baltimore might as well be its own state?<\/p>\n<h2>23. Marylanders Might Want To Relearn How To Sing The National Anthem<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-22.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user rapo<\/div>\n<p>Everyone sings the same song, of course. But when you shout the \u201cOh!\u201d forty times louder than everyone else, it might accompany the proverbial record scratch while the entire stadium comes to a halt to stare at you.<\/p>\n<h2>24. Maryland Folks Who Follow Lacrosse Are Out Of Luck<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-28.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Lacrosse Playground<\/div>\n<p>No, I\u2019m serious. Some people play lacrosse in high school and college but it\u2019s definitely not the deal that it is throughout Maryland. Good luck finding a bar where you can catch a game.<\/p>\n<h2>25. Small Town, USA Is Much Harder To Find<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-26.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>In order to find a small town like you can in Maryland, you\u2019re going to have to resort to watching Runaway Bride a lot.<\/p>\n<h2>26. The Ocean City Boardwalk Will No Longer Be A Drive Away<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-27.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Ocean City, MD \u2013 The Official Page Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Are you really ready to part ways with that bucket of Thrashers fries?<\/p>\n<h2>27. No One Cares About Oysters The Way Marylanders Do<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-12.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: The U.S. Army via Flickr<\/div>\n<p>Over-harvesting? Depleted crops? The importance of a healthy ecosystem? Once you leave, you\u2019ll have a hard time finding anyone who knows what you\u2019re talking about.<br \/>\nAnd you can\u2019t very well save the bay from so far away now, can you?<\/p>\n<h2>28. Bridges Become Much Less Exciting<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-29.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Pittsburgh has a few cool bridges. San Francisco has some big red one. But short of that, you\u2019ll never really look at bridges in the same way as you do in Maryland.<\/p>\n<h2>29. Life May Become Much More Vanilla<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-30.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Ocean City, MD \u2013 The Official Page Facebook<\/div>\n<p>From beach dwellers to farmers, the artists to the suits, every race and every religion \u2013 Maryland has it all and everyone is accounted for here. You can\u2019t find that kind of diversity just anywhere.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>30. Ex-Marylanders Will Kick Themselves For Taking All This For Granted<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-25.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Some of you might even be thinking \u201cI didn\u2019t even know we had sunflower fields like that!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>31. They Don\u2019t Call It Little America For No Reason<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px\" alt=\"31 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Maryland\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/04\/md-leaving\/md-leaving-31.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maryland Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Where else can you have a Bloody Mary (loaded with Old Bay, of course) on the boardwalk for breakfast, ocean fresh blue crabs (loaded with Old Bay, of course) for lunch, followed by an evening sipping local wine by the fire in the mountains?<br \/>\n<b>What do you miss about Maryland? Tell us in the comments below!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. It\u2019s A Disgrace What Non-Marylanders Try To Pass Off As Crabs Source: Flickr user umnak No crabs taste quite like home. 2. Marylanders Have To Remind Everyone About Blue Crabs Source: Flickr user Au Kirk The distinction is important. 3. 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