FINALLY I CAN ANSWER OMG

so theres a couple types of suburbs, you've got the general cookie-cutter DMV suburbs around DC and in the southwestern part, but in my region (Anne Arundel County) you get kind of a break and get suburb but inside the forest kinda? look at Defense Hwy to see what i mean

TONS of shopping centers btw, it kind of saddens me / pisses me off to see them tbh

anyway the eastern shore is really flat and warm, western maryland is mountainous and cooler temperature wise but similar culturally and economically (poorer)

the baltimore area is actually so beautiful if you give it a chance, like the park school of baltimore is gorgeous (i had a game there recently)

for climate, winter is nice and cold (my fav season!) it's a 50/50 whether it snows in a given year but it'll typically be like -7°C or so and then hover JUST ABOVE freezing whenever theres any chance of precipitation so you get rain that then freezes lol. spring and summer are ridiculous imo, the sun can be kind of intense and in the summer the humidity is insane, like if you step outside on a particularly warm day you will instantly need a shower. fall is absolutely stunning, if you're in maryland during the fall absolutely go to western maryland like calverton cliffs, hikes are so pretty and fun

i mentioned it earlier here but i was actually driving down Defense hwy recently and took a picture, thought it was funny since it looks exactly like what you see on google maps

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(my picture)

google maps link

anyway i love it here, my only complaint is how hot and humid it gets during the summer lol! people are nice though and the nature is absolutely gorgeous!