Any brehs near/from Richmond or Norfolk what's it like up there? They were at the top of percentage on both the city and metro areas lists and weed legal in VA now too
Richmond is the "major" city in Virginia, and has all the social and cultural identifiers to underscore that. It's also the most urban, "city" experience you'll find, it has a hustle and bustle to it for a smaller city, and is really just a smaller DC in many ways, though I've known and heard of people comparing Rich to all kinds of cities---->it has traits in common with a number of places...
If you want your "city" fix with requisite nightlife, dining, events, arts and all that shyt, Richmond is where you go in VA. The city is still 40% Black, with large black communities on all sides, and a TON of historical relevance. But Rich is quite segregated residentially, though the contrast is if you don't live in the city and only do nightlife, you'd have a different impression (that it's a more multicultural, diverse place)...
Norfolk isn't as segregated though it is to a degree; it is slightly more diverse. Norfolk also isn't as urban, has a distinct suburban aura, but that laid-backness fits many people. It has an interesting downtown area, and is also 40% Black in the city, but has much less black wealth than Rich and Nfk, with less segregation and more diversity, has more of a discrimination and racism problem than Rich...
Nfk can be fun but isn't as sophisticated or well rounded a city. We don't have the impact and imprint on social and cultural politics in Nfk as we do in Rich, though keep that statement in context---->the city is 40% black, so we are nowhere near invisible there...
Rich just has has a stronger, richer, more unified, abd more powerful black community that is felt in all aspects of the city...
Nfk isn't really a standalone city, it and The Beach are basically the same place (think Minny/St Paul). It's a twin city dynamic with significant overlap; locals of course can describe the contrasts between the two cities but in the larger view Nfk and VB are the same city. Because of this I think also is why Nfk has a weaker identity than Rich...
I love em both because I love Virginia, and both are very Virginian. Both have violence and impoverishment and shytty school issues, both both are dope in their own right---->Richmond particularly is a special, special city...