I feel like that last part is only Reddit specific. The average RVA citizen isn’t going to give a shit.

The answer you're looking for is smohk rva bbq in shits addition. It's won awards for best in Virginia.

There’s nothing like Eden Center most places. If it’s that important then don’t move I guess.

Vietnamese and Korean are the biggest hit you take leaving nova. There are some solid places here but nothing like Eden Center and Annandale.

Not at all! That stuff is pretty darn good, especially in a pinch! The ingredient label is surprisingly pure.

Arlington is pretty unique and more diverse but Richmond isn’t lacking in diversity. You won’t find the Bolivian food for example you have in Arlington but there’s plenty of good Central American restaurants.

Try it from Buz and Ned's! Best I've found in the area so far. I see all the Unkol Chuck love...I found that one disappointing (though Unkol Chuck himself is a gem!).

the local arbys brunswick stew is solid honestly if you want it easy

yeah, I don't think they were trolling. But they made it sound like a troll still, if that makes sense. I started to answer it in my usual way, then I was like, wtf is up with some of these questions?

I think this is a very cool little city, obviously. But I don't get why people would think of moving here from Nova without even bothering to come down for the weekend, or google "vietnamese restaurant Richmond". I mean c'mon now.

The EDM question on the other hand is a good one. I wouldn't tell anyone interested in a SoBe like club scene to come here.

In a comment OP made in r/nova 5 days ago on a related question there, OP said they were considering Richmond if they were going to stay in Virginia. Doesn’t look like they’re trolling.

Please don’t.

It's not that serious lol.

I mean I think people moving here is good for everyone, but I do understand the counter viewpoint. I think the way to keep income diversity is things like ADUs and zoning, though.

It's pretty bad when a moving post has me going wtf. I don't even think this guy is trolling, though I want to. But this is right up there with "tell me why I should move to Richmond, even though I've never been there"

Simply, no.

yeah, it is the only time I've been salty at a moving post I think.

perhaps I misread it, but some of the stuff in the question is the worst of Nova. I mean "do we have reliable internet and greek food" is like a troll. This is the sort of thing that justifies all the people who get riled up.

as for the back, years ago... par for the course.

That was a joke? I couldn’t tell by the typo in the first sentence. For all I know, you were typing while driving and got into an accident.

Also, posting that comment wouldn’t have worked if the connection dropped. Partial comments don’t work if the full contents of the message weren’t sent to the server yet.

Whoosh.

You and I don't see eye to eye on just how "great" it is for this city to slowly turn into a playground for rich, white folks but you won me with paragraph 3.

It's not a club city, though far better than Nova itself. DC obviously is leagues better, but I don't think Arlington areaNOVA offers much at all. That said, I think Jungle Room is trash while a ton of people think it's amazing. So to some people this is a "club enough" city, but none of the genres you listed, OP, are ones you'll find much of here, except the vague "EDM".

I think this is the saltiest I've ever seen you get with a moving post. It might actually be the only time I've seen you do it.

Stop moving to the city

…what?

I also moved from nova, wfh 3x week and work on-site in Ffx county 2x week. Recently started taking the train (super cheap, (edit) $20 round trip) and is been great, if you ever need to go up. I like to answer these questions because I made a similar life moved two years ago.

I am married with a child, my impressions are that no one really cares who you date in the city. As you get further away from the city it gets more conservative. We are a Hispanic family, and we are the only non-white family in our neighborhood as far as I can tell. It doesn’t seem to be a problem. Diversity acceptance does seem to be on par with 1990s in northern Virginia though…at our pool, a bunch of girls were talking in fake Spanish, making fun of my husband, which is something I might’ve seen in 1999 from middle school girls in Fairfax, but something that is very unlikely to happen now. This pool was in the suburbs.

I came here married, so can’t really speak to the dating scene, but I will say that just because of its size, I imagine DC/Arlington/Northern Virginia just has a better and more varied dating scene. I imagine the gay/queer is even smaller. It’s just a much smaller place.

I recommend visiting for a week to get a good feel. It was a great move for us, but it’s definitely less diverse, less connected by trail systems and much more type b rather than type a.

I don’t the answers to any of your questions other than (v).

The internet is ver

Libbie Market usually has it. I’m not a Brunswick Stew connoisseur but I like it.

As it's been said, lots of info if you use the search bar, and take the hostilities in some of the answers with a grain of salt because some folks in the forum are getting tired of the questions being asked over and over again.

Overall, the majority of the people in the city are friendly, lots of good food choices and a ton of breweries, and the internet is the internet, your primary choices are Comcast and Verizon, unless you chose a place that has an agreement with one of the providers for service then you're stuck with what they've got. But be prepared to be patient, for the housing market is in a bit of a crunch right now because so many people have moved to the RVA, and while there is new stuff opening up all the time, there still will probably be a wait. Also, be prepared to hear trains, we have a boatload of 'em and you can hear their horns from just about anywhere in the city. On a side note, if you enjoy a nightlife that goes into the wee hours of the morning, you'll have to go back to the DMV for that as there isn't as much of that hear...