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I was in G Ville recently. We have committed to moving and are really excited about it! However, I noticed there were very few if ANY black people at all. Even in the GVille magazines I counted two black people. Everyone else was white. I know there is a big african american population in the south so I am really wondering where are they in Gville??????????? I truely have never seen a community so visually monocultural.
When we went to the Fall for Greenville last weekend, there were all kinds of people there, many of whom were black. As the night went on, the crowd was mostly African American. I did notice one thing, however. When we actually went into the local restaurants and such, the crowd went to all white. Same thing at Trios the next weekend. Outside - a little bit of a variety of people. Inside - all white (except for the hostess). Are people just hanging out at different places from each other? It's does feel odd, especially having recently arrived from the DC area where it so mixed racially/culturally.
I was in G Ville recently. We have committed to moving and are really excited about it! However, I noticed there were very few if ANY black people at all. Even in the GVille magazines I counted two black people. Everyone else was white. I know there is a big african american population in the south so I am really wondering where are they in Gville??????????? I truely have never seen a community so visually monocultural.
Greenville does have a small African American population compared to other SC cities (Columbia and Charleston). From looking at history, much had to do with the patterns of where African Americans settled after slavery was abolished. Mountain and foothill cities (of which Greenville is one) tend to have much smaller African American populations (Knoxville, TN / Asheville, NC / Charlottesville, VA, etc....all the same way). With that said, Greenville is anything but monocultural. There is a thriving Indian community, Latino community, Asian community, and a high percentage of Germans (thanks to BMW), French (thanks to Michelin), Jews, Irish, Canadians, Arabs, etc. Not the 50/50 black/white of most Southern cities, but definitely diverse and far from monocultural.
I truly have never seen a community so visually monocultural.
Try out the Dakotas, Wyoming or Montana. Or any ski town out west. I lived in Breckenridge for seven years. There was a black guy there for awhile - then he moved. Add that the 7 to1 guy/gal ratio and its a nothing but a tofu-dog wienie roast all year 'round.
There's TOO LITTLED cultural entertainment value in Greenville, South Carolina........ period..... I welcome the gathering of those people wishing to change it though b/c there's a big opening for change here
People on this board will never understand what's meant when I say this for some reason but I guess when you're not of an ethnic background or been around people of culture, it's pointless to try to get them to understand
But there just is nowhere for minorities to go and enjoy different things that people of ethnic backgrounds would prefer........ and remain in a 'urban-sophisticates (?) environment
There's minorities here..... but you will never find sophisticatd crowds in one gathering commonly and it have some sort of cultural distinction.........
Urban comedy clubs... no
Neo-soul, merengue, salsa, bachata, R&B, Jazz............ I've yet to see them
Open Mic Poetry.... no
Minorities own a few things here, but it's rough to own anything here b/c minorities aren't getting the jobs and have not been since Downtown's gentrification happened....... In the early 90s, there was a lot more going on.
Hip Hop clubs here get shot up within a years time...... while I'm not into Hip Hop clubs personally just the sad truth I've observed... but since a rash of them have been opening lately, the separation of the city's areas might allow for more growth there.
Downtown is a waste of time for me on the weekend... I mean if you like a bunch of fast food 'good ol' American' chain restaurants.. it's for you.... There's one REAL Caribbean restaurant downtown but it's very small.. you have to walk down main to see it... Just walk in and say "Wha Gwan" lol they'll greet you no problem!
There was an authentic Mexican restuarant downtown but i'm not sure if it's still here. I don't goto many here though because in talking to some acquintences that did some work for me who migrated from South America, they told me a lot of the restaurants treat them pretty badly, underpaying and firing those that stand up for themselves................. so i'm tough on going to some of those, i have to know who's operating and see a certain kind of setting. I've got family and friends of Hispanola origin so I hate to see those types of practices and cant suppro it.
You're liable to go there and goto an ethnic restaurant with all whites serving/working/etc................. no offense to anyone white but I'm just used to more diverse settings in these last few years
Since being back here, I notice a lot of Cuban, Puerto Rico, and Dominican flags being sported by people so I'm happy to see that. Some Caribbean folks from Jam-town , Trinidad, and other places...............
Just need to gather all these groups and MAKE change happen!
Spartanburg is half the size of Greenville population wise I believe but has probably double the ethnic entertainment value to be honest........
But life's what you make it.. new experiences can also make this place great, It's just you will get looked at strange if you dont' fit a certain image............
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