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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because my home town in a crime filled cess pool and people tend to avoid me if I tell them where I am from when they first meet me. Eventually, once they have gotten to know me, and know I won't cut them, I will talk about it. [/quote]

Newark?

Compton?

Those are literally the only two cities with nationally recognized negative connotations. [/quote]

I'm the pp. My hometown has locally recognized negative connotations, particularly in Virginia. It doesn't have to be "national."
When I moved further south or west, it wasn't a problem.

When I move to within one or two states near Virginia, it is an issue.  Have literally had coworkers refuse to talk to me, because they hated my hometown so much when stationed there. Hint Hint. After I opened up how much I hated it too, we usually became friendly. That's when I learned that it's best not to talk about specifically where I am from until I get to know others better. [/quote]

I suspect you are projecting.[/quote]

Haha, no. 
Remember when I went to college and was asked at a party where I was from, the two guys my friend and I were flirting with literally laughed in my face, said "I'm sorry," and walked away. That's the first time I realized it was a liability.

Not sure there is as much hate now as there was back in the day. Even when I moved a few states away and was honest with my answer, usually people would honestly say how much they hated living there or being stationed there. Usually I'm not specific, and just say Hampton Roads or Virginia. Those usually have positive responses. [/quote]

Tell us where it is. Crowd source the 2021 reaction here. [/quote]

I will guess Norfolk, VA[/quote]

That or Newport News. It's like saying Lorton. People believe there is still a prison there.[/quote]

Pretty close
It's Portsmouth. [/quote]
I've lived in Virginia for close to 20 years, and I've never heard of any negative connotations for the Norfolk/Newport News area. I think "Big naval base, nice beaches nearby, and the place I took the Virginia bar exam."

What's the negative reputation being referenced upthread? [/quote]

The wrong color people live there. That whole area, including VA beach, has a crime problem compared to the rest of Virginia. Correlation is causation for many people. [/quote]
That's just an odd thing to think about when meeting somebody. And it's even stranger to scoff at someone for being from a higher crime area.

Weird. [/quote]

I assume they worry about hiding the good silverware. [/quote]

I've always thought that was weird. It's not like people from bad neighborhoods have more dinner parties than everyone else so why would they steal nice silverware?[/quote]

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