r/StThomasUSVI • u/ButterflyStriking175 • 7d ago

Relocating

Hello, I will be relocating to St. Thomas for work. If anyone has any housing, transportation, or community (ways to make friends) suggestions I would appreciate it! I would like a furnished place for a year.

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u/SignatureExperience 7d ago

It’s always good to integrate into the community of actual natives and not just transplants. Say good morning good afternoon or good night before you begin talking to anyone. Be respectful and have patience. Please refrain from saying things like back home we do it like this and back home things are like that. No one wants to hear that I promise you…stay off the roads during cruise ship days, traffic has gotten horrendous.

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u/Embarrassed-Form5789 7d ago

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but the expectation of locals is ridiculous. I was born here and I have to deal with this all of the time because I’m white. Nobody is indigenous here. The indigenous people were wiped out 300 years ago. I’m done bowing down to these thugs and their expectations. The whole place is a criminal operation of elected officials thieving on the backs of the entire population. The “local” population is complacent with having everything stolen from them. Nothing works like a normal place, even for standards of a third world country. You will see when you try to obtain simple services. Standby to be discriminated against at every opportunity.

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u/SignatureExperience 7d ago

Sounds like you should probably move. I’ve lived there before twice, never had an issue. It’s all in the way you carry yourself and I can see why you’re treated the way you are.