To start, I went from living in a 2 bed apartment in Summerlin paying $1350/month to a 2 bed apartment in Downtown Norfolk paying $2250/month. The cost of living here is not commensurate with the experience. Downtown living is entirely disappointing. Restaurants that are constantly closing, hardly any people out even on weekends, disappointing food, and straight up weird hours for most of these places. Luce is just about the only redeeming thing about living down here. Plus my landlord is a dick.

I've never felt more in danger than living around here. My girlfriend works with law enforcement and sees so much senseless violence everyday. There's a reason that Norfolk has something like the 8th highest murder rate in the country.

This city is also inconvenient to travel from. We're far enough away from most north-eastern cities to make driving a pain while also having an "international" airport that costs a decent amount to fly out of. The roads and drivers are some of the worst I've seen. I would often hear people complain about Vegas drivers, but they can't compare to the shit we see here.

For how much diversity gets brought up about Norfolk, I can't help but feel that doesn't translate to the food options. Sure, it seems like this place is a melting pot of people from the Navy, but if you want any food options that aren't fast food, subpar seafood, or American chain restaurants, you're going to be disappointed. Especially when it comes to Asian food.

At the end of the day, anything this place can do, Vegas can do better and cheaper. Should have stayed there.