richmond is not a metropolis at all.always watching large cities of america like New York and Chicago on television, i find a new style of american cites after i came here.richmond give me a brand new impression on the american cities that is quite peaceful and undisturbed. people lead a tranquil life here and really enjoy their life in the countryside.there are no big shops here, and the only industry here is tobacco.camparing with my homeland shanghai the life here is even more boring.
the traffic system is not good here. everytime we wanna go out we have to ask inturn students to take us. maybe american perfer the feeling of independence and freedom so u cant even see a taxi on the street.
we had a bus tour around the downtown area one week ago. there are only few people on the road, but it is clean and in perfect or apple-pie order....i like this feeling which i never found in china.