No, I dont see nice naturals much here. Nor do I see much REAL, as in authentic long hair on black women here. Lots of weave, braids with extensions, or straightened naturals with short, thin-looking hair. I got a lot of attention when I was natural because ppl dont see healthy, thick, long natural hair much here. And i live near the largest, BEST bss in the entire state...and i still dont see them in there despite shopping there regularly. I get the side eye and stank eye a lot just cuz my hair is past bsl.
Its like ppl here think blk womens hair is supposed to be short. Even other races get excited over blk women with long hair here. I only decided to texlax because I got sick a few yrs ago after the birth of my daughter and didnt have the strength (literally) for 45 min detangling sessions, daily styling, etc. I loved my hair natural, and will likely transition again at some point; I loved it texlaxed too. For me it's mostly about health and retaining length than about the state (relaxed vs. natural). Ibpersonally love it all, locs too.
But coming from sc, a rural area at that, im used to the ignorance about blk women and natural or long hair. It really is sad. This lady behind me in line at the groc store last nite was looking at me with the stank eye likely cuz I had my hair down, freshly texlaxed hitting about WL in a nice braidout. Poor thing. Dont hate, congratulate. You can grow yours too, boo. Lmbo