St John is by far the best, and the locals are better there than elsewhere. Cruz Bay is beautiful ... and the rest of St. John is even more beautiful.

As said before EVERYBODY KNOW EVERYBODY ... so watch what you say or do until people get to know you. If you are an asshole everybody will know within a couple of weeks and treat you accordingly since you are an outsider and White.

Are you a church goer? Might want to become one on St. John!! Good way to get to know the BEST and most connected Blacks on that Island. Those types are good souls. OH ... and they DRESS UP FOR CHURCH. Suits /ties /dress shoes and the women wear Full dresses, it's all like it was in the 1950's back in the states ... DO IT YOURSELF IF YOU GO TO CHURCH!! Also if you go you have to go EVERY WEEK plus do some of the other church stuff so you can become part of the community.

Property crime ... rampant on St. Thomas, not nearly as bad on St. John, and most of what happens there is done by people who come over from St. Thomas.

Approach it and the people with the attitude that YOU want to fit in and do something for the Island People. If you do that, and can adjust to "Island Time", you will probably do just fine. Just be aware that THEY don't have a lot of money so expect to hire a number of locals, whether you want to or not if you want to avoid problems, and that they are going to be SLOW in doing their job (Island Time mindset - they aren't doing it to fuck you, they just work to a different beat). Friends built a house on St. John and it drove them batty at times even though they knew what to expect.

Good Luck!!