a city small area but population of about 50,000. home, puerto ricans, jamaicans, sonic as public schools are known for combining at the moment, but next week something else will happen iâm sure. 50% new yorkers who live here only half the time. if you come to wilkes barre from brooklyn thinking youve âmade it out the hoodâ i have bad news for you. and especially avoid walmart. the walmart - and the little mini-mall around it- have had a lot of shooting incidents and thereâs always a drug deal going. now letâs talk .. how we talk. locals will mostly call this place âWBâ when texting, but irl you pronounce is âWILKES-BERRYâ. Trust. any local will tell you that. common slang words include jawn, oldhead, drawlin, ard, bet, word to (anything), trippin, blessed, pop out.. just your usual philly/new york slang mixed together. âghettoâ city, but as long as you curse a lot, smoke, wilkes-barre doesnât have the best history - known for being ghetto and two unfortunate natural disaster incidents with a tornado wiping out an entire mall yet leaving a tent standing fine - and a flood wiping out the entire town, ( tents included ) but weâve recovered. overall you will probably grow to love wilkes barre, but itâs mostly a city you stay in for a short amount of time, not a home city to many people.
wilkes-barre is a city but itâs small