what do californians think of florida

[Snort]

Back in 1988 I moved to Florida from California to give it a try. I traveled almost everywhere in the state and settled on Naples. San Marco Island was another nice place. That said, I stayed only several months and hauled myself back to California.

[X-RAIDED1913]

Originally Posted by Rwarky

...While California has too many fires, mudslides, too much smog, too much traffic, and last but definitely not least EARTHQUAKES! Oh btw, at least Florida government doesn't cut thousands of jobs at one time and reduces wages to minimum wage.

ha fires? mudslides? smog? too much traffic? last time i checked Fl has a worst trafic problem than LA.


FLORIDA IS JUST HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! went to Miami, it was miserable... well the beaches were ok but not going back EVER!!! cant stand 80+ weather.

CALI is simply the best place on earth.


also earthquakes are exiting!!! just had one like 2 months ago

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

Too hot, too humid, too many hurricanes.

As you stated.

I lived in Palm Beach County, Fl for 4 months in 1982: when I returned to SoCal---------I damn near kissed the sidewalk at LAX. I was that grateful to be back.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Snort

Back in 1988 I moved to Florida from California to give it a try. I traveled almost everywhere in the state and settled on Naples. San Marco Island was another nice place. That said, I stayed only several months and hauled myself back to California.

Side note here:

When I was in Fl in 1982; many folks from California kept their Ca. front license plate despite having their vehicle registered in the Sunshine State.

OTOH: one never saw a New York, etc. front plate on a Fl registered vehicle.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by treedonkey

I'm not speaking fro all CA'ans here, but what do I think of Florida?

It's very hot, muggy, flat, dull and it has no waves but plenty of stinging jellyfish. It seems like that's where people from New York or New England go for sunshine and beaches because they don't know any better or because they think CA is too smoggy and HI is too far.

I had first hand experience with that attitude as well:

California may be the land of nuts, fruits and flakes----------but, Florida impressed me as being carpeted with buttheads (trying to be polite here). Better the Cali variety of oddball.

[californialove24]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Side note here:

When I was in Fl in 1982; many folks from California kept their Ca. front license plate despite having their vehicle registered in the Sunshine State.

OTOH: one never saw a New York, etc. front plate on a Fl registered vehicle.

Florida doesn't even deserve to be called the sunshine state. California does.It rains there like everyday of the summer.

[BobsGL1800]

Originally Posted by californialove24

Florida doesn't even deserve to be called the sunshine state. California does.It rains there like everyday of the summer.

That's the truth.

[tallrick]

There is something to this. I hardly see any Californians around here as of late. The complaints were always the same, the heat, the humidity, the bugs, lack of scenery, Florida is flat, there's a big swamp, etc. Oh and the hurricanes. Personally I could never live in California today but maybe 50 or more years ago I would have given it a try.

[John23]

I've been to St Augustine, Orlando, Palm Beach, Ft Lauderdale, Miami and some of the everglades (this was 10 years ago). Been to Orlando recently. My impressions...

-Seems very cheap, housing wise. I was really suprised. Why would you go crazy in Cali trying to buy a $600 or $700k house you can't afford, if you could be in florida, and buy something for a 1/3 of that? With 1/2 the traffic?

Depends on where you're from...if I was freezing in minnesota, depressed in michigan...bored in the midwest...floriday would look pretty good...even with heat, humidity, bugs, flatness. I dont know, depends on what you compare it to.

-Very flat. No moutains.

-Some of it is too touristy, too many chain restaurants, etc. But theres a certain florida culture.

-Miami, Ft Lauderdale, it was like party central. Like newport beach, and oc (yachts, etc) but without the big box, cookie cutter suburbia feel.

-Everglades. I think you'd have to be born there to like it. Between miami and naples. Fun as a tourist. But living there?

-North, haven't been there. Like Tallahassee.

[Fontucky]

Heat, humidity, bugs, lack of scenery.