Southwest vs Southeast: Which is more of a subtropical paradise? (live, state)
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The US is blessed with large amounts of land under warm, gentle subtropical climates, allowing for the fruitfulness of the country relative to others around the world. Few other countries around the world have such large amounts of land blessed with such climates, and those that do, such as Australia, Brazil and China, don't have the variety of warm climates that the US does. For instance, the US has warm climates in Mediterranean, arid, humid subtropical, and tropical varieties; those three countries are missing either one or the other of these climates.
These warm climates are represented in the US by two well known regions of the country; the Southwest, and the Southeast. Many similarities can be found. Both regions offer an escape for northerners who want to escape winter cold, are blessed with all sorts of biodiversity, have served as foodbaskets of the country for at least some time, and have vibrant expressions of local culture, all due to the warm climate. There are, of course, differences. The Southwest contains the drier warm climates in the US, both the arid and Mediterranean climate regimes. For the purposes of this discussion, the Southwest includes not only the low-land Desert Southwest region, but also the coastal area of California. On the other hand, the Southeast contains the more humid climates, of the humid subtropical and tropical climate regimes. The Southeast, for this discussion, includes the entire southern US coastal area (from southern Virginia down to Florida, then west to Texas), and also some inland areas in all the states (so cities like Austin, San Antonio, Alexandria, Waycross, etc are included). These differences, of course, extend across the local cultures and attitudes present across the cities in these two regions.
So, if you were to designate just one region as subtropical paradise, which region would that be: the Southwest or the Southeast?
I prefer the southeast weather to the Southwest personally. The higher rainfall and humidity gives it a very lush appearance. Some people think the desert is gorgeous (my grandmother and several friends say the deserts out west were he most beautiful part of america they ever saw) but I just don't prefer it. I love green and colors and water. Also my skin is naturally very dry so it is healthy for me to live in humid climates.
I often think the coastal region from northeast florida to Wilmington would be my absolute favorite climate.
Only parts of coastal SoCal and South Florida resemble what I would consider "paradises"; nice beaches, lots of palm tress, tropical/sub-tropical plants. Overall the Southeast is way more lush and green and you kind of associate that with a "paradise" more so than deserts and arid landscapes, so I guess Southeast overall for the lushness and white sand beaches of Florida.
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