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Both Texas and Florida are similar in many ways. Both states have regions firmly within the South (North Florida, East Texas), as well as having regions that often are argued no to be southern at all (South Florida, West Texas). Both are also the only states in the South that share international borders (Texas with Mexico, and Florida with Cuba and the Bahamas).
In this thread, the two regions being compared will be South Florida, and South Texas, for sake of simplicity. It is agreed upon that these two regions deviate dramatically from the typical South, whether in regards to culture, or in landscape, or in climate. But, which region deviates more from the South?
South Florida: Includes the area from around Lake Okeechobee, and southwards. Cities include Sarasota, West Palm Beach, and Miami. The region has a tropical climate, and the landscape takes strong likeness to the various isles of the Carribean, from tropical wetlands to dense evergreen hardwood hammocks. The culture has strong Latin influence, particularly from Carribean countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico.
South Texas: Includes the area of Texas south of San Antonio. Cities include Laredo and McAllen inland, as well as Corpus Christi and Brownsville along the coast. The climate is humid, but with strong semi-arid tendency, even along the coast (Brownsville is right on the Gulf Coast, yet receives less than 30 inches of rain). As a result, the landscape likens to "desert jungle," with lots of "dry" forests, filled with drought-resistant trees, some desert plants, and shrubs; many organisms from Mexico/Central America have their northernmost ranges in South Texas. The culture also features strong Latin influence, largely from neighboring Mexico.
South Florida isn't Southern culturally or linguistically. The same cannot be said for South Texas. The only part of Texas that isn't Southern is West Texas, where El Paso is located.
South Florida isn't Southern culturally or linguistically. The same cannot be said for South Texas. The only part of Texas that isn't Southern is West Texas, where El Paso is located.
Nah you can make an argument that the Valley isn't Southern and even Corpus. It has very little in common with the rest of Texas let alone the rest of the South. Demographically, it has more in common with El Paso than it does with Houston.
South Florida isn't Southern culturally or linguistically. The same cannot be said for South Texas. The only part of Texas that isn't Southern is West Texas, where El Paso is located.
What are all these southern traits in Mexican immigrant-dominated South Texas that you won't find in South Florida?
South Florida isn't Southern culturally or linguistically. The same cannot be said for South Texas. The only part of Texas that isn't Southern is West Texas, where El Paso is located.
Same is true for South Texas; just as South Florida often is associated with the Carribean, South Texas is often considered an extension of Mexico.
South Florida is more similar to New York than the rest of the southern United States. Add in the Cuban influence and you don't feel like you are in the south at all.
South Texas can feel like Mexico, but there are still plenty of redneck Texans around to remind you that you are still in the southern US.
South Florida is more similar to New York than the rest of the southern United States. Add in the Cuban influence and you don't feel like you are in the south at all.
South Texas can feel like Mexico, but there are still plenty of redneck Texans around to remind you that you are still in the southern US.
Lol. You definitely have rednecks in South Florida.
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