[Lior Arel]

I'm hearing DixieLand playing ever so softly in the background

Lots of good people from the North and the South and the West. Any time you have a high number of people in an area the growth will cause congestion and apathy (that's the whole nobody saying "hi" or helping out a stranger thing). It's also because of people moving from rural areas in Florida to the more urban suburban areas.

There are just as many negatives to the "old" Florida as there are to the "new".

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by backtofla

there really does seem to be 2 different florida's. one is overcrowded, ppl are more rude, impatient, and drive like idiots. i do think there are many great ppl from the northeast, but, there does seem to be a common theme in fla. the cities that are really popular with the northeasterners usually are the cities that are known for being more crowded, ppl more impatient and rude, and drive bad. just my 2 cents.

Oh so wrong, my backtofla friend. Southwest Florida is packed full of those above-described people, and they are mostly from the mid-west.

I agree, though, that old Florida is what I wanted. Even Orlando was better, more southerners there, at least when I lived there ten years ago.

You see, I'm from the northeast, but I lived in the country, a town of 14,000, and all the surrounding towns were the same way. That's why I moved to Tennessee. I'm just a country-girl, at heart. In fact, Knoxville is too darn big for me. But where I live, the population is 4,000. There are more cows and horses on my street than there are people. There's a post office, a general store and a fire department, yet it's 15 minutes to the city.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by heatwave13

Hmmm, without yankees, Florida would be a much cleaner, friendlier, scenic, and slower paced lifestyle kind of place........like the Florida of old, like the Florida that I remember where folks would say "hey" as you walked down the road, where folks care about each other, would look you in the eye and lend a hand, where I could skip rocks in the Suwannee river with my cousin, go out back and shoot birds in the swamp with uncle Jed or go over to papaw and mamaw's and pick some oranges from the backyard.

Unfortunately, many (not all, I know of some great yankees who are great people), but many do not respect the southern way and have re-created the same hell-holes that they tried to escape from in the first place. The old Florida, the Florida that we love is gone forever........




And yes, I still display my confederate flag as does my black neighbor down the street.

We had all that here also except i picked pears or apples I guess you did not read my post before yours did you. I wonder who I should blame for the world not being the same as it was 30 years ago. And why do you display a confederate flag? does your boys and girls die for our country just like the ones from up north?last I checked we were one. but I guess you dont want to be one cause that is what you are saying hanging that flag up. but you can do that and why because this is the usa and you are allowed to.

[Ladywithafan]

Originally Posted by backtofla

and who attends those preseason games? it is pretty disappointing when you go to a marlins game or a devil rays game and more ppl are cheering for the yanks than the hometeam!?! or go to a dolphins game vs the jets, and you here ppl shouting "j-e-t-s, jets, jets, jets!"

i actually like the yanks, but i am a floridian.

Well, being actually from the Motor City, I'm a Tiger fan always, but the Yankees, Islanders, Giants were instilled from being married to a Long Islander...my bf loves the Yankees, and we've all been down here over 10 years....You know that half of Miami is from NY, c'mon now...chill!

[HockeyMom72]

Originally Posted by heatwave13

Hmmm, without yankees, Florida would be a much cleaner, friendlier, scenic, and slower paced lifestyle kind of place........like the Florida of old, like the Florida that I remember where folks would say "hey" as you walked down the road, where folks care about each other, would look you in the eye and lend a hand, where I could skip rocks in the Suwannee river with my cousin, go out back and shoot birds in the swamp with uncle Jed or go over to papaw and mamaw's and pick some oranges from the backyard.

Unfortunately, many (not all, I know of some great yankees who are great people), but many do not respect the southern way and have re-created the same hell-holes that they tried to escape from in the first place. The old Florida, the Florida that we love is gone forever........




And yes, I still display my confederate flag as does my black neighbor down the street.

I lived in Florida before back in 1971. Far enough back? Were you alive then? Other than the college, Gainesville looked like a one horse town. However, I never saw any confederate flags a flying. Don't remember any orange trees or anybody shooting birds either. All those "livral" college kids must have ruined, it even back then.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Oh so wrong, my backtofla friend. Southwest Florida is packed full of those above-described people, and they are mostly from the mid-west.

I agree, though, that old Florida is what I wanted. Even Orlando was better, more southerners there, at least when I lived there ten years ago.

You see, I'm from the northeast, but I lived in the country, a town of 14,000, and all the surrounding towns were the same way. That's why I moved to Tennessee. I'm just a country-girl, at heart. In fact, Knoxville is too darn big for me. But where I live, the population is 4,000. There are more cows and horses on my street than there are people. There's a post office, a general store and a fire department, yet it's 15 minutes to the city.

thank you hik I was trying to tell people not to blame it all on yankees it is just the way it is now all over except where you are LOL.

[Ladywithafan]

Originally Posted by heatwave13

Hmmm, without yankees, Florida would be a much cleaner, friendlier, scenic, and slower paced lifestyle kind of place........like the Florida of old, like the Florida that I remember where folks would say "hey" as you walked down the road, where folks care about each other, would look you in the eye and lend a hand, where I could skip rocks in the Suwannee river with my cousin, go out back and shoot birds in the swamp with uncle Jed or go over to papaw and mamaw's and pick some oranges from the backyard.

Unfortunately, many (not all, I know of some great yankees who are great people), but many do not respect the southern way and have re-created the same hell-holes that they tried to escape from in the first place. The old Florida, the Florida that we love is gone forever........

Yes, it is...they tried to keep Anna Maria old Florida, but the developers have even won over there...two duplexes to one lot building is the building plan now...more bedrooms than roads on that island now...go figure.



And yes, I still display my confederate flag as does my black neighbor down the street.

Yes, it is...they tried to keep Anna Maria old Florida, but the developers have even won over there...two duplexes to one lot building is the building plan now...more bedrooms than roads on that island now...go figure.

[backtofla]

hiknapster, my tn friend, but there are places in northern fla that are still old fla. that's what i was referring to... but yeah, orlando and south fla are not the old fla any longer.

[soundbreeze]

Bronx born, Queens/Flushing/LI raised, moved here as a "young'n".

Speaking froma carpetbaggers point of view, ;-) I rather enjoy the genteel southern ways.

Besides, the south got her revenge from the humiliation of Lee's surrender, did they not? Booth put an extra hole in someone's head...

YET, the North still prevailed, and slavery was abolished, and eventually, Jim Crow was overturned, and the KKK had to be relegated to the shadows.. along w. the skinheads.. but they're still out there.. they're still out there.. Ready to pounce w. the "militia's".

And we openminded well armed people, will be ready.

Peace!

[philly76er]

Originally Posted by backtofla

and who attends those preseason games? it is pretty disappointing when you go to a marlins game or a devil rays game and more ppl are cheering for the yanks than the hometeam!?! or go to a dolphins game vs the jets, and you here ppl shouting "j-e-t-s, jets, jets, jets!"

i actually like the yanks, but i am a floridian.

No one goes to the marlins or D-Rays games.