[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

There is not comparison between the two.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg areas are beautiful with plenty to do and I have spend tons of time in both Nashville and Knoxville but nothing in Tennessee compares to what Florida has to offer people.

It really depends on what YOU want, if you want year around tropical air, beauty all around you, coastlines, tons of things to do, lower taxes and a better quality of life then Florida is where you should be going.

If you like to just look at pretty stuff like the Smokies and have crappy weather for a few months then Tennessee is for you. There is not a lot for someone with time on there hands to do in Tennessee. Florida would be a never ending daily something to do for you.

You say you are moving south, moving south means you are moving south for a reason.

If you are escaping yourself into better weather and want never ending things to do and a better quality of life then Florida wins hands down.

Like Karen has said, many people have left Florida for Ten, NC and other halfback states and end of right back in Florida.

I say spend some time in both states but as a person who has spent time in both states I would never take a look at living in Tennessee.

It is going to depend on what you like to do.

If you like Florida and what it has to offer you, you wont like Tennessee.

[JRR]

Originally Posted by verobeach

Tenn. attracts a certain type of Floridian. No one I know would ever chooose Tennessee over Florida.

I guess my wife and I are two of that "certain type of Floridian" as Tennessee (along with North Carolina) is on our short list for retirement.

But that is what is so nice about this country; not everyone wants to live in the same place. Which, when you think about it really works well, because if they did, that place would get awfully crowded and probably would be rather unpleasant.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by JRR

I guess my wife and I are two of that "certain type of Floridian" as Tennessee (along with North Carolina) is on our short list for retirement.

But that is what is so nice about this country; not everyone wants to live in the same place. Which, when you think about it really works well, because if they did, that place would get awfully crowded and probably would be rather unpleasant.

I moved to get away from "the people that try too hard" and so far I have been successful. I suspect the perpetually gauche are still stuck with their homes and themselves.

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by Sunny-Days90

There is not comparison between the two.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg areas are beautiful with plenty to do and I have spend tons of time in both Nashville and Knoxville but nothing in Tennessee compares to what Florida has to offer people.

It really depends on what YOU want, if you want year around tropical air, beauty all around you, coastlines, tons of things to do, lower taxes and a better quality of life then Florida is where you should be going.

If you like to just look at pretty stuff like the Smokies and have crappy weather for a few months then Tennessee is for you. There is not a lot for someone with time on there hands to do in Tennessee. Florida would be a never ending daily something to do for you.

You say you are moving south, moving south means you are moving south for a reason.

If you are escaping yourself into better weather and want never ending things to do and a better quality of life then Florida wins hands down.

Like Karen has said, many people have left Florida for Ten, NC and other halfback states and end of right back in Florida.

I say spend some time in both states but as a person who has spent time in both states I would never take a look at living in Tennessee.

It is going to depend on what you like to do.

If you like Florida and what it has to offer you, you wont like Tennessee.

No comparison huh? It's FL all the way? Nothing in TN compares to what FL can offer people?

to the OP... When I think of comparing two places, I think about ... the people, crime, jobs, weather, quality of life, scenery, things to do, etc. Since jobs are scarce everywhere, you can make a pros and cons list using some of my (and of course any you can think of) pros and cons and see which comes out ahead.

Mine would go... people (TN, that's easy)), crime (too hard to say, some good some bad), jobs (yikes, neither), weather (TN because I like 4 seasons and cant stand the constant heat and humidity), quality of life (TN), scenery (TN, pretty easily), things to do (FL), etc... Whhhooooops! I just realized this post is like 3 yrs old!

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by Sunny-Days90

There is not comparison between the two.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg areas are beautiful with plenty to do and I have spend tons of time in both Nashville and Knoxville but nothing in Tennessee compares to what Florida has to offer people.

It really depends on what YOU want, if you want year around tropical air, beauty all around you, coastlines, tons of things to do, lower taxes and a better quality of life then Florida is where you should be going.

If you like to just look at pretty stuff like the Smokies and have crappy weather for a few months then Tennessee is for you. There is not a lot for someone with time on there hands to do in Tennessee. Florida would be a never ending daily something to do for you.

You say you are moving south, moving south means you are moving south for a reason.

If you are escaping yourself into better weather and want never ending things to do and a better quality of life then Florida wins hands down.

Like Karen has said, many people have left Florida for Ten, NC and other halfback states and end of right back in Florida.

I say spend some time in both states but as a person who has spent time in both states I would never take a look at living in Tennessee.

It is going to depend on what you like to do.

If you like Florida and what it has to offer you, you wont like Tennessee.

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Sorry, I cant agree with you on anything in bold. As a FL native, and someone who lives right across the line in Western NC, I completely disagree.

FL offers a better quality of life than TN? Are you sure? Are you comparing Memphis to Jupiter Island?

Better weather? TN has crappy weather for 3 months and FL doesn't? 6 months of FL summers tell me otherwise! Come on, you and I both know how long FL summers are.

"Moving south for a reason?" Not sure what that means... TN is the south (and much more southern).


I wish you well in FL, I just hope you understand that despite it not having snow and ice, it's got it's problems. I really do wish you well, but some of the things you say on this forum are like FL is some sort of a paradise, and it's not.

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by JRR

I guess my wife and I are two of that "certain type of Floridian" as Tennessee (along with North Carolina) is on our short list for retirement.

But that is what is so nice about this country; not everyone wants to live in the same place. Which, when you think about it really works well, because if they did, that place would get awfully crowded and probably would be rather unpleasant.

Hey JRR. We're from Orlando too. We moved to the Asheville area and like it a lot.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by ComSense

jobs (yikes, neither),

Au contraire. Knoxville unemployment rate: 7.8. Fort Myers, FL (where I use to live) 13 percent.

TN, hands down.

[JRR]

Originally Posted by ComSense

Hey JRR. We're from Orlando too. We moved to the Asheville area and like it a lot.

I envy you. We are still about 5 years away from making it up there. We have 2 acres over in Cullowhee, near Western Carolina University. But we also like Greeneville Tn. So it probably will be one or the other. Except for a couple of four year stints, I've lived in Florida since 1959 (Vero Beach and Altamonte Springs). But I've got to say that when we get up to the mountains, I feel like I am really at home.

[gypsychic]

I am personally very glad not everyone wants to live here - Florida is too full already. We all like different things, and while I won't go into all the things I love about it here, I will just say this:

I am a sun person - I despise cold or constant gray/rainy weather. I love it warm, and don't mind humid. For me, while the idea of "four seasons" sounds nice and somewhat romantic, the reality of it is I just can't take the winters.
I was born here, so for me it will always be home, and I just have the white sand and salty air in my DNA I guess...

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Au contraire. Knoxville unemployment rate: 7.8. Fort Myers, FL (where I use to live) 13 percent.

TN, hands down.

LOL, true. I was thinking state vs state. But I haven't checked the stats for each state in a bit.