[OptimusPrime69]

Originally Posted by 02blackgt

Also, every single day you have some idiot who wants to know what area of Florida is artsy, young, similar to Boston, friendly, bohemian, good schools, no hurricanes, low crime, nice beaches, artsy, not to hot, not to cold, lots of palm trees, walkable, urban, no snakes, good drivers, friendly, with mountains nearby for hiking. I wish there was a public service announcement put out that when you move somewhere new you are supposed to adapt to the culture already present there, not try to change it to wherever you came from.

lmao!!!
but i would like ot live in an area as you've described... does it not exist in FL?

[Sugah Ray]

It's 15 forums, by population:

Miami 2.5 million
Tampa Bay 2.5 million
Orlando 2 million
Fort Lauderdale 1.7 million
West Palm Beach 1.3 million
Jacksonville 1 million
Sarasota & Manatee counties 720k
Port St. Lucie - Sebastian - Vero Beach 562k
Brevard County 543k
Fort Myers - Cape Coral area 530k
Pensacola 448k
Tallahassee 357k
Naples 321k
Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte 169k
Ocala 156k

[Sunscape]

Originally Posted by Sugah Ray

It's 15 forums, by population:

Miami 2.5 million
Tampa Bay 2.5 million
Orlando 2 million
Fort Lauderdale 1.7 million
West Palm Beach 1.3 million
Jacksonville 1 million
Sarasota & Manatee counties 720k
Port St. Lucie - Sebastian - Vero Beach 562k
Brevard County 543k
Fort Myers - Cape Coral area 530k
Pensacola 448k
Tallahassee 357k
Naples 321k
Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte 169k
Ocala 156k

[LifeIsGood01]

Because Calo only has LA, San Diego and San Francisco as a focal point.

In Florida we have The Keys, which don't even have their own section.

We have Miami and Fort Lauderdale which are so close they are in the same metro area, but they are different and each have major populations.

We have the Tampa area that is large,

We have Jacksonville which I read is the larges city by area.

We have Orlando which is one of, if not the biggest tourism location in the world. Disney being one of the most famous recognized brands in the world.

We have Pensacola which is in the central time zone.

We have Gainesville, West Palm Beach, Naples. Tallahassee, etc.

I happen to think it's great.

I love Florida, but it does get a bad rap about many things because people are jealous of it.

[fengxg]

Originally Posted by 02blackgt

Also, every single day you have some idiot who wants to know what area of Florida is artsy, young, similar to Boston, friendly, bohemian, good schools, no hurricanes, low crime, nice beaches, artsy, not to hot, not to cold, lots of palm trees, walkable, urban, no snakes, good drivers, friendly, with mountains nearby for hiking. I wish there was a public service announcement put out that when you move somewhere new you are supposed to adapt to the culture already present there, not try to change it to wherever you came from.

Mountains are tough to get in FL.

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We have a lot of cities.

[DanielAvery]

Mountains are tough to get in FL.

...as are a lot of the other things people seem to think they will find here. Often they want conflicting things, like a poster a while back who wanted to live in a bustling downtown area but not be subjected to noise. Anyone grounded in some kind of reality would know that there are no "hurricane-free" zones (if there were, we'd all live there).

Some people think we will greet them at the border like Mr. Rourke and Tattoo greeting guests as they arrive at Fantasy Island.

An argument could be made that a lot of the Florida forums traffic is repetitive, that it has a lot of these same postings in multiple fora made without the poster looking to see if the question has already been answered, or (more likely) they could get adequate information by synthesizing information from several similar posts. The mods frown on members posting similar inquiries across multiple fora, but it happens.