[Shredder907]

Originally Posted by MOforthewin

True but I don't hear the thick deep south accents that much. It's still watered down. Rural and southern are two different things.


The other thing is that before the invention of the AC, hardly anyone lived in 2/3rds of FL. Most lived in north FL. Most of the state was swamps and woods. That's why north FL is still more southern. Northerners then settled the south half of the state. Even back then many came from places like NY and developed it. That's why there isn't much of a southern culture. When FL was considered a true southern state hardly anyone lived in much of the peninsula.

That would make sense.
Living in south Florida in the summer without AC isn’t possible LOL

[mwalker96]

Originally Posted by MOforthewin

True but I don't hear the thick deep south accents that much. It's still watered down. Rural and southern are two different things.


The other thing is that before the invention of the AC, hardly anyone lived in 2/3rds of FL. Most lived in north FL. Most of the state was swamps and woods. That's why north FL is still more southern. Northerners then settled the south half of the state. Even back then many came from places like NY and developed it. That's why there isn't much of a southern culture. When FL was considered a true southern state hardly anyone lived in much of the peninsula.

Yea true, Florida boomed big time in the mid 20th century. South Florida did have a more southern vibe pre 1970s. Motivational speaker Les Brown is a black man from Miami in the Jim Crow era. Miami did have more southern vibe before Cubans took over. Black culture in South Florida is still southern, Black Miamian's I met speak with a thick southern accent (If there not Haitian that is)