[RedWingsFan]

Originally Posted by Floridamex

I don't know why people think Florida is so great. I think its just a big greed filled area. Everyone here just wants to get rich and not be Happy. The term Me Generation must have been started in Florida.

I moved here just months ago. But ... I actually like it here. I think it's very nice and pretty and I find the people to be the nicest I've come across. I only have one concern at this point and it's the whole issue about homeowner's insurance. But with that aside I find it to be a nice place.

[firemed]

Originally Posted by SouthFloridaNative

I can only give my opinion for SW Florida. It used to be a "down home" and friendly area until the Northereners started moving here. No offense to anyone, but my first encounter with a Northerner was 15 years ago at the Edison Mall in JC Penny. There was a family (mom, dad, and 2 teenage girls) in the shoe department and boy were they ever "high society"..the mother literally pushed me out of the way like I was a piece of garbage on the floor. It was like she was teaching her offspring that that's how you treat the subhuman natives. They had this "we are better than all you Florida people" attitude. Gradually, there were more and more people like that moving in. They didn't come to embrace the Florida lifestyle..they came to change it to meet their lifestyles. And all I ever heard out of their mouthes was, "That's not how we did it up North". Ugh. Now SW Florida is full of "must have everything better/bigger than the Jones" . But I guess that is just how it is everywhere now.

That is sooooo true !

[Mr.Smith]

Originally Posted by mystree66

I would move to south florida in a minute if I could afford it..

Trust me,you will go back where you came from.

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by Mr.Smith

Trust me,you will go back where you came from.

Mr. Smith,

Can you provide a profile of Pine Hills?

[sunrico90]

Florida ranks # 6 in a CNN report: Florida has no personal income, capital gains or estate tax. Since so many people move to or visit the Sunshine State, the consumer base is growing, and demand is especially strong in health care, services for the elderly, and tourism. "All these great things are going for the state, it attracts a lot of people and entrepreneurs," says Kerrigan. A key issue facing business owners is the quality of the workforce, since the school system has a "pretty bad" reputation, says Kerrigan. The state also has a relatively high crime rate and minimum wage.

Taxes
Top personal income tax rate: 0%
Top corporate income tax rate: 5.5%
Energy costs
Electricity: 10.32 cents/kilowatthour
Gas (avg. price/gallon): $2.22
Labor
Minimum wage: $6.40/hour

See the top 10 and index score:

1 South Dakota 26.36
2 Nevada 29.92
3 Wyoming 35.84
4 Alabama 40.33
5 Washington 40.42
6 Florida 40.82
7 Mississippi 41.09
8 Colorado 42.68
9 Texas 42.71
10 Michigan 42.74

[cat-tat]

Currently I live in Texas-Dallas area and my husband hates it here-even with ALL his family here. Some of my family live about 3 hours from Orlando. We are trying to decide IF we should move to Florida. I need advice from people who relocated there.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by SouthFloridaNative

I can only give my opinion for SW Florida. It used to be a "down home" and friendly area until the Northereners started moving here. No offense to anyone, but my first encounter with a Northerner was 15 years ago at the Edison Mall in JC Penny. There was a family (mom, dad, and 2 teenage girls) in the shoe department and boy were they ever "high society"..the mother literally pushed me out of the way like I was a piece of garbage on the floor. It was like she was teaching her offspring that that's how you treat the subhuman natives. They had this "we are better than all you Florida people" attitude. Gradually, there were more and more people like that moving in. They didn't come to embrace the Florida lifestyle..they came to change it to meet their lifestyles. And all I ever heard out of their mouthes was, "That's not how we did it up North". Ugh. Now SW Florida is full of "must have everything better/bigger than the Jones" . But I guess that is just how it is everywhere now.

Stereotyping aside, no, that's not how it is everywhere now. Many Northeasterners think the only place they can go to get away from whatever they don't like about their home state is Florida! Then they go to FL and find out it's not the paradise that it's been hyped as for the last 80 years! Now, in their way of thinking, they are faced with staying in FL and being miserable, or going back to their home town and being miserable.

This is a big, diverse country we live in! There are lots of places beyond the NE and FL where people treat each other respectfully and people of any income can make a happy life for themselves.

I do feel for the native Floridians who feel like they've been invaded, though. The onus should be on those who move in to take FL as it is, try to blend in, and not expect the natives to change (or disappear!). But then no one makes fortunes that way, and we can't have that!

Don't know what the answer is, but I do know that while you, as a native, shouldn't have to move to find your happiness, still, no one's keeping you there, either. Don't believe anyone who tells you that there are no good places left in the US.

[Back Home]

NOt the best, not the worst but if you're unsure stay put, things are not cheap. Things have gone up and where people thought it was cheaper to live here they are mistaken. Always research anywhere you go because the grass is always greener!!!!

[tallrick]

Originally Posted by SouthFloridaNative

I can only give my opinion for SW Florida. It used to be a "down home" and friendly area until the Northereners started moving here. No offense to anyone, but my first encounter with a Northerner was 15 years ago at the Edison Mall in JC Penny. There was a family (mom, dad, and 2 teenage girls) in the shoe department and boy were they ever "high society"..the mother literally pushed me out of the way like I was a piece of garbage on the floor. It was like she was teaching her offspring that that's how you treat the subhuman natives. They had this "we are better than all you Florida people" attitude. Gradually, there were more and more people like that moving in. They didn't come to embrace the Florida lifestyle..they came to change it to meet their lifestyles. And all I ever heard out of their mouthes was, "That's not how we did it up North". Ugh. Now SW Florida is full of "must have everything better/bigger than the Jones" . But I guess that is just how it is everywhere now.

Funny! I have seen this happen to friends, but so far none of the stuck up invaders has treated me that way. Also in the past I had a lot of native Floridians to chat with and we always found ways to get even with the rude Northerners. One friend's mom placed a 3 foot gator in the Mercedes of a New York transplant, that was one of the funniest things I had seen! Also great was dumping scorpions in someone's shopping bag.

[PBCboy]

Florida ain't all that girlfriend