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03-26-2009, 01:59 PM
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Is Florida Culturally the South? I think yes to some extent. It depends where you are in the state some parts are more Southern than others. I've lived in just about every major city in Florida with the exception of Orlando and Jacksonville. I lived most of life in South Florida( Hallandale & West Palm), and I've spent the summer with my uncle in Tampa and unfortunetly 2 months in Little Haiti with my cousin. Now I do my schooling in Ft. Myers. With all that experience I don't think South Florida shouldn't be considered the South. Sure their a bunch people who think it's Southern but those are the same people who think the "South shall rise again"! Theirs a reason they tried to make South Florida it's own state because they have different needs then the rest of the state. As for the rest of Florida (except Orlando & Jacksonville never been)from my experience is the South.
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of course, north Florida should just be called Floribama. I think both parts would be better off if they split it say around Ocala.
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03-26-2009, 04:16 PM
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of course, north Florida should just be called Floribama. I think both parts would be better off if they split it say around Ocala.
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I dunno I'm living on the West Coast and the whole west side is pretty Southern. Even Tampa I was kinda hoping it wasn't. Don't know bout Orlando only been to it's theme parks. |
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03-26-2009, 04:19 PM
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I dunno I'm living on the West Coast and the whole west side is pretty Southern. Even Tampa I was kinda hoping it wasn't. Don't know bout Orlando only been to it's theme parks.
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Nah, The coasts are pretty much a huge mixture, When you go inland you find the Southern-ness. |
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03-26-2009, 04:19 PM
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When I say South Florida I mean Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. Even though their a University of South Florida in Tampa.  |
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03-26-2009, 04:55 PM
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I dunno I'm living on the West Coast and the whole west side is pretty Southern. Even Tampa I was kinda hoping it wasn't. Don't know bout Orlando only been to it's theme parks.
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Sorry to hear that you were disappointed you found Tampa as pretty southern. Try S FL, you'll have a blast!  |
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03-26-2009, 06:18 PM
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Nah, The coasts are pretty much a huge mixture, When you go inland you find the Southern-ness.
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The West Coast of Florida is a mixture of southerness and retirees. Everyone is so nice to me and always appoligizing for things that don't need appoligizing for. It annoys me when people are always sayin sorry. Very laid back reminds me of Key West just more land. Alot of Southern Hospitality is found on the West Coast. I'm sure it gets more Southern-ness as you go inland goes the same for anywhere in Florida.
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Sorry to hear that you were disappointed you found Tampa as pretty southern. Try S FL, you'll have a blast! |
Yes I know we both lived in the Acreage. I lived over there my entire life. Do you think Tampa or Orlando Southern? |
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03-26-2009, 06:24 PM
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I could not vote because it does not have a large enough selection.
Odd as I have travel a ton in my life to all these states and find that Florida has a vast mixture from all over which is good.
Florida, or most of it does not reflect the Alabama, Georgia or South Carolina attitude or southerness which I find very unique that once you pass into Florida and are inland some the southerness of those 3 states seems to go away.
I personally like the mix of AMERICAN culture in Florida.
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03-26-2009, 07:02 PM
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Goofykid, I find Orlando "non-Southern" unless you get out towards places like Lake Wales and Clermont/Lake County (parts of it), parts of Oviedo, etc... But I find Orlando to have some of the rudest and most inconsiderate folks in all of FL, with the exception of parts of S FL.
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03-26-2009, 07:07 PM
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Goofykid, I find Orlando "non-Southern" unless you get out towards places like Lake Wales and Clermont/Lake County (parts of it), parts of Oviedo, etc... But I find Orlando to have some of the rudest and most inconsiderate folks in all of FL, with the exception of parts of S FL.
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Seminole County is Southern. |
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03-26-2009, 07:11 PM
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Seminole County is Southern.
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Seminole County isn't Orlando either |
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