[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by The Floridian

Gainesville, Palatka, Tally, Jacksonville, Crytsal River, Panhandle; it's all the same scene. Meaning if you're married, honeymooners with kids and you work a 9-5 job, your religious, etc or you're a redneck, retireed person then you will enjoy this area of the US. Others who don't fit this category you will be depressed eventually leading to sobbing or heavily medicated like me. My advice? Don't fight it... leave the college kids these towns and take your adult self to the real world -- South Florida, Tampa, LA, Rio, Madrid, Seattle, NYC, etc.

My 0.02

I'd agree...BUT...what if you are MARRIED...and still like cities like South Florida, Seattle, NYC, Rio, Madrid, etc.? Then what?

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by Chrome Microphone

If my wife were broke down on the highway and needed assistance, where do you think she would probably find it? Where is that guy (or gal) more likely to be to pull off the side of the road and change her flat tire for her? In a place in the panhandle or a place like Boca Raton or Boynton Bch? Just a thought.

That's an interesting statement. I did have a flat tire in Mississippi once...and I did get MANY people pulling over to help me out.

I've also had flats in Michigan and eventually had someone stop, but took awhile.

Had one in Montana once, and NO ONE stopped. It was a time when I didn't have a jack either, and the flat was pretty obvious. Maybe 45 minutes later, someone did, but quickly told me they didn't trust strangers. Thought it was interesting, as seemed to be a prevalent theme in Montana.

Anyways, I don't think its a southern/northern thing at all however...it is just that people in Mississippi are VERY helpful. There have been other places in the South, I would NOT have wanted to have problems - thinking of around Memphis, and other places.

[mquintana]

Darn-I have to say-how the heck did you get so many flats so many times??

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

That's an interesting statement. I did have a flat tire in Mississippi once...and I did get MANY people pulling over to help me out.

I've also had flats in Michigan and eventually had someone stop, but took awhile.

Had one in Montana once, and NO ONE stopped. It was a time when I didn't have a jack either, and the flat was pretty obvious. Maybe 45 minutes later, someone did, but quickly told me they didn't trust strangers. Thought it was interesting, as seemed to be a prevalent theme in Montana.

Anyways, I don't think its a southern/northern thing at all however...it is just that people in Mississippi are VERY helpful. There have been other places in the South, I would NOT have wanted to have problems - thinking of around Memphis, and other places.

[grapico]

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

I'd agree...BUT...what if you are MARRIED...and still like cities like South Florida, Seattle, NYC, Rio, Madrid, etc.? Then what?

you move to the suburbs

[Strel]

Originally Posted by FSUMike

There is nothing to be afraid of about living in the Deep South. Anyways, the universities have people from all over the state and even the country. There are TONS of people at FSU and UF from South Florida.

Let them be scared, let them not come.


If they come here with the kind of ridiculous preconceived notions that some in this thread seem to have, they are never going to experience this place the same way people like you and I did.

So let them have their prejudice. We know better and should maybe start keeping the place to ourselves.

[Strel]

Originally Posted by Chrome Microphone

I'm right there with you man. I have been saying this since I moved back to FL. I was like "what the hell?" This is what Central FL is like now??? WOW! I'm on the same page, places like S FL, Palm Coast, where many of the grouchy retirees from the NE live and complain, no thank you! Gimme the panhandle, gimme northern GA, gimme Greenville SC, but a place like Boca Raton or Palm Coast, why heck no!

This.

[FSUMike]

Originally Posted by Strel

Let them be scared, let them not come.


If they come here with the kind of ridiculous preconceived notions that some in this thread seem to have, they are never going to experience this place the same way people like you and I did.

So let them have their prejudice. We know better and should maybe start keeping the place to ourselves.

Agreed.

[Chrome Microphone]

Originally Posted by Strel

This.

This, this what?

[AAbsolute]

Originally Posted by Chrome Microphone

This, this what?

chickenbutt

[Chrome Microphone]

Lol.