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Old 01-20-2010, 05:01 PM
 
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Fast (paced)- Miami
Slow (paced)- Vero Beach
Wealthy- W. Palm Beach
Poor- Pembroke Pines
Beautiful- Vero Beach
Ugly - Titusville
Exciting- Miami
Boring- Ocala
Unique- Winter Park
Bland- Pt. St. Lucie
Expensive- Jupiter
Cheap- Pt. St. Lucie
Hottest/most humid - Jacksonville.. amazing how hot it gets as you drive north in the summer
Ideal- Depends on what you're looking for
Urban- Miami/Orlando
Rural- Lake Wales
Hilly - Mt. Dora
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Old 01-20-2010, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Alabama
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I'm only going to do cities that I've actually been to....

Fast (paced)- Miami
Slow (paced)- Macclenny
Wealthy- Coral Gables
Poor- Arcadia
Beautiful- Anywhere along the Suwannee River
Ugly - Palm Coast
Exciting- Fort Lauderdale
Boring- Palm Coast
Unique- St Augustine
Bland- Palm Coast
Expensive- Sanibel
Cheap- Quincy
Hottest/most humid (that you've felt) - Live Oak in late July
Ideal- Anywhere along the Suwannee River
Urban- Miami
Rural- Cross City
Hilly - Tallahassee
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Old 01-20-2010, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Tampa
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Fast (paced)- Miami
Slow (paced)- Arcadia
Wealthy- Belleair
Poor- Belle Glade
Beautiful- Pass-a-Grille
Ugly - New Port Richey
Exciting- Tampa
Boring- Bradenton
Unique- St. Petersburg
Bland- Orlando
Expensive- Naples
Cheap- Auburndale
Hottest/most humid (that you've felt) - Ochopee
Ideal- Tampa
Urban- Miami
Rural- Mayo
Hilly - Tallahassee
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Old 01-22-2010, 09:01 PM
 
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Fast (paced)- Daytona----500 etc...
Slow (paced)- Melbourne Beach
Wealthy-Naples
Poor- Belle Glade
Beautiful- Pass-a-Grille
Ugly - Cocoa
Exciting- Orlando
Boring- St. Cloud
Unique- St Augustine
Bland- Melbourne
Expensive- Naples
Cheap- St. Augustine
Hottest/most humid (that you've felt) - days after hurricane Jeanne on Space Coast without air and no breeze
Ideal- Vero Beach
Urban- Jacksonville
Rural- Ocala
Hilly - seem to remember a hill on the turnpike on the way to Gainesville, but don't really know towns in the center of the state
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Old 01-23-2010, 08:59 AM
 
Location: FLORIDA
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Originally Posted by rabflmom View Post
fast (paced)- daytona----500 etc...
slow (paced)- melbourne beach
wealthy-naples
poor- belle glade
beautiful- pass-a-grille That's a newbie!
ugly - cocoa Eww, I agree. I think Cocoa Bch is kind of ugly too.
exciting- orlando
boring- st. Cloud
unique- st augustine
bland- melbourne
expensive- naples
cheap- st. Augustine
hottest/most humid (that you've felt) - days after hurricane jeanne on space coast without air and no breeze
ideal- vero beach
urban- jacksonville
rural- ocala
hilly - seem to remember a hill on the turnpike on the way to gainesville, but don't really know towns in the center of the state

hahaha!!!
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Old 01-23-2010, 09:02 AM
 
Location: FLORIDA
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Originally Posted by Chelsa1075 View Post
Relax com - we are talking about urban areas not exactly a good selling point! I believe that you said that you were born and raised in Florida - I realize urban in Florida means something different to me but coming from a place like NYC if you were asking me about urban I would probably not direct you to places in Florida. That is a plus not a minus - I geneally don't think of urban is a positive!
I's just messin!
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Old 01-23-2010, 09:04 AM
 
Location: Orlando - South
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Originally Posted by Rabflmom View Post
Fast (paced)- Daytona----500 etc...
Slow (paced)- Melbourne Beach
Wealthy-Naples
Poor- Belle Glade
Beautiful- Pass-a-Grille
Ugly - Cocoa
Exciting- Orlando
Boring- St. Cloud
Unique- St Augustine
Bland- Melbourne
Expensive- Naples
Cheap- St. Augustine
Hottest/most humid (that you've felt) - days after hurricane Jeanne on Space Coast without air and no breeze
Ideal- Vero Beach
Urban- Jacksonville
Rural- Ocala
Hilly - seem to remember a hill on the turnpike on the way to Gainesville, but don't really know towns in the center of the state
That would be the Clermont/Sugar Loaf Mountain area in metro Orlando.
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Old 01-23-2010, 12:50 PM
 
Location: between Ath,GR & Mia,FL...
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A foreigner/immigrant with limited knowledge would respond like this...

Fast : Orlando
Slow: DK
Wealthy : Palm Beach
Poor : Hialeah
Beautiful : Miami Islands
Ugly : DK
Exciting : Orlando
Boring : DK
Unique: Orlando
Bland : DK
Expensive: Boca Raton
Cheap: ...None
Hottest/Humid: The Keys
Ideal : Fisher Island
Urban: Downtown Miami
Rural: Any village on mainland
Hilly : none

DK= Don't Know...
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Old 01-23-2010, 09:06 PM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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OK Comsense, Princess and Vero win the prize. Jupiter is on the list for most expensive small town:
Top 5 Most Expensive Small Towns

1. Sagaponack, N.Y.
2. Jupiter Island, Fla.
3. Hunts Point, Wash.
4. Los Altos Hills, Calif.
5. Fairbanks Ranch, Calif.
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Old 01-24-2010, 07:48 AM
 
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Fast (paced)- Miami
Slow (paced)- Wakulla
Wealthy- Palm Beach
Poor- Pahokee
Beautiful- Jupiter Island
Ugly - Riviera Beach
Exciting- Miami
Boring- Vero Beach
Unique- South Beach
Bland- Palm Bay
Expensive- Coral Gables
Cheap- Pt. St. Lucie
Hottest/most humid - Orlando
Ideal- Jupiter Island
Urban- Miami
Rural- Live Oak
Hilly - Tallahassee
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