Texas VS Florida-As a place to live

[Frustratedintelligence]

Originally Posted by quest2015

You are kidding. I lived for 20 years on both coasts of florida & did not see healthy people except maybe Miami beach.

Well, I do live in Miami which has a lower rate of adulthood obesity than any urban area in Texas. This is a fact. For obvious reasons, you simply have more people into physical fitness.

I'm not personally as familiar with the rest of Florida, but a quick Google search reveals that it does in fact have less obesity than TX, so no I'm not kidding.

Dirty needles, empty bottles strew the beach in the mornings.

Yet somehow still not as nasty as Galveston.

As far as milder summers, if you compare temperatures between Texas & Florida, they are similar.

Maybe SETX and FL, but the I-35 corridor and points west are too hot and dry for me. I prefer the humidity and coastal breezes.

[Spade]

Yeah I have to agree. Florida seems a tad cooler than most of Texas in the summer. I think it's because of the summer breezes that kick off showers. SE Texas is kind of similar to Florida in the summer. Even South Florida. I have always said that Galveston has a similar summer to South Florida. It is rare that it reaches the 100s. Maybe five days in the summer you will see temps reach above 95 degrees. In fact, I don't think the average temps ever goes above 90 degrees.

[quest2015]

Originally Posted by Frustratedintelligence

Well, I do live in Miami which has a lower rate of adulthood obesity than any urban area in Texas. This is a fact. For obvious reasons, you simply have more people into physical fitness.

I'm not personally as familiar with the rest of Florida, but a quick Google search reveals that it does in fact have less obesity than TX, so no I'm not kidding.

Yet somehow still not as nasty as Galveston.


Maybe SETX and FL, but the I-35 corridor and points west are too hot and dry for me. I prefer the humidity and coastal breezes.

So you're comparing Miami to all Texas and Galveston to all Florida? Doesn't seem fair but whatever floats your boat.
CDC shows both Texas & Florida at same rate of obesity