So, the OP is late- night drunk or high posting a vague Florida post...well it's been a few weeks since the last one at least. |
I like visiting my parents on the Gulf. Love the beaches, the tacos, relaxed vibe, etc.
I’ll say this, though: my mother has been subbing at various schools all over their area for 10 years and is absolutely horrified by the schools. She feels badly for the kids and the sub par education they’re all getting (she’s a former administrator in CT). |
🤣I don’t think the fish tacos are your biggest problem but ok. |
More and more people move there every year. Florida must be doing something right
Try to educate yourself. |
Omg. The parents of that kid were letting him play in the water. You don’t need to be “deathly afraid” of alligators. You only need to know how to deal with them. Letting a two year old play at water’s edge is a bad, bad idea whether there are alligators or not. —I lived in Florida, hiked around alligators, and alligators never attacked me. |
They sure are. But that doesn’t mean that good people are moving there or that more people moving there will make it better. |
Ocean air, beaches, swimming in the ocean, a governor who won't permit the crazies to ruin the schools with extremist political agendas that stymie education, the sunsets, golf, tennis, relaxed lifestyle in many regions. Humidity is okay if there is an ocean nearby. Call me skeptical, but not sure that I believe that OP really wants to be enlightened. Sorry OP, but your post indicates that you are a closed minded person with a political agenda rather than a curious individual respectful of others perspectives & beliefs. |
Only bad people move to FL? Seriously? Time to turn off the TV propaganda... |
I lived there as a young adult and was so disappointed. I love the beach and had always enjoyed visiting so I thought it would be amazing. I hated it. I was in S Fl and most of it was paved, not green, though lots of palm trees. Lots of crime. Schools where we lived (which was a good area) were bad with the exception of a few privates. There was tons of traffic (yes we have that here too). And the unrelenting heat and humidity wore on me. These days add in the crazy governor and crazy high cost to insure a home and I wouldn’t return. |
Kids and elderly like it. Big party scene for adults who like to dance and drink.
The weather is good for arthritis. No snow. No hills. Cheapest public University in USA. Lingering reputation from the 1980s. |
It’s becoming a MAGA mecca. No thanks. |
I mean almost any coastal area has those same amenities, though only the wealthiest have clay tennis courts. You can pretend you can swim year round, but from May-Oct, the heat, humidity is relentless and afternoon thunderstorms every day. The ocean in Miami is 100F! There is no outdoor relief. There are really two Floridas — walkable to the beach and the scrub. Most of Florida is the scrub, but if you can isolate yourself from it and it’s residents, you can build a nice life. That means gated community (25 clay courts, that’s a giveaway), private school, probably having someone do your shopping and errands |
Such drama. Hope you're taking an anti-depressant. |
I think it’s a fun place to visit but couldn’t imagine living there. I like four seasons. |
There is no appeal. Which is why a) I don't live there and b) I will not visit the state until their politics change- I don't want one cent of my money supporting their draconian policies |