10 Reasons Why Florida is DIFFERENT From the Rest of the South

Is Florida a part of the South or is it something else? On this video we go over 10 differences between the Sunshine State and its other regional neighbors.

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[ethangreen]

A little fun fact from this Florida man: There's a region in south central Florida that no one really ever talks about known as the Florida Heartland. This region is significantly more southern in culture than the coastal counties it is surrounded by. It consists of Highlands, Hardee, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, and DeSoto counties. Very sparsely populated with a focus on agriculture.

[Chris-ntns]

As a southerner and former Floridian I love the video. One correction though. most of Florida is not "at or below sea level". It is low elevation, sure. But it is not New Orleans.

[lynnwimberley]

As a native of North Florida we think of South Florida as a completely different state.

[LCCB]

As a lifelong native, I am sad to see Florida quickly losing its wilderness to development.

[Teenitesy]

Y’all EVER been to Everglades City, Clewiston, Winter Haven, Polk County? The South is still very much in Florida. You just need to know where to look.

[Idunnohowabout]

As a Floridian thank you for complementing our state

[thedirtybubble]

Florida is a very unique state. It's full of everyone from everywhere.

[supremepartydude]

I was a refugee from Los Angeles in 2001 when I arrived here. I had little more than the shirt on back. Today I have a solid 18 year career as a safety pro a couple hundred grand in the bank and a beautiful 300k home. Thank you Florida I love you

[DM-otpi]

Southeast Florida is practically another country, especially Miami, even though it's always classified as Miami, Broward, and Palm Beaches. Those three counties are very different from the rest of the state and each other! It's getting a bit cramped down here, so the south is slowly migrating north. And thanks to all the migration from the wealthy Californians & New Yorkers / New Jersey, the cost of living is getting insane, which is very hard on the locals, forcing a lot to leave

[chelin]

I’m a transplant and I get excited every time I run into a born and raised Floridian; they are rare. Thank you for having me ❤❤❤

[jimgorycki]

Excellent Video! North Florida - Jacksonville to Pensacola is The South. The I-4 corridor is tourist trap. South Florida is gateway to the Caribbean. Pockets of cultures - Cubans, Haitians, Jamaicans, and other Latin American and Caribbean island nations have their influence in South Florida.

[EM-qxhx]

We once hired a young lady just arrived from California. She said she felt like she was living inside a zoo. She was half elated-half frightened at the amount and variety of wild life living free around us: iguanas, alligators, sea turtles, owls, ducks, bats, and a long list of birds, insects and snakes, all share our parks, beaches and roads. I have lived in South Florida for over 30 years, I find it very amusing and still take pictures of huge iguanas when I go out for my walks. Great video, btw!!

[armyavitor]

We moved to the Orlando area over a year ago and we love it. Such a mish mash of culture and languages. We lived in Atlanta for over 8 years and it doesn’t compare in quality of life as we have now. We are an hour either side of the coast to the beach, Miami is 3 hours if we want to take a cruise or we have our own port in port Canaveral. We enjoy the Orlando attractions during low peak seasons. Great place to raise your family, truly wish we would have came here years ago.

[kevhayden]

Florida boating culture is like no other from pensacola to key west. Boating is also heavily popular in the interiors too with the rivers.

[SilverHonda]

Another reason why I love Florida we got all these cruise ports more than any other state in the country. Bringing revenue to hospitality, restaurant and hotel businesses, etc

[MichaelEBrown-wozb]

I've lived in 4 states, I was not born & raised in Florida but it was the only place Ive moved to that felt like I belonged & was welcome.

[omnia]

That red car speeding lol that’s exactly how nyc would drive with more space

[jeffking]

I lived in South East Florida for a number of years. Now Jacksonville for 17 years. I came down to Florida 1985.
This video is very accurate.
🚗🙂

[supynorr]

I moved to Florida in 1986 and I just wanna say this is a beautiful video

[brucefranklin]

The Cuban Sandwich originated in the Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City.