Southern DU'ers: Tell me about the South

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55. That largely depends on where you live in Florida. ...

I lived in the Tampa Bay Area for 37 years and I found most of my neighbors and co-workers came from many different states and from the Caribbean, Central and South America as well as Asia.

I worked with people from Florida, New York City and State, Alaska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Detroit, Chicago, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and from Mexico, Panama, Scotland and China. My neighbors were from Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Alaska and Columbia. Their political views varied widely. I knew many people who were strong Democrats and many who were strong Republicans. Oddly, most of the Democrats that I knew owned firearms.

Now that I have retired I have moved to North Florida where most people are native Floridians. There is a large cultural difference. I find the people in North Florida value religion higher than those in the Tampa Bay Area but that doesn't mean that they are more moral or better. They are largely Republican and hunting deer and feral hog is extremely popular here. College football is far more popular than the NFL, while both were popular in the Tampa Bay Area. For some reason, the people in north Florida drive far slower than those in the Tampa Bay Area and slow down to a near stop before making a turn.

I was originally born in Pittsburgh and grew up in northeast Ohio. After a tour of duty in the Air Force, I decided to move to Florida. I've enjoyed living in the Sunshine State.