All yankees move out of the South.

[The Genealogist]

45. Tallahassee sure felt like The South

I've seen a great deal of the the US south. I have been to all 11 of the states that seceded, live in a border state, and have visited all the other border states. I lived in Tallahassee for 6 years. Northern Florida, from about Ocala or so northwards, is as culturally and southern as Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi. The flora and fauna are pretty similar to other parts of the deep south, the native animals are pretty much the same. There were at least two incidents of old-time segregation incidents in north Florida; in one case, African Americans were told they were not allowed to use a rural community meeting place because of their race. In the other case, African Americans were told they were not allowed to use the pool at a motel because it was only for whites. I heard my whole life how life moves slower in the south. I didn't really believe it. Then I moved to Tallahassee. Despite being in a town full of college students, a and a large number from southern Florida, life was very slow compared to what I was used to in Missouri. I think it must be the heat; in the summer, it felt like breathing steam instead of air, because it was so hot and humid. It was like this all over northern Florida. If northern Florida isn't the south, I don't know what "The South" is!