People in Florida are so pleasant, kind, and welcoming that even the proverbially nice Midwesterners begin to look like gruff, unsociable grinches by their side.
I wonder if there are people who are even pleasanter than this and what that would look like.
I’m also happy that I first emigrated to the somewhat aloof Montréal because I think I’d have had a mental breakdown if I’d had to face the super friendly Floridians straight off the boat. I could barely keep myself together when every store attendant in my early immigration days said, “Hi, how are you?” I suspected them of harboring evil designs on my person and meager property because why else would they smile at me?
Clarissa's Blog 
I’m wondering what happened to the Floridians I grew up around….. were they abducted by aliens? All move to Europe?
I suppose those in the tourist industry are friendly enough, but open and friendly would be close to the last words I’d think of to describe the Florida I grew up in….
LikeLike
I thought Floridians were Texans surrounded by citrus instead of cows. 🙂
LikeLike
Texans are very rude. And have nasty accents. And Texan women never met a bottle of peroxide they didn’t adore. 🙂
LikeLike
“Texans surrounded by citrus instead of cows”
Well there are (or at least used to be) lots of cows in Florida which had (still may have for all I know) one of the largest cattle industries in the country.
https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/ranching/
“Texans are very rude. And have nasty accents.”
And when I visited a friend in Houston some years ago I was surprised at how close the local accent was Central Florida cracker (other parts are a lot different IME).
LikeLike