way to the Sunshine State. Would it be the same? Would I still like it? I admit I was also worried because, well, I'd heard quite a few people say that Florida was full of "rude" people. "It's too hot." And, my favorite, "too many Spanish people". Yeah, people around here say that.
They were right, Florida was not as I remembered... it was actually better in some ways. Sure, it was hot - but not in the hellish degree that non-Floridians love to bitch about. Rude people? I didn't meet any. And those pesky Latinos with their insidious plot to destroy us with orgasmically tasty foods and music that commands your body to boogie? Yeah, they are still there too. They always were.
You see Florida is not about being homogenous. And I realize now that Florida's lack of sameness is what bothers many of the down-talkers around me. They don't so much dislike Florida as they dislike the diversity.
