13 Undying Habits That Prove You Can Never Take Florida Out Of The Floridian
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Victoria W
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No matter where you roam, Florida will always be home. The beautiful beaches, moss hanging on oak trees, and fresh seafood will always transport you back to your roots. Here are a few lifelong habits you develop living in Florida that you might find pretty hard to let go of:
No matter how many eye rolls and groans it elicits, you can't help but mention how much prettier your beaches are back home.
Floridians are practically born with gills because learning to swim at a young age is important here. A lifelong love of water is hard to break.
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We're used to seasons like "hurricane," "tourist," and "love bug."
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Life in the Sunshine State, with its unique wildlife and crazy news, prepares you for pretty much anything. (Except ice and snow.)
Floridians are generally pretty laid-back and friendly folks, and we're almost always down to party like pirates.
No matter how much you love a desert landscape, you will always feel at home surrounded by mossy trees and green everywhere.
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Here it makes perfect sense, but it might seem a little strange if you move somewhere else.
We might have called them overrated when we lived at home, but once we move away we kind of miss them.
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Even if everyone thinks we're crazy, we can't help being warm-blooded creatures. It's really hard for us to adjust to places that are actually cold.
Not because we don't love it, we just know how full it is and secretly want to save ourselves a spot.
Don't be surprised if your Floridian friend asks you where the palm trees and flamingos are when you're putting up decorations. And don't be surprised if they don't want to build any snowmen. We're not used to putting up decorations when it's actually cold outside.
Though we'll probably be the first to slip on the ice, we're pretty good knowing how to stay hydrated and cool in the summertime. (And less likely to complain a lot.)
It's so confusing the first time you travel to another state and realize no one else is wearing flip-flops. This habit is pretty hard to break.
How many of these habits can you relate to? Are there any others you would add to our list? Let us know!
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