whats it like living in florida?

As another person said, it depends what part of FL. The more north in FL you go, the more "southern" the hospitality. South FL (from Miami to the Palm Beaches) is more of a metropolitan place, a la New York and LA. It's fast paced, expensive, never dull. I've lived in Miami my whole life, recently moved up to Gainesville (North Central FL) and it's a BIG difference.

Even the weather is different. If you live by a coast, you won't have it that bad. It's hot all over FL but living closer to a coast you get that ocean breeze that keeps temperatures stable throughout the year. In Gainesville, it's the middle of a swamp. Hot, humid, dank all summer; freezing down to 27 degrees in the winter.

It depends what kind of atmosphere you want to live in. Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville... large cities, faster pace, more expensive. Smaller towns like Naples, Gainesville, Vero Beach are different.

Feel free to ask any more questions!

It would be helpful to know where in Florida. It is a big state! I have worked as a chef in high end restaurants in south Florida and now work as a pastry chef at the #1 catering service in Orlando. Orlando is central Florida. The pay is generally better in south Florida,like Palm Beach and Miami. The weather can be brutal though. HOT,humid, rains everyday around 2 o'clock. But, you have the beach! Central and northern Fl are a bit more temperate. No matter where you go, you always have the threat of hurricanes from May-Nov. IM me or e-mail and we can chat more about it. I love to talk to people across the pond.

From a climate standpoint I would consider the coastal areas from central to southern California and all of Florida to be ideal places to live but if you like saltwater the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida would be a winner due to the warm water. From a cost of living standpoint (including taxes) I would consider Florida to be better by far. From an employment point of view I would also put Florida above California as I believe the current unemployment rate in California is about 10%.

Its okay. But Im biased because Im from GA..

not a lot of them have southern hospitality but its a nice fast paced place. Theres a lot to do there, and yeah the weather is great. Also, the beaches are very nice..I really like Neptune Beach... visit there almost every other weekend.

If you like tropical weather then Florida is a great place to be in, year round.

it sucks,

rude people,extremly hot,

oh,and no one speaks english,so learn some spanish.