Indeed, but its not appropriate to call them "Mexican's" as true folks who originated in Mexico are fairly rare down here. They are more likely to be Cuban, Colombian, Honduran, Argentinian, Brazilian, etc.
Indeed, but its not appropriate to call them "Mexican's" as true folks who originated in Mexico are fairly rare down here. They are more likely to be Cuban, Colombian, Honduran, Argentinian, Brazilian, etc.
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
Orlando isn't half bad, as long as you stay in Orlando/Sanford/Deltona. Avoid Lakeland unless you have the desire to live in West Virginia. There's plenty to do in Orlando, there's an active night life (especially if you hit up OBT 
). Just about every restraunt you can imagine out there - it is a tourist trap. You also have Disney, Universal and Seaworld among other things. Plenty of beaches within ~45 minutes on the ocean side, better beaches are 2 hours away on the gulf side. Daytona is overrated though - there's other beach areas which are better. If you like camping and shit, you can head up to the Ocala National Forest which is ~1 hour away.
As far as living goes, it's slightly more expensive, but living north or east of Orlando is generally a better idea. Lakeland is west, and Kissimmee/St. Cloud are south, but you have to deal with rednecks in Lakeland and tourists galore in Kissimmee/St. Cloud. Plus the traffic is worse from that direction. From the north side you get (in order of proximity from Orlando, consequently cost too - about 20 miles total range) Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Winter Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Sanford, Oveido, and then DeBary/Deltona. There's a few other areas, Apopka is kind of a dump in the making though. And avoid Pine Hills (downtown-ish), there's a reason its nickname is Crime Hills.
Personally, I found most of the people that I ran into very nice and hospitable. There are some run down areas, particularly in Sanford, Apopka and Deltona. You couldn't pay me to live IN Orlando though. There's a good deal to do in or around the area. Longwood and Lake Mary are the "nice" areas, but also pricey.
Be forewarned - during the summer you're looking at temps in the upper 80's with humidity of 90%+ by 7am. Also during the summer you will get a nasty thunderstorm every day between noon and 3pm. Everyone uses "reclaimed water" to water their lawns, and it smells like ass. I-4 is hell during rush hour no matter what, and better yet is they're almost always perpetually doing construction somewhere on it. You will have lizards/palmetto bugs in your house no matter what. And there's sand... everywhere.
Other than that, it's not terribad. Orlando is kind of more of a "melting pot" of cultures. I lived there for almost 5 years, and in retrospect would probably have been better off not moving back to NY, but I'm in a much better place now anyway so it all worked out.
). Just about every restraunt you can imagine out there - it is a tourist trap. You also have Disney, Universal and Seaworld among other things. Plenty of beaches within ~45 minutes on the ocean side, better beaches are 2 hours away on the gulf side. Daytona is overrated though - there's other beach areas which are better. If you like camping and shit, you can head up to the Ocala National Forest which is ~1 hour away.As far as living goes, it's slightly more expensive, but living north or east of Orlando is generally a better idea. Lakeland is west, and Kissimmee/St. Cloud are south, but you have to deal with rednecks in Lakeland and tourists galore in Kissimmee/St. Cloud. Plus the traffic is worse from that direction. From the north side you get (in order of proximity from Orlando, consequently cost too - about 20 miles total range) Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Winter Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Sanford, Oveido, and then DeBary/Deltona. There's a few other areas, Apopka is kind of a dump in the making though. And avoid Pine Hills (downtown-ish), there's a reason its nickname is Crime Hills.
Personally, I found most of the people that I ran into very nice and hospitable. There are some run down areas, particularly in Sanford, Apopka and Deltona. You couldn't pay me to live IN Orlando though. There's a good deal to do in or around the area. Longwood and Lake Mary are the "nice" areas, but also pricey.
Be forewarned - during the summer you're looking at temps in the upper 80's with humidity of 90%+ by 7am. Also during the summer you will get a nasty thunderstorm every day between noon and 3pm. Everyone uses "reclaimed water" to water their lawns, and it smells like ass. I-4 is hell during rush hour no matter what, and better yet is they're almost always perpetually doing construction somewhere on it. You will have lizards/palmetto bugs in your house no matter what. And there's sand... everywhere.
Other than that, it's not terribad. Orlando is kind of more of a "melting pot" of cultures. I lived there for almost 5 years, and in retrospect would probably have been better off not moving back to NY, but I'm in a much better place now anyway so it all worked out.
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I hate O-Town, the traffic alone is reason enough.
I love the weather here in Central Fl. You guys can have your snow, no thanks! I can do anything I want year round; except winter sports, which ain't my bag, so no worries there.
Just come see Mickey and Shamu, leave your money, and go home. The roads and waves are crowded enough already.
I love the weather here in Central Fl. You guys can have your snow, no thanks! I can do anything I want year round; except winter sports, which ain't my bag, so no worries there.
Just come see Mickey and Shamu, leave your money, and go home.
The roads and waves are crowded enough already.
Scouzer
Lifer
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You will have lizards/palmetto bugs in your house no matter what. And there's sand... everywhere.[/quote
This.
And the mosquitos don't go "bzzz", they say "BUZZZZ MuthaFucka!!!!!"
I live outside Orlando about 45~ minutes. It sucks in the summer, well from about april/may til october/november. If you aren't doing something in or involving water you won't be outside. I'll be moving soon.
pretty much this.
I lived in the Orlando area for two years while at school. And it's not all that great. The entire area is just a sea of strip malls and tourist attractions.
I lived in central Florida for 35 years and pretty much loved it until the 90's when things started really booming. I can't stand the way it is now. I've lived in central IL for the past 10 and will take cold weather/snow over the traffic and crime that is the norm there now any day. It will always be home to me, but I'll never ever go back.
In the 60's and 70's it was paradise. Now it sucks ass if you ask me.
Oh, and that water that everyone is complaining about? It's from the shallow water wells and it does smell quite nasty, actually like sewage. They have a distinctive sulfur smell. It's cheap to drill for a shallow well to water your yard. The deeper you go the better it gets. It's NOT reclaimed water.
In the 60's and 70's it was paradise. Now it sucks ass if you ask me.
Oh, and that water that everyone is complaining about? It's from the shallow water wells and it does smell quite nasty, actually like sewage. They have a distinctive sulfur smell. It's cheap to drill for a shallow well to water your yard. The deeper you go the better it gets. It's NOT reclaimed water.
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I apologize for being insensitive.
I meant to say there's a lot of brown people in Orlando.
Any word on why the tap water in Kissimmee smells/tastes like ass?
Also traffic was decent when I was down there back in Nov... At least compared to the shithole I live in now.
Kissimmee has a LOT of Puerto Ricans. I had a good friend that was Puerto Rican that I worked with that lived there. I asked him why all the PR's are in Kissimmee and he said that like 20 years or so ago they advertised in PR like crazy for them to come up there and live. Apparently they did just that. In droves!
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
Partly what jencam said. The water table on the peninsula is very shallow. Basically 80% of Florida is a giant sand bar, and the "bedrock" so to speak is very porous. Anything that leeches can and will leech into the water table very quickly. So basically the water tastes like ass because you're drinking latino piss-water.
Ha ha. Nice, but the water smelled like that back in the mid 60's when they weren't there. It's just part of living in FL. The good news is that I don't think the shallow wells are that common any more because they have such strict lawn watering and car washing restrictions. It used to didn't be like that. You sure as fuck didn't want to wash your car with that shit because it left really bad hard water spots on your car paint and glass. Hint: If you ever accidentally park your car and it gets watered by someone's sprinkler, you can get ride of those hard water spots by washing with a weak vinegar solution.
Gibson486
Lifer
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Yeah, when my gf lived there, it was all white people. She went back 4 years ago....it's no longer all white people.
I remember when the only thing in Kissimmee was Gatorland and the only skate park in central florida and a couple of bars. It's unrecognizable now. Just amazing what's happened in that area in the past 30 years.
You either skirted or are unaware of the racial problems too. It's a powder keg if you ask me.
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