I'm a part-time Floridian visitor, may be I could be called a "Snowbird" at 52
, anyhow, we love it through the winter, we've been there a few times in the summer and to be honest we didn't mind it too much but then we were on vacation, I'd hate to work in that heat.
Our long term plan is to spend six months in the US, (we're not allowed to convert our British pounds into US dollars and spend them for more than that
) and travel for the rest.
We recently visited Queensland, Australia, they call it the Sunshine state too. While we were there we experienced their hottest summer on record, one town recorded a record temp of 47 (117F) and with humidity to match. We were also told the big hole in the ozone layer is right over New Zealand and Eastern Oz so never go out in the sun without sunscreen. Now even though my wife and I were constantly comparing Queensland to Florida, there both so alike with fauna, house construction, weather, beaches etc, and even having a closer connection to the UK we just could not see ourselves living there or going back in a hurry. Florida to us just feels so comfortable, our small town of Punta Gorda has a friendly atmosphere and even though it's not right on the coast and has no beach, (may be that why its not over populated) it just works. The average age of its residents might have a part to play, as the pool guy said to me once "What are you doing here, most people I meet are on oxygen
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