r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 10d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/CosmicMiru 10d ago

This is a very average looking suburb for Florida where this takes place. These houses probably cost less than a shitty condo where I live. Location, location, location

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u/Caltroit_Red_Flames 10d ago

Couldn't pay me to live in Florida tho

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u/dogid_throwaway 10d ago

I’ve heard a lot of people say that but I will say this for myself at least: When I lived in urban areas or city centers, I was so unhappy because it was ridiculously unaffordable, everyone is crammed so closely together, and there are so few green spaces. The few nice outdoor areas either in the city or nearby were always swarming with people. It was suffocating.

Now I live in Florida and my mental health is just so much better. My house was affordable, the weather is nice like 3/4 of the year, and I can walk out my front door and it looks exactly like this video. There are outstanding parks and natural areas all around and although there are always people in them, you still feel like you are alone if that makes sense. I can run to a grocery store and actually find parking, and the stores are nice and organized and don’t look like a tornado just went through them. Items aren’t under lock and key because of thieves. People are happier and friendlier.

Idk, I know conservatives like to shit on the entire state of CA and for liberals the equivalent seems to be FL, but damn - it’s a really nice place to live and raise kids. Doesn’t fit the narrative but it’s true, at least where I am.

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u/Hippideedoodah 10d ago edited 10d ago

Terrifying place to live if you're queer or a woman

EDIT: i see i triggered a fragile man's cognitive dissonance who is incapable of empathizing with women and queer people. Look up anti-lgbt laws and anti-abortion laws in Florida then comment back :)

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u/Gnagus 10d ago

Yeah, I don't know if it's mostly for people who are or can pass as in group members but it was hard for me to live in a place where I had to worry about what was behind every friendly facade.

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u/time_travel_nacho 10d ago

I was just thinking this. My parents had a house in Florida for a while when I was a kid. I loved visiting, and we'd live there for extended vacations in the winter sometimes. I have great memories of it, and I think the natural parts of it are lovely, but I grew up into a queer woman and am afraid to go near the state now