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I'm surprised too. I am from Florida (I haven't lived there permanently since I graduated from HS, but I still consider it my home state) and I don't know anyone who truly hates it. I'm not a huge fan of heat and humidity, but other places I've lived have been just as bad (Memphis was probably the worst, honestly). I'm a Northern Floridian, and N. Florida is definitely a different world than S. Florida, but I love where I grew up and there's plenty I love about other parts of the state too. I've never thought of it as glamorous (I would also chuckle when people would win a trip to Florida on game shows, like it was so amazing, tropical island), but it's beautiful and interesting and fun and . . . just home.

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