There seems to be a lot of Floridians on this board.
So, history of Flawda thread?
Bok Tower.
>>1322173
Florida is one of the shittiest states in the US. its like South Carolina but more humid.
>>1322247
>yea we do
>>1322256
>black people
They speak Ebonics. They are incapable of saying "ask" instead of "axe", and use the word "y'all", among other unforgivable mistakes.
Nobody speaks like them except ironically, with the intent of mocking them.
One of the better Florida divides.
>>1322277
"Y'all" is said by everyone in the south even white folk
>>1322173
Viva Fidel!
>>1322281
again, black people (who themselves are latching onto another culture, as most are likely caribbean immigrants and not descendants of USA slaves) and ironic meme rappers
In any event, it's not history.
>>1322292
...flawda
>>1322288
Florida isn't The South. I've never heard a single non-black person say the word "y'all" in all 26 years of my life. And I'm from North Florida.
It's only outsiders and tourists who are convinced that Southern culture is a fixture in Florida, and not what it is: An invasive species that is largely contained to downtrodden frontier parts of the country. Florida did not have remotely anywhere near as many sheer numbers of African slaves and slaveowners because the only land particularly suitable for it was in the Panhandle region, closer to the Mississippi River.
>>1322173
Miami is the newest city on the planet outside the UAE. Our history is basically "rednecks -> Italian gangsters and Jews -> Cubans and Colombians"
>>1322291
Acere pls
>>1322329
Bullshit meme
Go to reddit if you actually believe such garbage as fact.
>>1322314
I live in MiamiFtlauderdale idk what the fuck we are. Were definitely not south. Were definitely not northeastern. Are we just Cuba?
But a lot of cats I'm Davie swear they are country.
Anyway what part of North Florida are you from? Jacksonville?
>>1322346
In*
>>1322346
>I live in MiamiFtlauderdale idk what the fuck we are
So Hollywood?
>>1322355
Plantation. I've bounced around though.
>>1322355
I work in Hollywood though good guess.
>>1322173
No.
There can only be Texas history threads.
This is not debatable
>>1322173
What the fuck americans, why is this part of florida?
>>1322247
No florida actually is pretty shitty unless you have the money to live in the old jew areas.
t. Floridian for 24 years.
>>1322356
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/books/review/Burrough-t.html
>>1322380
this, it's fairly mediocre
t. I live in Doral
>>1322346
>just cuba
Cubans are not even a majority in little havana, Miami anymore. Cubans are desperate to be relevant and claim that city if not the entire state as there's, but they're just one subculture. A big one, but still a subculture.
I myself am based from Jacksonville, but my family history is based on more rural counties nearby. Note that rural, conservative is NOT equal to Southern. otherwise you'd be able to say Idaho and Montana are southern when that's clearly absurd.
>>1322400
Miami is pretty Cuban senpai. But there are a lot more central Americans here now than like 10 years ago.
>>1322398
>doral
Miss my Venezuelan bitch from there
Who /PNS/ here? Went to tally for school but PNS is where I'm chained unfortunately. I wish we could at least be an interesting part of the south like NOLA.
>>1322398
doralzuelan detected
>>1322425
yes
>>1322173
I hate Florida, it sucks, every minute I spent there, and thank Jeebs it was only a brief few hours at the airport, I was praying for a flood to sink the whole accursed sunburnt, ass-forward "state".
>>1322409
>central americans
pretty irrelevant. all of them. Mexicans are virtually nonexistant.
South Americans are the real deal. Colombians, Brazilians, Argentinians, Venezuelans. The former were already here, but the latter are immigrating in big numbers because batshit leftists have run their countries into the ground and now 'murrikan capitalism looks good to their eyes
>>1322433
Success breeds jealousy.
Post about it on your sjw blog. Or better yet, leddit for upboats
>>1322398
I lived in doral for a couple of years.
God help anybody trying to drive around 4 pm
>>1322445
Fuck off my hate reasons are not political, that sinking peninsula, can suck and so can you.
>>1322462
At least it's better than the shithole that is Hialeah.
Are the drivers in other states as bad as the ones in Florida?
>>1322464
>I lost my bitch to a Floridian.
>>1322470
The only place I know of with shittier drivers is Massachusetts.
>>1322470
Massachusetts is pretty bad. But idk if its as bad as the Hialeah area. Fuck 49 street.
>>1322488
as a Miami native who goes to school in Boston, at the very least Massholes are predictable, you know that asshole is gonna cut you off, etc.
In Miami, no one has any clue what the fuck is going on, cause you got
>geriatric Jew who shouldn't be driving anymore >Colombian plastic wife who cuts off four lanes of traffic to make an exist on the Palmetto in her Infinity SUV
>Haitian taxi drivers who think they're still in Port Au Prince
>America
>history
>>1322479
Nope, I'm just Shitposting, anyways bump for some history.
>>1322470
Everyone drives like shit everywhere. This is some meme that literally every state I've visited believes about themselves.
>>1322543
No man, Florida is really on some other shit. Floridian drivers are no joke.
>>1322339
I've lived her since I was ten!
We've got some cool recent history, but it doesn't go back too far
>>1322674
>what are Native Americans
>>1322369
Because without us it'd be a cultureless cesspool on par with California.
>>1322706
>this is what panhandle fags ACTUALLY believe
Your history is boring "muh black ppl, muh civil war" garbage. Real Florida is superior in every conceivable way.
Unless you're saying that the Panhandle is a vapid cultureless cesspool on par with California, in which case I'd agree.
>>1322726
Cuban/Yankee transplant detected.
>>1322706
What is this some kind of bait?
Personally I don't see why Everything south of St Lucie just doesn't form its own independent south Florida state . we'd be much better without your central and north Floridians.
>>1322740
>everyone is either a panhandlenigger redneck or a jew yorker on holiday
No. Stop repeating this anti-florida meme propaganda. I understand that you have zero pride in the state and actively identify with the enemy, but that's only marginally important. The important part is that it's a load of crap, just like "muh reddit floridaman maymay"
>>1322769
>66% of Floridians aren't native
>it's ridiculous to accuse a Florida poster of being from somewhere else
>>1322769
Gunshine state is the best state.
>>1322247
Floor-duh
I've lived here my whole life and that's how I've always pronounced it
>>1322505
This is entirely correct.
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>>1322314
>I've never heard a single non-black person say the word "y'all" in all 26 years of my life.
have you literally never crossed the Florida-Georgia border? FFS man.
>>1322798
I've always said Floor-i-duh
>>1322247
Bro I live in Florida and my grandfather said "flawda."
>>1322806
>rhode island
>you
Of course
>>1322812
How is loving Dixie and Florida cancerous? It's our history. Besides, the panhandle is obviously the most important part. The rest wasn't even considered when founding the capital. We just sent one guy east from the westernmost point and one guy west from the easternmost point and founded the capital where they met up. Sorry your part of the state is so inferior and irrelevant.
>>1322205
Bok Tower is really neat if you're into plants/Florida nature, I loved it
People are always shittalking Florida but I absolutely love this state. Year-round blue skies, lots of southern and tropical plants, water, lots of diverse wildlife, good food, cities that aren't full of smog or so overcrowded they're unnavigable...seriously, this is a great state.
Where are you from, Floridians? Pinellas county here.
>>1322830
Dude you guys have FSU and that's it. Literally. There's nothing going on in the panhandle.
And of course the only decent part of the panhandle, FSU, stole its mascot from the real nigga Seminoles that had the balls to not move down here in South Florida. Fuck the panhandle.
>>1322839
OP here.
Broward County.
Fucking comfy.
Got Markham park near. Don't live around too much of any certain kind of people. I just wish we knew how to drive better.
>>1322830
>Besides, the panhandle is obviously the most important part.
Utter delusion.
>tallahassee
The only reason it has running water and electricity is because FSU's presence there, which is primarily attended and staffed by Floridians who aren't from the Panhandle, and the government. And I can assure you, only a negligent percentage of those state employees are locals and not from other Florida counties.
Every metric would disagree with your claim of superiority and relevance. Unless you base the entirety of it on most obesity, crime, violence, poverty. Central/South Florida alone has 82+% of the population and economy, throw in North Florida minus the Panhandle and that largely makes up the difference. The Panhandle is without a doubt the least advanced, least civilized, and least relevant part of Florida.
>>1322846
I was able to visit the Everglades last year, it was stellar. You have great wildlife in your county!
TAMPA STRONK
I live in Palm Bay and there's really no history here or in Melbourne outside of the house Jim Morrison lived in when his father was stationed here back when it was a naval area. I've walked by it a few times since it's a few streets over from a really good crepe cafe me and my girlfriend go to all the time.
>>1322913
Sometimes history has to be made to be interesting. No one will remember Jim Morrison in two hundred years.
St. Augustine was the first European settlement within the United States. It was founded in 1565 and remained the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years.
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Florida a shit, the last cool thing that happened down there was the Seminole wars.
From Broward.
Raised in Pines.
Mom moved to Ft. Laudy Beach
Dad bounced out of this swamp
Going to school in Orlando at UCF
Trying to gtfo this state for grad school
I'm going to miss my friends, family, cuban food, and all of the spicy latinas.
Oh and the most beautiful girl I've ever met is probably back in Pines living at home/commuting to FIU.
This state's history is one of the crappiest in the country. Despite being home to the Americ (sustained) settlement in North America.
t. Swole History Major
>>1322846
Wot. You're a westonite then? Or sunrise?
Where'd you go to highschool?
Western?
>>1323358
Kek not him but Westonzuelan here. Living in SoCal now, moving to Korea soon.
>>1323400
Is your last name Castro?
Who dis boi?
>>1323437
If your last name's Castro I used to be friends with your brother. We've lost touch since I moved though.
I've been waterboarded at ur house
>>1322866
Brother
>>1323437
Also (if it is) are you still with that Taiwanese girl? You and I used to fugg with your old wwii guns
>>1323358
Plantation
Went to high school in Miramar
Spanishfag there.
In 1812 Constitution, Florida belonged to the province of Cuba. Capital of Florida even was La Habana.
http://ate-ck2.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mouse
>>1323349
did you take any classes with Gannon? I had her for War and Society and enjoyed it, and looking for other classes to fill up my schedule
>>1322369
It's meant as a warning for all the wise ones who stare at our map.
"Welcome to the Gunshine State. Enjoy the sunshine while alive."
>>1324971
Oh, but as an historical fact: We held 3 of the nation's top ten most 'dangerous' cities (Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville) for a few years running in the 2000-'10 era. Miami and Orlando both holding the top spot, temporally, respectively, within that same ten-year span. Jax was #8 when O-town was #1 I believe. Maybe #9.
Hashtag SouthDadeNative
>>1325047
Not Florida.
>>1322549
I agree. If people only knew how bad things really are
>>1322543
No legitimately, Florida is one of the worst States to drive. Miami is in the top 5 worst drivers in the nation. Boston is number 1. So is another Mass. City.
>>1325313
What historical developments lead to Miami and Boston being terrible cities to drive in?
>>1323296
Grew up there. Too many tourists now and much more developed than when I was younger.
>>1325313
I confirm, people in Miami cannot drive
>>1325950
not surprised, you should see any latam capital
Who /MiamiDade/ here?
>>1325947
My sister stays up there. Its nice and comfy outside of downtown. But downtown and the immediate areas are the definition of a tourist trap.
But I still would love to go back this Halloween. Better than horror nights.
>>1326066
I'm /broward/ but got nothing but love for Dade county.
My ex used to stay on Sw8st west of the turnpike. Good times fucking in the Forrest by 137 ave and 8 st
>>1326084
Oh an home depot on bird road? I've busted 100 nuts there.
>>1322281
Ebonics everywhere
>>1326091
Your mother
I'm a 5th generation Floridian for what it's worth. I've lived in Winter Park for 25 years and found the history of this little city to be slightly interesting as it's basically a northern vacation colony. Thank god for that too since we have some really nice old money houses here.
Here is one of my old friend's houses, the oldest in the city. Looks like shit on the outside but on the inside it's a kickass Victorian mansion.
>>1325333
Bostonians
>>1324771
Well I don't think you should fill up your schedule. History is about finding your focus dude. Take classes relevant to your interests.
I've never taken Gannon.
I'm a senior. I pretty much stick to Dandrow's courses because he's mentoring me and I'm going to be in ancient history/archaeology.
That being said. I knownthe undergrad program is stupidly general and lacking in a lot of material. So if you are taking stuff to finish continental hostories requiremnts I unerstand.
>>1325313
Yeah but my home town is host to the deadliest intersection in the country and it isn't anywhere nearly as populated as miami or boston.
It's mostly the new money latina trophy wives not knowing how to fucking drive their luxury cars. But everyone else also drives aggressively retarded with nor regard for others and are completely ignorant to the existance of indicators and the idea of checking your mirrors
>>1327330
>implying the deadliest intersection in the world at one point wasn't pines blvd and flamingo road.
>>1325333
Boston is a fucking fantastic place to live in. Lowest crime rate in the nation for a city of its size two decades and running, and, thanks to the boatloads of top notch universities, more high IQ youth than any place on the planet.
You do realize most of those Boston crime dramas are actually filmed in New Jersey and LA?
...Now Miami I can't speak to, as I've never lived there, but given that it's one of the hottest drug trafficking hot spots in the world...
>>1327414
Yeah, but no sane person *drives* in Boston. Something about overlapping 12-way intersections, since they thought it'd be quaint to keep the original roman-esque road patterns, instead of setting up a proper grid, and every third building is a historical monument.
>>1322173
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic
Orange County here. Family was descended from Florida crackers who actually owned a dairy farm in the 30s and 40s.
As for Florida history I don't know much beyond the very basics.
- Citrus has been associated with Florida for as long as most of us have been alive, but Florida was actually better known for its cattle. Jacob Summerlin, the founder of the City of Orlando, quite literally stumbled on massive herds of cattle left behind by Spainiards after the state was purchased. He made tons of money selling cattle in St. Augustine and Tampa and used his fortune to buy and develop land.
- Florida's original orange trees were massive. They could grow 20 feet high and at
least half that around. Modern Floridian orange trees were created from spliced species, creating the more compact tree and sweet tasting fruit we know today.
- Tourists were not really a thing until the 50s and 60s.
-Daytona a shit
>>1322839
I love Florida since I watched Burn notice
>>1327414
Boston is a fucking dumpster fire. Don't believe the lies.
Does Florida have any particular historical heroes?
>>1327980
Osceola
Dwayne the Rock Johnson
Floyd Mayweather Jr at liv
LA Madrina.
Ponce de Leon
