Florida Is Now The Craziest Political Battleground
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- What the heck is happening in Florida??
I spent three weeks driving around Florida in the spring of 2022. If there’s a theme for that trip, it would be change, change, change. New homes, more people, and everything is just better!
If you’ve lived in Florida for a long time, you’re probably sick of all the newcomers. Seems like the gig is up. After Texas, this is the most popular place for people to move.
So I’m going to take you on my journey through Florida, beginning with where I started, in the panhandle. I’ll show you small beach towns, rednecks, ghettos big fancy new homes - all of it. And since politics is the biggest thing on people’s minds now, that’ll be the focus.
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22:58 nothing says "can I ride yer dyck" more than that letter...
Looks like Florida is one the move to building new Independence every day, quite a difference being near a Hurricane near the Burmuda.
The VA in Gainesville brought me to Florida after two different prior Jurisdictions. Cedar Key was my hide out on weekends. Tampa, Ocala, and some areas of the Orlando City were nice also. Retired from federal service and returned home to Puerto Rico.
You really need to stop telling people that the two parties are different
even Republican Senators have already been identifying the uni party for you
@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 and they still look out-of-place to me
Because being in both I know what they are like
I’m not a religious person myself. But given a choice, I would choose to have those God fearing people as neighbors long before what I’m experiencing in California right now.
I'd feel very at ease shooting pool in that dive bar. Next one's on me, so drink up.
I lived in San Diego from the age of 12 to age 67. (1958-2014). My older daughter left in 2001. My younger daughter in 2010. I followed her to Michigan when my only grandchild was born. My 93 year old mom and 60 year old sister moved to Arizona 3 years ago. My mom passed at 96 in July. My younger nephew was one of those homeless druggies and OD one year ago. Only my older nephew is still there. California is a wasteland. It is no longer the Golden State. My older one lived in Jacksonville for 6 years and hated it. She got a better job in Connecticut and is still there.
@@parkerucar129
I'm trying to get out of the Portland area & head toward Eastern Oregon. It's an insufferable zoo over here. I wish you guys would legalize cannabis so I could keep going all the way to Idaho.
The Jews found out the hard way about living with those God fearing people. Unfortunately, for them those God fearing people weren't neighborly.
I’d prefer people from India. Non violent, intelligent, they keep their religions to themselves
It seems like living anywhere reasonable in the U.S. nowadays is becoming unaffordable. :(
yes I know.. It is
I grew up in pensacola and ive lived in NYC and Massachusetts Fall River and ft Lauderdale and Sarasota and Tampa and Las Vegas and LA Burbank and San Diego and Sacramento ...and now my hometown is as expensive as most bigger cities due to so many people moving to florida.....now the smallest apartment one bedroom is around 1400
@@lauraestes9304 How F___ could you have lived in all those places.???
then get a real education and a better job and make something of yourself.
@@johnsonspark171 Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming isn't a real education.??? Then what is.???
I have to say… I moved to the panhandle 13 years ago and I love it here. It’s like my own little slice of heaven. Beautiful beaches on the emerald coast, people stay to themselves for the most part, we have lots of nature to enjoy, plenty of history to learn about and explore and until very recently the cost of living was low. People have found out our little secret and they’re invading! The new cookie cutter neighborhoods full of mcmansions are heartbreaking. Our county’s population is growing much faster than the infrastructure so it’s been very frustrating. Also, wages are not rising with the cost of rent and housing prices causing a lot of trouble for renters especially. Idk what the solution is but this is definitely a problem.
Exact same thing happened to Idaho.. man i loved that state.
I live in the panhandle also. Agree with everything you said.
The solution is to kick out the damn Leftists that f*ck up all places the Republicans have build up.
This seems to be happening in alot of places around the country. It's even happening in some other countries as well.
My best advice for people moving to Florida is do it at your own risk. This is the price that everybody pays when so many people try to move there or any state all at once. That warm nice weather and more affordable cost of living than before may not be well worth it when you have to consider how expensive it will be, how bad traffic will be, and also the hurricanes and floods you have to deal with.
Yep, it was hurricanes for me that kept me well away from moving to Florida. Also, generalizing here, but Florida drivers may be the worst in the country.
@@bixbysnyder-00 And that's without mentioning Interstate 4. Wrecks happen there regularly.
There'll always be natural disasters to deal with no matter where you live. Earthquakes, floods and landslides on the west coast...tornados in the Midwest...snow up North. You even have to deal with hurricanes all the way up in NY/NJ
@@surplussean3364 , yep, that is why mention the nice weather along with the hurricanes and flooding, almost no part of country is completely safe from extreme weather events, if weather is not the issue, there is also cost of living, and traffic. Too many people end up moving to state or city because it is “cheaper” than most places or where they’ve been. The problem is because the man goes up much hard and supply. It ends up getting expensive and then traffic becomes an issue. I just don’t think it’s smart for people to try to move somewhere else because everybody is moving there. It just raises up the prices, and then people complain.
@@surplussean3364 But we don't have fascist authoritarian governors in NY/NJ like Ron DeSantis. And we don't have Donald Trump here any more since he lives in Florida now. Florida can keep him we don't need him as he didn't pay taxes here anyway.
Florida really is a mix of everyone everywhere. Ultra rich people, very poor, and in between
More rich = more gentrification, separation..more Gated communities great way to keep out minorities. Thus another california.
Its easy to solve, have actual affordable housing and pay people fair wages to reduce crimes and gangs and homeless; and tax the rich, the rich only increases cost of living for everyone else, as they already exploited. I do believe florida will get worse as they start evolving to California level of money $$$, then the "taxes" will come in later for Everyone, thus them moving to another red state lol.
California is similar 😎
And I've been in just about every class. Still waiting to experience "ultra rich"
@@NAT-turners-Revenge So is Texas.
I’m noticed that most of America is getting more and more expensive. Regardless of states….. time to eat some bugs I guess???
I’m a newcomer in the panhandle, love it here in Washington County. Bought an old place, it’s quiet and neighbors and locals are kind and friendly.
Love Perdido Key...Florabama
I’m with you neighbor! Floral City Florida here. I love my lil town.
Can’t speak for the entire left, bu since I am now considered far left here is what I want.
Health Care for everyone regardless of ability to pay.
Social Safety Net for when individuals in need. Nobody in this country should go hungry.
A fair tax code. I pay a lower percentage of my income now that I make a decent amount, than I did when I made $35k. How is that fair?
Large scale public transportation. If people can get to a job, they can work.
Affordable higher education. Thank the Gods I served in the Army. Otherwise I could not have afforded college, gotten a good job and started a dividend account to pay for my two girls (3 and 8) to go to college. But, not everyone wants to be, or can be in the service. There has to be a better way. Left
The American left want to happen that That you and your family being able to get:
Affodable healthcare.
Affordable schooling.
Workers rights.
Have protection by unions.
That EVERYONE pays their fair share in taxes and not just poor people and the middle class
A government that governs for you and not rich people and corporations.
That only people that respect guns (and are sane) be able to buy them.
Guns exist to hunt, guns exist to protect your family in your home, they don’t exist so you could walk around town scaring people.
The Democrats want to happen that That you and your family being able to get:
Affodable healthcare.
Affordable schooling.
Workers civil rights.
Have protection by unions.
That EVERYONE pays their fair share in taxes and not just poor people and the middle class
government that governs for you and not rich people and corporations.
That only people that respect guns (and are sane) be able to buy them.
Guns exist to hunt, guns exist to protect your family in your home, they don’t exist so you could walk around town scaring people.
I was in SW FL for 20 years, now in the mountains of Montana, just staying ahead of the curve
I'm neither Republican nor Democrat, so grateful I don't sip that koolaid.
@A B I’m none of it.
The Florida dream will eventually come to an end. The transplants are already pricing out the locals out of the state. I’m lucky because I bought my house in 2015 for 92K. Today, my home is worth 390K, and it’s small! There is no way that I could ever rebuy this home.
How are they pricing the locals out? The locals already have homes.
@mirzaahmed6589 locals = college aged kids, children/family of people who lived there for their entire life. Like california. Young, hardworking people cant afford to live where they always have due to transplants and vacation home mentality.
I moved to Floral City 10 years ago and I’m not rich by any means. Moved my three daughters my wife and myself for Mississippi. Do you want to talk about a shit hole let’s talk about Mississippi. Lol
For some that is the Dream!!! Now you take that money for generational wealth, invest it in other areas that have a decent economy and are building up then your on a Roll..👏😂💪👍
@@mirzaahmed6589 maybe the old heads who were able to buy years ago. But it seems like people forget about those who grew up here and have seen housing prices triple since becoming an adult. The older I get the further my dreams of owning a home and starting a family seem.
I was able to move to a major city across the country for the same cost of rent I was paying in Florida while simultaneously doubling my pay. Would love to live where I grew up but it’s not the place to be anymore
Thanks for all the work you do on these video Nick.
It’s interesting to see how normal people around the country live, what they do, and what their opinions are.
No matter how we feel about things, it’s good to see other Americans perspective and be empathetic with why they believe what they believe.
It’s nice to see a moderate perspective, instead of picking sides, Nick always talks about the pros and cons of how things are changing, why and how it affects people.
I am from Florida and I left in 2016 right at the beginning as it started to slowly grow and get expensive. I miss the nature and the wildlife and the beaches. There's no money in Florida, wages are low and poverty is rampant. As far as immigrants are concerned, I'm a first generation American and yes you will have problems once people hear the accents of your family members.
If your family speaks English then no one generally cares. It's too bad you moved out before it got expensive, you could have gotten a good price selling.
Nice tour! I've been in Florida all my life, and yeah, the growth is out of control. Almost all the natural wildlife and marine habitat is gone from most of south Florida due to runaway development. It seems every new gated community simply MUST have its own private golf course. It takes a lot of fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, and well water to keep these exclusive playgrounds green. All those chemicals eventually find their way to the Gulf, everglades, and Atlantic. I'm a lifelong avid fisherman and have noticed the difference in water quality and fish populations.
Yep bingo! Been here all my 57 years overpopulation and excessive fertilizing Is killing the fisheries
Add to that your yard is supposed to look like a golf course but due to growth you have water restrictions similar to California. You can only water your yard once a week but they recommend you irrigate your grass twice a week.
😔😔
This is so sad.
I am from SOUTH FLORIDA and I am not into fishing but that is so SAD.And We are running out of sand in the beaches!
Wife and i sold our Homes near Tampa last year . After 40 years in Florida we had to get out due to the massive influx & never ending construction . New roads are being built so quickly that Google Maps can't keep up . The prices for Homes in our old area nearly tripled during the pandemic . And prices are not retreating . So if your planning on a move to Florida ? Be prepared for some very serious sticker shock .
Those tripled prices are just on Zillow. No ones paying that.
So you made some pretty good $$$ that's Great!!! There are pro's and con's.. The one fact, never move to Baltimore, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Chicago or 5th Ward Houston and you will be fine👏😂💪👍
That ruins it for the actual native or longtimers there.
Where did u go?
@@blackcherry6877 I'd imagine you have a great education
I live in Florida. I'm in Gainesville. We were shut down for CoVid. That was statewide. My shop was shut down for three months. I had just opened three months prior. They're was zero help for us, either. I'm still trying to recover.
You should move to Ocala. We didn’t participate in the covid shenanigans. Wide open!!
Compared to the California trip, this is like looking at a different country.
I lived in Port St Lucie in the very early 2000's, average home price was 75K and every block in town had 5-6 empty plots of land on them, sometimes three in row, you could pick one up for five grand easily. I go back now and there isn't an inch left to develop and 3 bed home are selling for 400k. What a difference 20 years makes.
As I just replied back to a comment above you..what you are referring to is the new norm..I am in Reno NV, and it's unbelievable that every square inch is now an apartment building in the making..not too mention the homeless growing every day..I have my condo for sale but heck, there is no place to go any more that isn't just like this..I commented to Nick last year that when I move, I will retain his services to help me find a good place to start new roots..Good Luck with that one NICK!!!
You are spot on. In the Rio neighborhood of Stuart, a new development of McMansions was started in 2018. Starting prices, the ridiculous sum of $450k. Once the pandemic started, developers snatched up all the empty lots in Rio. They are building condos for $450k. You get no yard, not even your own parking spot for the price that bought a McMansion just 3 years ago.
Honestly I just feel like no matter where you go in certain parts of the US is either too expensive to live and does not look any better compare to other places.
The biggest issue the State of Florida has to deal with in the next 20 years is the income inequality between the low income locals who basically have to fight to just afford what passes for decent housing and the wealthy transplants that have been assimilating large sections of the state. The Gen Z type are at the point of hopelessness.
Yet Gen Z is more likely to vote liberal, which adds to the problem with their lawlessness.
THE HOUSES IN PALM BEACH ARE ALL 20 MILLION OR MORE,
This was really good, thank you. I bet you had a blast driving around the state.
As a Native Floridian I accept that the era I was born in is gone. It is the 21st century after all and the state is evolving and growing. It is our job to evolve, grow and adapt along with it otherwise you are stuck in stagnation, misery and despair. I look upon the past fondly, enjoy the present and look forward to the future. There is plenty of Old Florida around if you know where to look and while things are more expensive and I am nowhere near rich that won't stop me in my quest to become rich. This is my home now and forever and if I could live my life 10,000 times over I would not change a thing. All the best my beautiful Florida.
Congratulations, you are part of the problem.
I agree, I miss the Florida we knew & loved but its still a great place.
Not over yet m8!
Slowly I am realizing the same. I’m thinking of moving to South America for a cheaper cost of living. Covid was the worst thing that happened to Florida real estate
How do you deal with the bugs n snakes though???
Nick, did you notice the lack of trash and homeless camps! People actually work here in FL!
People actually work everywhere.
Red areas are mostly hard working people.
I live on the Space Coast, a very conservative area, and we have a surprising number of homeless people for such a small town as this (Titusville). I think many of them drift up and down US1 with the changing seasons. While they don't set up tent camps, they do often try to sleep and stay in groups near convenience stores and they overrun the public parks. It's frustrating to visit a nice park by the Indian River lagoon only to find it overrun by homeless guys giving you that "I'm headed your way to beg for money" look. Squatting in empty homes and buildings is also a big problem around here and the litter--oh my god, it's as if no one around here has the discipline to hold on to their trash until they find a garbage can. Litter is everywhere here.
@@martiwaterman1437 Not most of those drug addict losers and waste products living on the streets in CA getting their monthly checks from the state of CA. True redistribution of wealth, from the working to the grifters!
It's not that. They go to cities that they benefit from, most major democratic cities provide handouts, shelter, etc. Most of the homeless are transplants from other states.
Thank you very much for making this video! It is incredibly informative and helpful!
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. It was really well done.
About 30 years ago drove my family down to Ft Meyers to visit my dad. Got lost in a brutal thunderstorm. Stopped off the highway to call him when I told him we were in Immokalee, he said "Talk to nobody, lock your doors and get out of there". Being a retired police officer from Maryland, he knew about that place. Pheww! Scary.
It ain’t nothing here in California.
@@singlefather01 thats nothing to brag about 😆
Did he leave any property to you in Ft. Meyers? The hurricane was devastating. My folks go down for a few months during the winter. This year they will stay closer to Tampa because Ft. Meyers is gone. 🙏
No. Not in FL. Dementia took over about 5 yrs later. Nursing facilities and hospitals took almost all he had. If not for his pension (with cost of living increases), we 5 children would have been hard pressed to understand his care before he passed peacefully in 2005.
Undertake not understand. Dern spellchecker
Pro tip: Always consult a FEMA flood map whenever you are shopping for real estate in Florida. Poor Volusia county, the people there are going to have to sink a lot of $$$ into infrastructure projects to have better land management for flood waters during the rainy season and of course hurricanes. I don't even want to think of what a Cat 3 or higher will do with a lot of storm surge, Volusia lost a lot of beach front property this last hurricane season...and those were only Cat 1s!!!
Pro tip from a nyc invader that cute.
I was working on a tower in Orange Beach and fdot built a road to it 3 times just to have it washed away each time after the storms of 2022
Great information, thank you for the video.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS NICK JOHNSON!!!!!!
ive lived in the orlando area my entire life and i HATE the new housing developments. thank you for finally shining some light on them
I'd like to see more mixed zoning so new home developments don't have to be so far from work, especially for things people want nearby like grocery stores, parks, shopping etc. It takes forever to get to Walmart in Haines City.
@@solidus_snake_ yea, all this single family housing is ruining the beautiful landscape of rural florida. I’d rather have remote trailer parks than this suburban labyrinth wasteland
This is happening all over the US. That's why I'm against legal immigration. Too many live here already!!!!
@@pandemicofvaxxedholes ur name says it all
@@unfvzedmak Doesn't disprove my point.
Since the pandemic started, I've been calling it the new big frontier. We're going to have a lot of people moving to a bunch of different areas now. I'm from Philly and it's really weird because we have so many people from the Midwest and from New York. Here. Everything has turned into the bars and breweries and there's really nothing around for kids to do anymore.
U saving me a lot of holiday travels with these vids 👍👍👍
Appreciate this video taking me to parts I haven't been or rarely go like the Panhandle, Pasco and Fort Myers.
Love your frankness and all your videos Nick ! May God bless and watch over you and yours!🧡🙏
Well, I'm not sure you know enough about Nick here when talking about religion.
Yeah this guy is a liberal - I’m happy that the liberals moving to Florida are moving to Florida because of liberals in the first place; that’s why Florida is becoming the most conservative state in the county and i hope it stays that way and them hardcore liberals that live here may move out of here and take with them their warped way of life to somewhere else like Massachusetts or Cali
I was raised in Florida (south Florida and Orlando) my whole life, now 25, and my boyfriend and I left Florida thankfully. If you’re not rich, no one cares about you. The rent exploded, and despite the majority of Floridians in Orange County voting to put a cap on how much the rent could be increased, the government shot down that critical bill. The homelessness and crime has gotten progressively worse, and the tourists and newcomers can be quite disgusting.
Yes it’s the natural way of things, but Florida will follow in the footsteps of the Northeast and California most likely. Definitely agree with the title.
So much for govt. respecting the wishes of the voters.
I live in the northeast and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. They rank near the top of every quality of life index. Especially in Healthcare and Education. People from the northeast tend to live 5-7 years longer than those in the south
“If you’re not rich, no one cares about” welcome to the reality called america
Born (1975) and raised in this state, and with a few exceptions (military, etc) I’ve lived here my whole life. All these new people moving in have finally made me and the wife think it may be time to hit the ol dusty trail. Also, when you put Daytona Beach up on the screen the graphic on the map showed Flagler county, not Volusia. A small detail I know, but just something this native noticed…
I live in the St Augustine area and I can say most of the people are down to earth with some snobbier people by the coast. It is a mix of native Floridians, southerners, midwesterners, snow birds, and a diverse array of immigrants, particularly the Hispanics and Eastern Europeans fleeing from Russia and Ukraine. I generally really like it up in St Augustine and I am mostly happy with the people as well as the safety. I just wish the population wasn’t growing so fast.
I’m in Jacksonville since 1998 and I love it. St Augustine is a gem and not too far.
Have that many people been coming in from Russia and Ukraine?
@Michelle That is correct!
Lotsa New Yorkers there too
@@AvioftheSand yea quite a few. Likely to escape the war and the limited freedom of the 2 warring nations
Made my morning! After the first few mins I decided to stick around and watch the entire thing. Great job as always. I have spent a bit of time in FLA and concur with a lot of your hands-on assessment.
You don't ALWAYS watch the whole thing Ron??
@@NickJohnson on the rare occasions I have emergency surgeries to perform I might not catch the whole thing but 95% of the time I do. Ha ha
Uh oh somebody missed their surgery and it’s all Nicks fault 😨
@@rozee2133 I was just kidding. I always watch the entire video and it is worth it each and every time.
@@ronhyde lol I was teasing as well :)
Thank you for your time ☺️ keep going 😊
your videos are so calming!!
Don’t California my Florida✌🏻
I'm moving my conservative family and money from California to Florida in a few years. Looking at buying a small waterfront home so I can fish and walk my dogs. Been in California since 86' and it's time to leave.
Very possible that will happen. You have to pay close attention to how the state handles the influx of people. High chance it'll become California 2.0 as more people move there.
How is it any different besides slightly cheaper, more Republican, and on the East Coast? Less VISIBLE homeless? Still a drugged up state full of liberals unless you want to live in a random small town.
@@gailmaterialsquotedepartme8710 We will be very happy to have you!
@@computron5824 Californians move to Texas and Florida in hopes of flipping the states which would mean Dems in the White House 4 ever...
17:15 Not bad for being the poorest town in the entire State of Florida (in one of the Wealthiest counties in the State of Florida i.e. Palm Beach County). One of the things he forgets to mention is that this is an agricultural town that is in the heart of Florida's sugar cane district (i.e. most of these residents here are migrant workers who live here only part of the year). The local population has been there for generations and chooses to live there in poverty.
I don't know, that Belle Glade area is pretty bad. I'd say it's up there with the worst parts of the country. It literally looks like some 3rd world country. I wouldn't even walk through there during the daytime even if you paid me.
I love Belle Glade
Chooses to live in poverty?? I don’t think anyone chooses poverty. Lol you’ve been drinking some Fox News kool aid.
Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay are very poor areas about 30 miles west of where Royal Palm Beach and the acreage end. Lake Worth and Riviera Beach are poorer areas right next to within a few blocks of the inter coastal and Palm Beach. PB County itself is massive 55 miles east to west, 47 miles north to south. It is unique that there are rich neighborhoods next to poor neighborhoods. The county might have the greatest wealth disparity of ANY county in the US
@@jrmayer not that bad lmao
Nice compilation video Nick, I watched the whole thing. One day the Gov will want to talk to you. You be a big time Influencer.
Maybe he will
I would love to see Topics like this. I really like the way you do it because whenever you go you put the mark on the map of that State because there are some Cities maybe that only a few People know. I Subscribed and liked your Channel. Thanks for sharing.
I lived in the Florida panhandle back in the early 90s, in Fort Walton Beach and it was beautiful and amazing, I was stationed at Eglin AFB during my Air Force days and I loved it, great weather, beautiful beaches and very friendly people, I should’ve stayed there instead of coming back to California. I may go back when I retire!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Cali has Gavin Nonsense! Trailer park now!
We moved to Panana City Beach after being in CA for thirty years when we retired. Love it here!
@@landeeld9596 I love Panama City minus the tourists and the spring breakers. I got offered a job at Tyndall, I should’ve taken it, oh well!!
Way different now than in the early 90s, believe me.
He’s right on every point.
We lived in Destin which is between Pensacola and Panama City .
We had a house on the Bay and after 30 years , it got unbearable with the traffic alone.
Out homeowners insurance, Flood Insurance, Wind Insurance , property taxes went out of control.
We dodged several major hurricanes and when Michael hit in Mexico Beach, we decided it was time to retire and move West !
We bought our dream home in Henderson Nevada which is 20 minutes out of Las Vegas and absolutely love it out here.
Plus you don’t have to worry about hurricanes, mosquitoes, constant rain and oh…..NO HUMIDITY 💪❤️😊
Just worry about the water
The west is the best part of the country hands down. No comparison. Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana have some of the last true american towns. Especially idaho and montana. Lack of thugs and Humidity is the key.
I love the West but fear of water shortages holds me back. Population growth is limited by the water supply.
@@MR.TOYBOX when the Colorado River dries up, it's going to be tough to live out west. Same thing is happening out there as In FL as far as population, but all the states out there mostly rely on one river. Here in FL we live in a swamp, just dig a hole in the back yard and you have water. Pick your poison I guess
@@tillman40 we got plenty of water. Stop watching the fear mongering Media 💋
I live in Miami and you are correct about South Beach. Nobody from Miami goes to South Beach anymore. You get high just walking down the street.
Just loved it, visted the Panhandle several times in the eighties and last there in 2006, never knew it as the Panhandle Riviera but every visit was an adventure from Port St Joe, Panama City, Fort Walton Beach to Pensacola. Just south of Chipley on Hwy 77 a must visit - Wausau is the "Possum Capital of the World". Happy memories of Jerry & Agness Baxter remain with me always.
I'm born and raised in Hillsborough County. It has changed so much in the past 10-15 years. Traffic, crime, accidents, new development taking over forest and pasture. I blame the County commission and Major Jane castor for this shitshow ....
“I felt pretty safe, even when I heard the gun shot!” 😂😂😂
Florida had become a joke. Literally everything from insurance to groceries to utilities all have gone up so much. I'm a respectable middle class RN with a wage that makes it impossible to save. It's only a matter of time before this"hero" is poor
Nick Johnson Florida Rocks i was raised there Glad you got to visit the Bonifay area
just visted the panhandle this weekend. one of the best beaches in florida
Thanks ,so interesting to see places other than the tourist spots 😃from South Australia 🇦🇺
Great, overview on Florida, Nick. Thanks for the many laughs.
My favorite video of yours. Grear!
I was born in New Port Richey, FL in 93. I've lived in and around Tampa Bay all my life. I'm a musician residing in St. Petersburg, I enjoy your videos and thanks for representing my home state. I am worried every day that I am going to be forced out of here. I love Florida and I am proud to be born and raised where my family has lived for several generations. I have no idea where I would go should the worst happen, but hopefully it's more music friendly.
5th generation Floridian looking to leave. Hurts my heart but living in new new york is no longer an option.
Lol..same thing happened to me...but longer ago...I'm a 3rd generation Native Californian...and had to leave my home state...in 2002..I went to South Florida and lived there for 7 yrs...and it was still cheap..and great..but being from the West Coast..had to go back for family..but not back to live in California..so..I lived in Phoenix..for 9yrs..but I have seattled in Las Vegas..but still miss the ol California I grew up in..late 60's..70's. Early 20's in the 80's...a great place back then!!!! So I feel ya!!!!
@@gypsyraetravels1559 come on back to California babe 😎
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Nashville, Knoxville,or Arkansas. (Not ! West Memphis either)......... dangerous place 💥
Here in Pinellas county has become so congested and expensive. The prices of homes have sky rocketed and the beaches are slammed with people from snow birds, to vacationers to Spring breakers.
It’s insane. Moved from st pete to Denver. Paying about the same in rent and nearly doubled my salary. Florida just isn’t the place to be anymore unless you have MONEY
Interesting. Colo pay more in salary than in Fl? Curious cause I'm in banking and finance in Seminole county.
@@ziggysmom5646 I mean Denver minimum wage is $17/hr and most pays are way above that if you do anything other than fast food or serve.
We have a housing shortage out here so it can be a little hard to find a place, houses rent out fast. But I have a much higher quality of life, way better pay for the same position, and access to the mountains for the same price I was paying in St Pete. I’m sure st Pete costs more than Seminole county as the prices went crazy the past couple years. If you can get past the hurdle/costs of moving I’m sure you’d be better off, just have to enjoy the seasons. We have more sunny days than Florida but that doesn’t mean warmer
@@spencer5280_ you do not have more sunny days then Florida
Rhode Island is far worse.
Absolutely great video Nick 💯
3:02
Howdy, south Texas here. I love these old honkey tonk bars like this. We don't have many of them left in these left in Texas.
I was waiting for a Florida episode. So glad I got to see you driving through the panhandle. I live in destin florida, right smack dab in the middle of pensacola and panama city. Great place to live. If you guys get a chance to visit Destin, eat at Brotulas Seafood House and Steamer on the Harbor.
Panhandle looks like they will give me a nice “You Lost ‘BOY’?” Lol
Really love your commentary, its very easy to listen to and interesting. I was born in Key West, but live in Maryland. When I got married in 2021 we did a 30 day road trip around the entire coast of florida avoiding highways. Explored the Orlando area and Ocala silver springs. The lower east coast honestly kinda blows, very few places to sleep in the car or get a decent motel room. Staying in Eco tents in Flamingo Everglades was incredible, St Augustine was my favorite city, and the best stay was in Cedar Key. Got a nice condo room there for $75 a night! A lot of people say thats how Key West used to feel. Glad that they are finally restricting cruise ships to Key West. Was most surprised by how much of Florida is gated off. Glad we did it when we could.
I love this Channel, SO INFORMATIVE!!! 👍🏻😏👍🏻👏🏻😍
Your FL videos make me so hype to move there! Currently a work in progress 😁
Everyone will hate you.
Good luck 🙄
Good luck I move to Florida from Ohio You better have a lot of money the cost of living is ridiculous $2,000 a month for a 2 bedroom & a friend of mine is paying $2400 a month for her rent and if you’re planning on buying a house expect to pay between $350k-$500k
@@wza223-fo3mc I moved here because my daughter wanted to go to college here in Florida, honey don’t get it twisted I still own my house back in Ohio, I am no fool😘
Nick you missed Martin and St Lucie County on the mid east coast. Like Palm Beach County its full of North Eastern transplants. As we say down here "Don't New York my Florida!"
Too late. The boomers let them take over
This is a fantastic video.
Great job...thx
Great video as always. Florida is a wonderful place to vacation, but I wouldn’t move there out of respect for locals. My hometown in north ga has been flooded by transplants. It’s very frustrating, traffic everywhere, not the same small area it used to be
The Annapolis, Maryland, area has gotten too crowded for me, also. But the population growth and development occurred over several decades.
Out of respect? You move to where you want!
@@coryballinger5307 Live without freedom?,,,lol
Out of all the CZcamsrs doing reviews on cities and states, you’re my fav! You keep my pea brain attention. And you’re always spot on! 😂 Thanks Nick!
This made me miss Florida immensley.
Thank you for making these videos showing what various parts of America look like so I can pretend I am visiting there without leaving my chair, while also learning some interesting information. 😁
My sister left Los Angeles for Florida and it's been a godsend for her.
Is she a fuckign Leftist ?
Love siesta keys we love it me and my family go there a lot in the summer great video
Really enjoyed that video. Thank you. My in laws have a place in North Port. Near Venice. Older community but a great place to escape the cold to.
Excellent!!!
Very cool vid man you should totally do this style of video with other states. Especially the ones with lots of problems and the ones that are very diverse in culture, geography, politics. It’ll be real interesting
He has, where U been ?
I miss FL so much. We had to move away a few years ago for my husband's work but I'd move back in a heartbeat anytime!
@@DENVEROUTDOORMANlol yeah cause gray skies, 20 degree highs, snow and ice are way better than being in sunny income tax free FL 🤣
Love this
"Housing Development Wasteland"!! A perfect description of California and tragically so many other public transit-free places in the U.S.
I lived in southwest Florida for a few years. Built a beautiful home on a gulf canal from the ground up in the low 300s. Got hit by a few hurricanes and lost my business so had to return home to get help from Family. I couldn’t afford to go back now or even buy my house that I once owned. It is now worth over $1 million. I miss Florida so much but the blue state migrants drove up the prices.
I moved in with family in Cape Coral from Amish country, I hate it, traffic is horrible. I fear for my life here on the road, which i never did in Atlanta so that’s really saying something about the traffic here. I’m not new to Florida, I went to elementary in Fort Myers 20 years ago, but a lot of Floridians are gate keepers like if I had enough money to live on my own I wouldn’t move to a EXTREME conservative state anyway. I already seen plenty Florida beaches when I was a kid so they have no appeal to me, the water is dirty anyway. It’s not my choice to be here. I prefer small towns like where I came from, so those woodsy places don’t look too bad to me even though they aren’t fancy new houses.
Thank you for giving great information ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️
I only been in Tampa for four years pre-Covid. Before I came to Tampa most people where I am from didn’t know where Tampa was and the only thing they knew was the buccaneers lol. But now that Tampa is more expensive and there’s too many people now coming from east coast. Rent prices outrages, homes prices outrages, wages remain low and infrastructure is underdeveloped!
18:55 Average home price in this area is between 1 million to upwards of 5-6 million on average.
Good
Florida requires driver's license or state ussued ID TO VOTE, so ALL VOTES COUNT HERE !
I worked the elections I SW Florida and witnessed people voting with no ID. Both were the first voters of the day, male and threw tantrums when they were told they had to have an ID. Almost scripted.
Unless you don't drive, then your vote doesn't count apparently
@@heythere9371 State I.D. works too.
Just got to remember not to vote for the policies that drove some of these newcomers here. 🤷🏻♂️
@@heythere9371 it's called, go to DMV and get a Free state ID card!
Yeah, good one Nick waiting on “insurance” ha ha
Excellent! Educating! Greetings from Helsinki!!👍
Yeah, I live in PA. Have a lot of family in FL. They told me I need to relocate there. They are right.
U love Kensington 😎
Well Nick I wish you had covered Ft. Meyers and Cape Coral. I came to Florida 13 years ago having lived in 6 other states. I've been happiest here and I'm staying.
Your part of the reason I left my home, sad to see Cape Coral and fort MYERS so crowded and prices through the roof
@@carsonmyers2258 yup
F'U
@@Fla5thgenTryMe you are muted, have an acceptable day.
great channel !!
Nice summary report on Florida. The title is a little misleading. Overall good report and very informative. Thanks Nick.
I have to say, you do your homework. Everything you mentioned in this YT Doc is unbelievably accurate.
Born and Raised in Florida and all your videos have been on point. I left 10 years ago and traveled the USA only to settle down in Mexico..... Why Mexico? It is what more closely resembles the Florida I remember without the Drama also who can afford $3,000 USD for a crappy place in Miami and live a nice life? Anyways Love your videos especially those from Florida. Love to be able to travel the best state in the union again through your eyes and see what has changed and what hasn't. Thank you for all your hard work! Viva Florida! So Happy to finally get the love we deserve!
Ok Jose!
Do you work there?
@@NickJohnson Aloha Nick Will you please help me and my mom with promoting our beautiful unique Hawaii graphic design apparel we have many styles of apparel and designs from Sea Life to mermaids and much more My mom created the design concepts and we will be donating 10% of our yearly proceeds to charities that help people and animals I hope to be able to donate $500,000 by the end of the year Can I get your email to send our link to our Amazon merch on demand storefront Hope all is well
Come back to Florida!
I moved to Florida from NJ courtesy of the US Navy, Orlando Naval Training Center in 1982, and then settled in Miami I never returned to live in NJ. That's about 40 years in the Sunshine State. My parents and other family members also moved and or retired to Miami simultaneously. Although Miami, Florida was crazy in the 1980s, South Florida was "LIVABLE" for average folks. Not so anymore. Affordable decent housing is practically non-existent throughout FLORIDA.
I remember a lot of southern moving up north 20 years ago into the dc area. Oooooh my look how things change
I wish you could have went to Amelia Island, Nick. Such a beautiful place! Pretty safe, too! Have a great day and thanks for all your great videos!!
Next time Robert!
@@NickJohnson maybe I’ll get to meet you then!
Shush 🤫🤐 leave our beautiful little island a secret. 😛 Blessings All. 🙏🏽🤗
I really don’t think it matters what way we vote… they select not elect. Thank you, Nick! God bless you🙏💙
What does that even mean "they select not elect"? Makes about as much sense as "God bless you".
Like Georgia and Arizona
@@ytcomments6934 get a dictionary
Oh, bless your heart. Ignorance really is bliss.
The Central Banks hold the puppet strings. The lizard people in DAVOS are deciding what they want to do with us right now.
I love the Florida panhandle ! 😍
Nice video Nick
About time someone waged war on them.