How is it ,acceptance wise ; for a notherner that moved south for retirement?

My Wife and I are 3-4 years out but trying to figure it out.


Reasons

weather- comfort
Tax saving
Growing Zone change
History

you will be amazed how friendly everyone is. Nothern indiana was the rudest crap hole ive ever been in followed closely by Wisc and then MN. Plus ya'll don't have any food up there, why i'll never be north of the mason/dixon line again.

As long as you keep Minnesota's liberal politics in Minnesota, I don't think there would be any issue. However, you would still receive the title of (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) yankee. lol.

Come on down/ You'll never look back. We are friendly and accepting.

I used to go down South fairly often. People were more friendly. The big difference is that they weren't in a hurry and take the time to talk. This tremendously frustrates many people from big cities in the North Eastern down to New York and New Jersey. If I had to move out of Ohio, I would move to North Carolina.

I would stay away from areas full of North Eastern implants. They mostly suck.

Keith

We've been accepted by pretty much everyone we've dealt with. You will, as mentioned, get called a yankee, for life. I don't think most of the people down here would cotton to having a liberal for a neighbor, but if you're a conservative and don't come down here and try to change everything, you'll have zero problems.

I used to go to FL every winter for a month, I met as many people from MN, WI and MI as I did from FL it seemed. You really don't have to go far South to escape the weather, Iowa and Missouri have very mild winters compared to us.

You will be viewed with suspicion if you have a full set of teeth.

This exactly. Don't be trying to change what has worked for as long as we can remember and we'll get along just fine.

Yes, you'll always be a yank but it's up to you if you're one of the good one's or not. And we'll bend over backwards to give you the benefit of the doubt unless proven otherwise.

One tip, slow down and be willing to pull up a chair and set a spell. We ain't in no hurry and consider it rude to always be rushing off somewhere and unable to give the time of day.

Good tip, Warrior. Any time I'm down south it helps to remember to not be in a hurry!
I've always enjoyed myself every time I've been in the South. Nice country and good people.

Food, we consider a good meal among friends to be of utmost importance. Please don't be offended if you're asked to bring ice and cups to the potluck. It's just that we know who can and can't and try to keep things just so.

Now that said most of us are willing to least whatever it is y'all yanks call food. Heck, we might even like it. We do eat froglegs, crawfish and pigs feet so we're willing. Just be careful at potlucks, best if someone can vouch for it.

And if you're a picky eater please don't make an issue of it. We respect each other's peculiarities as long as it's not an issue.

Froglegs battered and fried are my Favorite
equally to fried shrimp. mmmm mmmGood

Jiffy Mix I love it!

You just stay where you are.

Plan on it. LOL

I went from the Canadian border to close to the Mexican border. Lived in south Texas for a decade and LOVED it. To this day I am amazed how accepting everyone was, and how comfortable I felt. Being a minority was interesting to say the least, but it was a positive experience. God willing, I will spend some time there when I retire.

Don't ever say, "Back in Minnesota we did it this way." No one in the true south gives a rip how you did things where ever you came from.

we think that's dumb to say here too.

The south has 2 seasons hot and hotter,lived in Florida one summer no thanks.

When I lived on the coast, I had neighbors from Deleware, NJ, PA, and Ohio. Had to show them a lot of things they never knew, but they turned out to be good neighbors. We still keep in touch. All of us have moved elsewhere (to escape hurricanes and sea level rising).

The fellow from Ohio just joined my hunting club last year. We can't convince him to sit in a box stand. He wants to roam, which isn't safe or fair to others. He is learning.

Worst is a couple from Florida!

I think more people in the Naples , Ft Meiers area are retired from WI than local.

my parents live in Naples half the year , they have a condo in a big complex with a pool close enough to fishing and the beach , not far from a hospital , the are on the same power grid as the Hospital and while they weren't there for the Ft Meyers hurricane their neighbors who were said never even lost power being several miles inland.

my aunt and uncle don't have a place in FL but have so many friends that do they go take a month and go visit them and my parents.

Two kinds move down South:

1) Yankees
2) (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) Yankees!

Once you get here...try to remain the first kind.

In laws moved to Statesville, NC after retiring. Lived there 20 years. When they moved back north due to health, so family was close, one of his neighbors summed it up best, “You didn’t come down here and try to tell us how to do things.”

Also, trapped down south for 15 years. First year or two folks were kind of cautious, but after they got to know and trust us they were like family. And anyone new they told us about who needed a trapper was just as friendly right from the start. A recommendation from a friend or neighbor was all you needed to be welcomed into their families too.

People talk about southern hospitality but words can’t truly describe it.

I still remember my 1st week working in the oil field in east Texas. The crew I worked with said" why you working so fast, you gonna have a heart attack". And I said "when you grow up on a farm, you work fast to get all the work done" They laughed and said" this aint the farm".

Respect is earned like everywhere else. The humidity will take some getting used to.Don't stand on those sand piles or you will get a rude awakening and learn some new dance moves.

How many southern folks retire and move north??

I have had fantasies of moving north but so far I am stuck in Virginia.

Everything likes to take a bite out of you in the south. Bugs, snakes, etc.

Remove the horn from your car. If the car in front of you does not move immediately as the light turns green, just say to yourself, "bless his heart". It will be ok. If you're in a big hurry, leave early. Learn to pull over for fire trucks, police cars and funeral processions. Tractors have the right of way.

North/South can live together just fine if the mover wants to. There will be cultural differences, not good or bad just different.

Attitude is everything, don't buy a acre and think you own 200, don't think your neighbors property is your own recreational area.

Keep your dogs at home, don't shoot fireworks at 2 a.m, etc....Anyone can make it anywhere with respect & common sense.

Yeah, they don't like us down south. They're still bitter over the Civil War.....I mean " The War of Northern Aggression.". Lol

I would move sideways to SD. Lots of great hunting and fishing. A good common sense state with a great governor.

you know it isn't any different in Rural WI

but from my moms comments driving with them when they were back 2 weeks ago Naples FL is a lot more like Chicago traffic than Rural WI.

She was like it is so relaxing to drive here compared to FL

I don't think anyone living in Orlando or within 10 miles of any coast is actually from Florida. They all came from somewhere else.....and brought their rules and driving habits with them.

When it comes to knowing when you are in the "south", best indication I can think of is grocery stores stock one or more different brands of grits other than Quaker quick grits. And restaurants will offer grits as an alternative to taters. And if you order ice tea, it will come sweet. You want unsweetened, you have to ask for it that way.

liberals are in the crap hole urban areas,dont mix them with all of minnesota,we bleed,speak and believe red where im from

what the H is Jiffy mix ?

Jiffy mix is an abomination.

Them ones that dream of trapping beaver through the ice do.....

Come on down. We've got room for you folks here in Northern Iowa, if that's far enough south for you.

The more that move here from the north, helps offset those who are moving in here from south of the US.

We still speak English here too!

You're going to leave MN. permanently or just during trapping season? Don't you have grandkids? Whose going to teach Tham trapping?

Just say Y'all,,, not yooooose or you gyeeeeez. Also remember, we don't care how y'all did it up there.

Rickey

In The South we speak American.
Rickey

Why? You're already in the north.

I was down to Ludowici GA once for my niece's wedding, folks were friendly as they could be, even considering my brother that lives there is a lib.

I was there in July, seemed warmish . I cant imagine living there though.

Why? You're already in the north.[/quote]
I don't like the long humid summers. By the way, I agree with your assessment.

I have had fantasies of moving north but so far I am stuck in Virginia.[/quote]

Why? You're already in the north.[/quote]

Them's is FIGHT'N words warrior

Except when it comes to trapping. Rather tyrannical in policy when it comes to non residents. Unless that policy was also a product of the city folk.

Missouri sucks.
You’ll wanna go farther south.

You won't have a problem finding a part time job.

Soon as you staaht talking ...they will notice your not a lazy southerner and get hired on the spot.

Plus if you swear like a Truck drivah ...like we do up heaah in the Northeast...they will turn their back on yah.

If you like swampy heat....it's the place for you. ...I'll pass

You must be talking about those endless MO ticks they DO suck.

Spent a few weeks down in Charleston, SC cool place with a lot to see but too hot and humid for me I don’t do heat. The one trip it was like a paved swamp after a rain.

I'm not a fan of humidity that in itself would keep me from going south unless it was SW

Yeah,yeah that’s it!
Way too many ticks.

If I were moving, it would be north, not straight north though. NW most likely. There are things I'd like to see and do in the south but I wouldn't want to live there. If it never got above 60 degrees I'd be perfectly fine with it.

It would be a toss up between Nebraska and South Dakota for me.
I’m afraid that the lack of grey squirrels would be a deal breaker lol

Lots of squirrels in places the people will look at you crazy if you ask to hunt them the same with rabbits vastly under harvested.

Cottontails?

Lol sounds like a nightmare

I've sure done my share of Chopping 3 feet of Ice

* plus 160 user won't sell me his Ice Spud...

Lots around just ask my stupid beagle. LOL

Couldnt stand the heat year round,
Would miss winter way too much.
Get soft living down there.
No Thanks.

I'm with Boco on this. And I was born and raised in FLA. I knew where nautical north was when I was six. I will nevah live east of the divide, or further south than I am in the mountains. If I do move, it will be to Alaska. That's it.

I still like to say y'all and slide into my southern drawl at times, for fun .

Soft? You would wither away in August. Can always put on more cloths, even fur, to stay warm in winter. If you went naked down here in August you would still sweat like a woman of ill repute in church.

Soft? Go hang with Boco for a couple weeks and get back to us if you make it.

Florida is a nice state. Been there in winter and summer visiting the in laws when they were alive. Winter months were OK, but summers were unbearable. Year round residents don't go outside in the summer during the day. I could never live like that.

Law Dog, I don't think I'm allowed in Canada. I didn't take the jesus jab. He could come hang with me and I could get him on a crew doing metal roofing in the middle of summer. Fifteen minute break in the morning and afternoon with a 30 minute lunch. Will definitely get a tan.
As for winter, I've seen a native Alaskan shivering in 35 degree weather down in these parts. I was really surprised but he told me it felt about like -30 to him. Lol.

You can get into Canada without the jab. I have been there twice since covid no jab.

Clay -
While in ND - I often wondered why no one had beagles. We would jump jack rabbits and I often wondered how big a circle one of those would make with a good track dog behind them.........maybe they dont circle but I know they run lines and patterns and have trails..

Must have been a different Northern Indiana from where I live.

I've found people from Indiana to be quite friendly. You must have been in Gary. And in Minnesota we've got that Minnesota nice thing going on don'tcha know. You haven't lived til you had a Minnesota church basement funeral lunch, tater tot hotdish, jello with grated carrots mixed in. We only use 2 spices, salt and pepper.

Being a darn yankee, I find the over the top niceness suspicious, lol, and apparently i'm not totally wrong. My daughter has lived and worked in several southern states and says there's a lot of passive aggressive "niceness" to decipher, especially with the women...
We have rude people here too, but I must say the majority are pretty easy going. So much depends on your own attitude, I suspect it's the same most places.

I was in FLA in 1980 for 3 weeks during the Spring Break-some of the friendliest women I ever met.

I had a roommate from southern Tennessee while I served my country overseas. He called me a "danged" Yankee or carpetbagger. I called him a "danged" Easterner. We got along fine and I even got used to listening to George Jones when we threw darts. Might of got a little dicey when he was talking about hush puppies and I thought he meant shoes.

Different interactions with people in different parts of the Country heck people act different in other parts of some states. The last time I pointed this exact thing out some joker tried to turn it into what it never was, lol

That's exactly what the californians do here. " This how we do it in California "

The first action they take when they get here is to join their HOA , then the school board , then the city council

It's nothing but destruction

Again, as Warrior stated earlier, "You just stay where you are."
You'll just have to find a way to love us from afar.

Hush puppies lol. ...... yep I moved from California to Tennessee for awhile

Southern Tennessee???

Ain't really a thing since you pretty much can drive from Alabama to Kentucky in half a day including going through Nashville.

Now east to west is a different thing.

I generally find, “the tone you set, is the tone you get”…
Has worked for me all over.

According to him when was fishing on his folk's farm if he cast too far he was fishing in Alabama.