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!