"Real Floridians"

So, there's always conversation going around about who 'counts' as a Floridian. For some, you have to be born here. For others, if you're a resident, you're in.

Personally, as someone born and raised here, I really don't care where you were born. I only have one request: stop telling us how much better everything was where you're from. If you love Florida, and you enjoy living here, great! Diversity is awesome and all, but if you spend 90% of the time your mouth is open telling us how shitty Florida is, and how great New York is, you're not a Floridian; you're a New Yorker who never should have left.

Just be a Floridian if you want to; the choice is yours. Embrace some aspect of the various cultures here, be a part of the community, and try to help make our state a better place (or, at least, help keep the developers from turning what's left of our state's natural spaces into McMansions and golf courses).