[greaterorlandomiami1734]

If you live in Florida, chances are you've heard the phrase "The more north you go the more south it gets." However, about what part of the state is where you truly start to see southern culture? The panhandle and north florida are unequivocally southern, however peninsular Florida starts to get a bit iffy.I would put the line above the Orlando/Space Coast area, and I believe the south "starts" just north of Daytona. You see a pronounce rise in frequency of southern accents and cultural elements north of this area. In terms of the west coast, I would put the line at Pasco county. Of course, there are outliers of Southern culture south of this line, Like the Florida Heartland. Where would you put the dividing line between yankee/transplant Florida and Southern Florida?

[Arcenal813]

North of I4.

[FL_Expert]

That’s difficult to answer. On the east coast, North of Flagler County and north of Pasco on the west. However, a lot of inland locations are still southern further south. Osteen, FL is one example, Winter Haven is a larger one. Rural or ruralish areas throughout will have some southern characteristics to them so it’s not easy to just draw a line across the state anywhere.

[Ghaati]

It begins and ends in the minds of people who don't truly understand that their side lost the Civil War.

Geographically - in my opinion, the South begins somewhere in the middle of Mexico. To Canadians, the South is at their southern border.

With regards to Florida specifically, the "south" doesn't have a specific borderline. It's in clusters, mostly defined by my first statement.

[firmbizzle]

Lake County.

[EscAlaMike]

Originally Posted by greaterorlandomiami1734

However, about what part of the state is where you truly start to see southern culture?

Could you provide examples of what you would consider "southern culture"?

Florida, which is itself a part of the Southern US, has its own culture. Floridian culture could be said to be a subset of the more generalized culture of the Southern US.

So again, I'd like to hear some specifics of what you have in mind.

[greaterorlandomiami1734]

Originally Posted by EscAlaMike

Could you provide examples of what you would consider "southern culture"?

Florida, which is itself a part of the Southern US, has its own culture. Floridian culture could be said to be a subset of the more generalized culture of the Southern US.

So again, I'd like to hear some specifics of what you have in mind.

Basically stereotypical deep south american culture, such as the accent and cultural values present in southern states that much of Florida lacks. Southern culture is pretty hard to define, but Id say social conservatism, higher than average religiosity, accent, cuisine, etc. Much of Florida doesn't fit into this label, as native Floridians have been largely outnumbered by northern/international transplants. As a rule of thumb, North Florida would fit my definition of "southern", while central and south florida would not.

[kidyankee764]

I would have to agree with the poster who said I-4 and up.

[twinkletwinkle22]

I grew up and lived in Florida many decades and traveled all over the state. The "south" is much more visible in central Florida, away from the coasts, and also in northern Florida all over. The smaller the town is the more conservative it will be. Count the number of churches per population, that's an easy way to tell.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Ghaati

It begins and ends in the minds of people who don't truly understand that their side lost the Civil War.

What in the world does this have to do with the topic of this thread? Who are you referring to? Southerners?