Quote from taodr:
I just started reading this thread so I am late to the party. I was thinking 3 years ago of moving from the freezing North. I have friends that moved to Palm Beach. They opened Antique stores and sang the praises of this part of Florida. To be honest I cannot believe anyone would even consider living there unless they were over 65 and or incapacitated. It is a lifeless place. There are shops on the streets selling high end merchandise but the people or either too lazy or too afraid to walk. They park outside a store and their cars are jockied to parking. Their half a dozen restaurants absolutely suck. The place is dead. Now South Beach or parts of Miami are better but friends tell me of non stop crime.
Personally, I like the other side much better. Naples is more liveable. If one has lived in Toronto or Montreal or a European city Florida is basically a hellhole with good weather.![]()