I recently moved to Orlando from Hawaii for the cost benefits. Pros: - Florida was the hit the hardest by the housing collapse, so it's like houses are having

I recently moved to Orlando from Hawaii for the cost benefits. Pros: - Florida was the hit the hardest by the housing collapse, so it's like houses are having a 50% off sale. - Lots to do. Many cities here like Orlando and Miami were built on tourism, so there's a lot of interesting things to do compared with cities built for business as usual. - Decent beaches and nice weather in season. Cons: - The state government seems extremely backwards/frustrating. Even getting your driver's license switched over requires ~7 documents. Florida representatives frequently say stupid things, so you get to see comedians like Jon Stewart tear them apart on a regular basis. - The weather. You have to put up with hurricanes and regular storms. My sinuses bug me a lot more here. - Social life. If you're more progressive/liberal, you'll have to get used to being the odd-man-out. You can also feel left out if you don't speak Spanish in many places here.