coupled with its warm sunshine gave me the perfect break from the tumultuous weather we've been experiencing on the East coast. I realised the calming effects consistenly mild weather can have on the people who live there. It's like they're permanently on a yoga retreat. Everyone is very chilled, nothing fazes them. Issues such as traffic delays and public transport breakdowns have been deleted from their very existence.
I was in Jacksonville and the amount of bridges the city has is countless. It virtually makes it impossible for one to ever be stuck anywhere.
The opposing effect a mild temperament of a people has on the general society however is that no one worries about the smaller things that go a long way such proper customer service, taxis arriving on time or better yet being available at all.
But most of all I enjoyed getting to know the regular people of Florida. I chose Jacksonville purposely to avoid a touristy type holiday where you don't really get to experience the culture and social dimensions of the place. The people I met and interacted with were very nice and possessed a great sense of tranquility. I enjoyed seeing that given the fact that I am used to seeing rushed people in both DC and London.
It is when you're out of your comfort zone and familiar settings that one realizes how different yet so alike the human species really are.
