What's Florida like?

[Gordon Fitch]

Daniel Davies:
> Do to my probable pending unemployment (JPM employs 9
> banks analysts, only two of whom I might be able to
> knock out; and that's if they're in a mood to consider
> things objectively), I am scanning alternative
> employment.  Current prospects include one in the Fort
> Lauderdale area.
> 
> What's the s.p.?  My prejudice is that the place is
> full of rabid right-wingers, Cuban redbaiters and
> lobster-impersonating British tourists; ie not the
> sort of place where a chap like myself can confidently
> expect not to be shot.  Is it as bad as all that?

South Florida is culturally rather diverse, although it's
probably not especially long on monuments of unaging intellect.
Gianni Versace, for example, chose to live in South Beach (but
then, someone shot him).  I suppose it depends on what you're
comparing it to.