Talk:Floribama

RFV discussion: November 2017

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Floribama

What about Calivada, Alabessee and let's not forget Vermachusetts? (N.B. I'm being extremely ironic here, unless Floribama is indeed a real term — which I doubt — please delete this abomination) --Robbie SWE (talk) 17:54, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

No, it's real (see this, this and this, to start with). I don't think "border area" is quite right, since that makes it seem smaller than it is. Chuck Entz (talk) 19:03, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Five quotations added. I suspect the reason this term exists, unlike Alabessee and Vermachusetts, is that the Florida panhandle is notably culturally distinct from southern Florida—a lot of people see it as belonging more with Alabama than with, say, Miami. I think the word Pennsatucky also exists, even though the states don't even border, but it's hard finding quotes because of interference from the Orange is the New Black character. —Granger (talk · contribs) 19:07, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

I'm at a loss for words! I just have a hard time understanding why such a word exists – I trust you guys and of course the quotes. It's still ridiculous though IMO. --Robbie SWE (talk) 19:17, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

I agree that the definition needs work. It's the part of Florida that is culturally more like Alabama than like south and central Florida – it's even in the same time zone as Alabama, not the rest of Florida. Having grown up in Texas I can certainly understand: the area around El Paso is culturally (and also time-zonally!) more like New Mexico than it is like the rest of Texas. However, I don't remember there being a special name for that area besides simply "El Paso". —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 19:46, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

@Robbie SWE What Angr said about cultural affinity, also applies to dialect. Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:33, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Clearly, this is cited. I made a stab at improving the definition. Kiwima (talk) 20:46, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

There's even a show on MTV the "Floribama Shore" about life in PBC108.75.79.57 03:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 03:15, 22 November 2017 (UTC)