<p>Dudedad, having lived in Florida since 1968, I would generally categorize Florida in this fashion: </p>
<p>The coasts of Florida east of I-95 on the east coast and west of I-75 on the west coast (except the stretch above Tampa to just outside Panama City) & the Orlando/Gainsville areas are very northern-influenced in many ways. </p>
<p>The rest of the state is quite full of Old Southern charm. </p>
<p>But even in our small part of Florida (Cape Coral/Fort Myers), you still find pockets of the Old South.</p>