Often, Florida is known as the United States version of Australia. We are a state filled with scary animals, such as the Floridian Swamp Cat (Google it, I promise you won't regret it) as well as crazy people, aka the Florida Man. In fact, my favorite description of Florida is, "Florida is a godless place. I went there once, got in the ocean, and immediately had to evacuate because a bull shark was swimming right towards me. There was an alligator on the side of the freeway. Meth addicts and men on tractors roam free. Florida is America's Australia." Promptly after this description someone responded with "Leave us alone." Florida has quite the reputation for being a mythical and crazy place. One of the most well-known characters being the Florida Man. The Florida Man will quite often pop up in headlines linked with absurd crimes and a not so pretty, if not terrifying, mugshot. From getting into brick fights, dancing on police cruisers to ward off vampires, throwing alligators at fellow citizens, and most famously: eating faces off of people while on baths salts (happened not once, but twice now). There is no end to the madness of the Florida Man.
In the end, Floridians are really in their own world. We do crazy things, have crazy creatures, and inhibit some weird, crazy people. We are a land of strange, often making people think if we are an actual place of existence and not some mythological land of crazies. Floridians, however, will most liking never change. We are a diverse culture that really doesn't know what to do with its self. We will keep loving up the sunshine and keep doing what we do best: being the stupidest and craziest people in all of America.
For more crazy headlines read this article:
https://mic.com/articles/107372/49-tremendous-things-florida-men-accomplished-this-year#.vEqYWigps
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