Why does Mr. Fry dislike Florida?
I plead your indulgence, as it may be sometime (like never, sadly) before this series is shown in America.
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If I remember rightly, he found it very soul-less: Full of modern buildings and beautiful, white teethed, suntanned people, but ultimately without any character.
Of course, he only really visited Miami if I recall.'A big mouth don't make a big man.'
Sounds like he only went to touristy Miami Beach, and only South Beach at that. I could take him to Little Havana, or Liberty City where the riots were. We've got character out da wazoo - and a copious supply of ugly people and historic buildings, if he's that way inclined.
shareDowntown Miami is what he referred to as a hole, which I agree with. He seemed to have a bit less negativity for Miami Beach, although it was stated that it's just not his kind of place.
I love Miami Beach (specifically South Beach), personally, but can't argue at all with his conclusion of Downtown Miami.
he liked the deco architecture in a sort of ironic way... yeah i think he has a lot of ignorant attitudes about a lot of things. he seems to like mountains... and animals... and not people or anything they do.
shareI always thought that St. Augustine was really quaint and that's in Florida. I've never been to Miami but I don't think Art Deco is modern, isn't it a style from the 1920's? I seem to recall a complaint about all the art deco buildings in Miami.
shareHe didn't like the bland concrete architecture of Miami. He, like many non-natives, seems to forget that hurricanes would make short work of quaint little wooden structures. His inability to relate to current conditions in the areas he visited was a common problem in an otherwise entertaining production.
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"...quaint little wooden structures..."
If that was a reply to my statement about St. Augustine being quaint, it doesn't make any sense. St. Augustine has cobblestone streets, the city is very old, has a lot of history, dates back to 1565 and it has a huge fort by the shore.
http://www.staugustine-450.com/
Feel victimized much? My comment had nothing to do with your post, I didn't even read it. It solely referenced his commentary in the film.
shareFirstly I thought nearly all of Miami was heavily Cuban Influenced (which in my mind is a GREAT thing, given my wife is both Cuban and from Miami!) secondly, I think the oldest buildings in North America are the ones the Spanish built (were they in Florida?) in the 1400s;
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