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Florida Thought It Didn't Need Canada -- And It's Costing Them Big (Original Post) marmar Aug 13 OP
My sister-in-law lives in the largest gated manufactured community in Florida Historic NY Aug 13 #1
It makes more sense to buy a place in mexico, or central america. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 13 #17
What about cruise ships ChicagoTeamster Aug 13 #2
Why not snowybirdie Aug 13 #5
Most US cruise ships are flagged in the bahamas alittlelark Aug 13 #6
Don't those "mean and nasty" Canadians know they're supposed to grovel at Donny's feet? tanyev Aug 13 #3
Ugh. I hate AI narration. progressoid Aug 13 #4
Me too. It makes video's almost impossible to watch. Enter stage left Aug 13 #7
Lots of vague information Envirogal Aug 13 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author markodochartaigh Aug 13 #15
I watched it at 1.75 speed. It mostly says the same thing four or five times in different ways by time you finish. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 13 #8
The story is important but that video was jus A.I.produced garbage. Botany Aug 13 #11
That was a picture of Vancouver, a populous Canadian city that some of the snowbirds come from, so it's appropriate Bernardo de La Paz Aug 13 #12
Thanx Botany Aug 13 #13
I'm from Vancouver. Its true the some may come from there. LiberalLovinLug Aug 13 #23
I don't watch any videos here. dem4decades Aug 13 #26
Took me almost to the end to realize that's what the choppy delivery was. But if all this is true,... Hekate Aug 13 #16
I live 20 miles south of the Candian border mgardener Aug 13 #9
I am hoping that it continues this coming fall and winter when the snowbirds would usually migrate Bev54 Aug 13 #14
Not only continues, it will be much worse. tavernier Aug 13 #21
Maybe someday soon Canada will be as hot as Florida and, well, bye. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #18
MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots... Hekate Aug 13 #19
And where is the gain in p*ssing off Canada? not fooled Aug 13 #20
The gain? tavernier Aug 13 #22
Who would want their phones and social media searched? dem4decades Aug 13 #27
Here is one from a south Florida realtor. Old Crank Aug 13 #24
It will be interesting to see what happens this winter. There is/was a huge French Canadian snow bird population mitch96 Aug 13 #25

Historic NY

(39,240 posts)
1. My sister-in-law lives in the largest gated manufactured community in Florida
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 10:56 AM
Aug 13

the Canadians have fled selling off their winter abodes. Normally one would see the Maple Leaf flying there not anymore. These were people that lived there for decades.

Hornedfrog2000

(763 posts)
17. It makes more sense to buy a place in mexico, or central america.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:17 PM
Aug 13

I refuse to give a cent to florida. I had an ex girlfriend get very upset that i said no when she said she was going to take me to texas a couple years ago. Nope. Zero chance

ChicagoTeamster

(9 posts)
2. What about cruise ships
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 11:08 AM
Aug 13

Can't the US owned cruise lines dock in US Virgin Islands instead of FL and take more tax revenue away?

tanyev

(47,542 posts)
3. Don't those "mean and nasty" Canadians know they're supposed to grovel at Donny's feet?
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 11:09 AM
Aug 13

You go, Canada! Elbows up! 🇨🇦

Envirogal

(228 posts)
10. Lots of vague information
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:20 PM
Aug 13

While I agree with the premise and assume there are significant financial impacts in tourism all over the country, this video was basically an AI click bait and the equivalent of a phone-in psychic reading.

Response to Enter stage left (Reply #7)

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,672 posts)
8. I watched it at 1.75 speed. It mostly says the same thing four or five times in different ways by time you finish.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:09 PM
Aug 13

The whole thing could have been written in three paragraphs and read in one minute or less, which is why I rarely watch videos.

Botany

(75,095 posts)
11. The story is important but that video was jus A.I.produced garbage.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:28 PM
Aug 13

I turned it off when they had a picture of Florida with Mountains

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,672 posts)
12. That was a picture of Vancouver, a populous Canadian city that some of the snowbirds come from, so it's appropriate
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:31 PM
Aug 13

Vancouver city doesn't get much snow but the mountains do in the winter. That was a summer picture.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,494 posts)
23. I'm from Vancouver. Its true the some may come from there.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:44 PM
Aug 13

But Van is on the far west coast, the vast majority of snow birds come from the more eastern Provinces, especially Quebec

Hekate

(99,046 posts)
16. Took me almost to the end to realize that's what the choppy delivery was. But if all this is true,...
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:14 PM
Aug 13

…MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots. Talk about killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

mgardener

(2,147 posts)
9. I live 20 miles south of the Candian border
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:16 PM
Aug 13

In Elise Stefanik's district.
The Champlain border crossing is down over 25 % consistently from March through June.
This greatly affects our county and all Northern NY borders.
Let me be clear.
I would not visit nor support the US economy if I were Canadian.
Stefanik has said nothing.
She is such a coward.

Bev54

(12,769 posts)
14. I am hoping that it continues this coming fall and winter when the snowbirds would usually migrate
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:38 PM
Aug 13

to Florida. As a Canadian, I hope they have the resolve to not go back. DeSantis didn't care because they were leaving when they normally left and he was arrogant enough to think the snowbirds would return. Let's hope not!

tavernier

(13,878 posts)
21. Not only continues, it will be much worse.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:37 PM
Aug 13

Last fall/winter, the Canadian snow birds were already booked or here when he started his We Will Own You bullshit. Some left but many stayed to sell their properties and make other plans for the 2025/26 season. In the Keys we will feel it harshly, although I will whisper this only to you guys, a little less traffic during snowbird season will feel like a nice change. It has been LA level for a couple of years where it’s now difficult to merge into traffic to go to work in the mornings.

Hekate

(99,046 posts)
19. MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots...
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:20 PM
Aug 13

…MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots.

I’ve spent my whole life in two places that are tourist magnets (Hawai’i and Santa Barbara) . Past college I never worked in the tourist industry, but my first husband worked at the Ilikai Hotel throughout our marriage, was in the union, paid into a pension, got great medical care with Kaiser for me and the 2 babies — and knew that February’s customers were Canadian.

Why would anybody in their right mind come back to a place where they were “detained” by ICE, looked down on by the locals, and just by turning on the TV could see the national government was turning fascist and literally trying to wall off the rest of the world?

Never lived in Florida, but visited an old friend there a couple of times. We’re grandmas now, but met at the University of Hawai’i , having both grown up there.

not fooled

(6,437 posts)
20. And where is the gain in p*ssing off Canada?
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:30 PM
Aug 13

Talk about idiocy...throwing away billions in business for nothing.

I really can't figure out why these people are so stupid.

dem4decades

(13,123 posts)
27. Who would want their phones and social media searched?
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:42 PM
Aug 13

Anyone with any sense had something in it or on it calling out the mad king.

Old Crank

(6,082 posts)
24. Here is one from a south Florida realtor.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 02:03 PM
Aug 13

A lot of chaff to be separated but.

almost 11 months condo inventory is on the books. New condos are selling.
Flights have dropped at the time of the video by 15%
Canadians make up about 15% of the real estate sales in Florida, this will hurt.
People who don't own aren't coming down to rent costing small investors lots of money from rentals
Reasons, political,
Economic, insurance changes, weather issues, Canadian dollar has dropped and HOA fees have been climbing because of insurance and related issues.
He says it is bad.



mitch96

(15,418 posts)
25. It will be interesting to see what happens this winter. There is/was a huge French Canadian snow bird population
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:35 PM
Aug 13

on Hollywood Beach.. Will they return? Same with the Toronto connection with Clearwater florida...
The Blue Jays winter down that way.. Will their followers, follow?
I don't see any drops in real estate in my west central Florida town...Lets see what happens.
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