Tikok video reveals the truth about leaving CT for Florida

If you live in Connecticut or New York, you definitely know the guy – people who can hardly wait to go. These are the future Floridians who have given the same monologue for decades about how much it sucks up here. It's too cold, too expensive and they swear that they are to Florida minute You get the chance.

You have said it forever, what is your whole life here is only a long, cold pre-quel for the warm, sun-soaked paradise that you in Orlando, Captiva, Marco Island, Naples or-I would like ———–The villages.

You hate it here … but magically when you cross the Florida State line, everything will change.

Let me tell you: Many of these people will regret this movement. When you hear my show (The I-95 morning show), You already know how I feel. The life you will lead in Florida cannot be recognized – and frankly, much worse than what you have here in the nutmeg state.

If you have shared an opinion so loudly and with so much conviction that you can kill a duck every day, sometimes you feel the feeling of living in your own self -imposed echo chamber. And then – boom – a completely stranger comes and makes the same point in other ways. And you are like “Do you see? What did I tell you?”

For me, this stranger is a guy that I recently seen on Tiktok tcburkej. And he had that to say about the so -called “Great Florida Exodus”.

@tcburkeji can't tell you how hard my eyes roll when people who live in Connecticut

There is a lot to disappoint here. Here is a 10-point joke why this type is absolutely correct-and why your immortal love for the beach is seriously abandoning it:

1. I have no idea which data record this type is moving – let's be honest, in 2025 nobody trusts “facts”. But I'm here to tell you it doesn't matter. Regardless of the numbers he pulls from, he does not refuse. For good or bad, I have been knee -deep in these statistics for over a decade, and the overall story lasts all day. The numbers could shift here or there for a decimal point, but the narrative remains the same: we have some of the best of everything – healthcare, education, quality of life. More people stay here or move here than most people recognize. And no, this decade in the data trenches is not a boast – it's just my job. If I would never have to read another statistical collapse about where people live, move, work or eat, I would be enthusiastic. I don't care what people do or say … until Someone throws something wrong, as “everyone moves to Florida”. Then, yes, I am cheered on.

2. To be honest, I ask you – correspond to this guy. Ignore me too. If you definitely want to move to Florida, go. It actually helps me. Pack the car and take to the street. You will open space on the i-84, open housing stocks urgently needed here in Connecticut, and the best thing is that we get a break from the endless monologues about how terrible it is in the north. Everyone wins.

3. Everyone who pushes this story “Florida is better” sounds like a figure in a bad attack film: Just a score and I'm out. But then what? Here is reality – even if you retire, life doesn't stop. You still have to make contacts, vote, go to the doctor, deal with everyday things and be part of a community. They don't spend every day on the beach, golfing or fishing. This fantasy version of Florida Life? Exactly that – a imagination. Try to imagine a life beyond the beach and the back nine for a minute. I speak from experience: the difference is day and night … and not in a good way.

4. It hurts me how intelligent people are reduced to unique persecution: warmth. If you only The reason for leaving Connecticut for Florida is the weather. They sit down on disappointment. And look, I'm trying to choose anyone – I have loved ones who make exactly this song and dance. My parents are brilliant, thoughtful people … until this topic appears. Then suddenly forget everything you have ever known about the world and transform into children with big eyes that only want to play in the pool. If your motivations go beyond the simple, enjoyable physical warmth or just hate the cold – Florida is probably not her place.

5. I moved to Florida – I did the whole thing. The food is not so good, everything looks the same and a surprising number of people they meet are in the middle of a “new beginning”. But what happens if your restart from Florida doesn't go out? Do you just chase away the heat? Next go to Death Valley? Perhaps the goal is to further increase the temperature until your brain finally melts and you no longer have to bear the crushing awareness that you are a conscious person on a planet full of never -ending, soul -eaten tasks. Only mood and humidity.

6. Look, there is no absolute. I understand – what I say does not apply to everyone. Someone out there worked. I am sure that there are people who leave Connecticut for Florida, ended up in a beautiful community, never have to work again and somehow found an entire crew of charismatic, like -minded friends to swallow all day with cocktails. Good for you. They exist. Probably not, but at least I checked the “I don't know everything box”.

7. Just realize how often friends and family moved to Florida, try to justify it? Constant. Nobody costs more about the national weather than someone who left the northeast for the Sunshine State. Every time one of my friends in Florida shares a video of herself in the sun while it is 20 degrees here, I know exactly what's going on. You know what that means, right? They looked up our Weather. You still think of us – our icy temperatures, our neighborhoods, our jobs, our pizza. In the meantime, ask me how the temperature in Montana is. I have no idea. Why? Because I am too busy to live my life to give an f —.

8. When you move, say goodbye to bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches. Don't even start with “I know a place”. I lived there – I know the deal. Sure, from time to time you will find a deli that is operated by some homesickness north -east transplants that almost Nail it. But let's be honest: what we have here is on a different level. Up here are great Becs and the best pizza on earth everywhere – every corner, every plaza, every petrol station basically. It rains bacon, egg and cheese in the nutmeg area, and I am only out of the streets out here with a wide mouth, as if it were a grocery miracle.

9. My wife says I get a little too aggressive when I feel strong for something – and that's definitely one of these topics. Trust me, what do you hear now? This is that soft Version of speech. I hold back. Believe me, I have a much more colorful language that I would like to use to describe the people, the landscape, business and the entire mood of Florida. But I train reluctance. Only … meditate about it.

10. I don't want to “depend on where you go”. I didn't live in Ocala or Jacksonville – I lived on Marco Island and worked in Naples. These are two of the crown jewels in Florida, absolutely beautiful places. I would recommend visiting a vacation … but not to live.

PS only to remove confusion (I am good at causing it) – please, definitely to Florida. I took 22 minutes yesterday to drive three miles in Danbury. We could really use the additional space.