Now that LeBron James has left Ohio for the sunny shores of Miami Beach the fallout begins. The city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio are devastated that one of their own has left for greener (sandier) pastures. Should they be surprised? I moved to Sarasota, Florida six years ago and the most common transplant I encounter are people from Ohio. It’s like a mass exodus. Some of my best friends are people who left Ohio to move to the beautiful third-world banana republic village of Sarasota. Who can blame them? Would you rather go to Siesta Key or Dayton? It’s a no brainer. You never hear anyone say, “Wow! Cleveland is such a great place!”
I don’t want to rag on Cleveland, though I kinda just did (I forgot to mention Dennis Kucinich is a former mayor of Cleveland). I’m sure there are some great places there and I’m sure some people love the city. It’s obvious, though, that not everyone feels the same way. However, before anyone says what’s-his-face betrayed his hometown, what about all the people from Ohio that live in Florida? They still get excited about the Ohio State Buckeyes every time they get crushed by an SEC opponent in a bowl game. Are these transplants betraying their state by moving? If Ohio is so great why do people keep moving here? Maybe these people like the fact they don’t have to pay state income tax. Maybe it’s because it doesn’t snow here. Maybe Ohio just isn’t as nice as Florida.
Yes, but Cleveland’s beaches have less oil on them than Sarasota’s (barely).
Then again, I don’t think Sarasota’s waterways are on fire.
I moved to Ohio on May 28 of 2009 from Sarasota….I moved back to Sarasota May 19 2010.
Also, I had to pay not only state but city income tax…and trash pickup was not included.
My point being that I always had a hunch that Ohio sucked…and it has now been confirmed.