The New England-based roots rock band, Tallahassee takes it’s name from a N… Read Full Bio ↴The New England-based roots rock band, Tallahassee takes it’s name from a Native American word meaning, “old town.” Formed in Providence, RI in 2008, Tallahassee is comprised of singer/guitarist, Brian Barthelmes, bassist Shawn Carney, drummer Matt Raskopf and guitarist Scott Thompson. Instead of recycling familiar musical concepts under the precept of Americana, Tallahassee strives to pioneer uncharted sonic territory. Augmented by their diverse backgrounds in professional football, fine art and classical music, Tallahassee melds a broad range of influences into an original sound that’s simultaneously familiar and unique.

Jealous Hands, Tallahassee’s 2011 debut album, garnered attention from taste-making blogs (Urban Outfitters, My Old Kentucky Blog, Daytrotter) as well as NPR and college radio alike, appearing on the CMJ Top-200 chart for five weeks. Inspired by it’s energetic live shows, the band is hard at work on a follow-up of dynamic, Americana-infused rock songs slated for release later this year.

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Bert Jerred I wonder what you are thinking of now Now that your…
Beverly Kills A one way ticket to the islands Along salted shores and…
Cheatahs I don′t go where wolves can hide Stoned stares into the…
Ex-Voto Seven sisters gone to London There nations in despair They p…
Le Blorr Seven sisters swim by my side, Ocean a black hole, Sea dri…
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Bri Elli

4y↑47

Tallahassee native here, born and raised. I did my undergrad at UF and have spent a lot of time visiting Jacksonville and Orlando. I'd say this video is pretty good, raises a lot of valid points that I don't disagree with, but I will add some nuance. Keep in mind though that I live in the suburbs, I'm a gator, and although I go downtown now and then I rarely have reason to, certainly not during rush hour. Also, we are definitely more Georgia than Florida.
A lot of the roads downtown are certainly narrow; that's why the speed limits there are low, I think. It's annoying and I make sure never to go downtown during rush hour, though you may not have that choice, especially not if you work for FSU or the courthouse. But downtown is a very small part of the city; the rest of it has big roads and good speed limits. So if you're not planning to work downtown, don't worry about it. And honestly, compared to Orlando and its highways, Tallahassee is heaven.
As for the rain, it pretty much never rains except summer, it seems like. But during summer, mainly May and some of June, you'll get a lot of rain. Like it'll rain on and off all day, though of course there are spans of days and even weeks when it's nothing but Florida sun and heat. The rest of the year you'll hardly notice it. An upside to the rain though is skim-boarding; you take a skim board or the plastic top to storage bin and slide down a hill in the rain. It's like sledding but gloriously muddy.
We definitely have a poverty problem, but it's not super visible. There are tons of homeless people downtown, though. Especially in the parks. We have quite lovely downtown parks; there are white Christmas lights in the trees year round, and they often host events like the Farmer's Market, Downtown Get Down, etc.
No beaches, but we do have rivers for tubing (Bear Paw, etc.), and a lot of large nature parks and trails. There's Maclay Gardens, a historic early 1900s home and extensive gardens that is suuuper stunning in February because it's filled with magnolias (the kind that are bursting with pink and white flowers with no leaves) and camellias. There's Dorothy B. Ovens, another garden park that is lit up with tons of Xmas lights in winter. There's also Wakulla Springs, a historic hotel (looks kind of late 1800s, early 1900s, and has its own restaurant, ice cream parlor, and gift shop) that offers glass bottom boats tours where you can see manatees, gators, and birds, swimming in the icy springs (which you definitely will enjoy in summer), and the largest underwater cave system in North America, great for cave divers. There's also First Friday; on the first Friday of every month people gather in Railroad Square to wander the art galleries, vintage shops, etc. and enjoy local food, music, staged battles with foam weapons, and a lot of blatant weed smoking.
Crime? Yeah, I've heard it's contributed to by the fact that a lot of cocaine is moved up through Tally to the rest of the country. Don't know if that's actually true.
Alligators? Generally pretty cool. Like I said, we swim in the springs and rivers. Make sure wherever you're swimming it's someplace that other people often do; alligators avoid these places cause we're loud and obnoxious. Never in 24 years seen one crossing the street, though they certainly will when they're moving from one body of water to another,. Just assume that in any lake you see there are gators. You can certainly go fishing, but I wouldn't let pets or kids near the water, and don't go into high grass. We've also got plenty of water moccasins. But really I don't see alligators as a problem. Generally once they grow past 4 ft in a residential area people call to have them removed. If you're from up north just do a bit of research before you come and teach your kids what they need to know.
Some of the things I don't like about living here; I wish there were more Asian restaurants. You can definitely get your fix, but there's only 1 Indian one and it's a 25-30 minute drive from me T-T There are 2 or 3 places to get boba, but they're downtown. There's no Lush or Cheesecake Factory like Orlando and Jax, and I usually will drive to Orlando and fly from there because it's cheaper, which is galling when you're flying north. There's a lot of cool places to check out, but not nearly as many as Jax and Orlando.
If you do come, Thomasville is a short ride away; it's a cool small town with a lot of old buildings and a really cute downtown. Good for shopping and eating. Like the video said, if you wanna go to the beach go to St. George island. Rent a bike to explore the island, go to Harry A's, the go-to bar and resturant, and check out the ice cream shops. Right next to St. George is Apalachicola, another small town with great food and shopping. It's really quite beautiful, and they're famous for their oysters. On your way down, stop in Crawfordville and check out their nursery; they have all sorts of rare and/or exotic plants, all that grow well in the area. If you haven't had persimmons (the big kind that are really soft when they're ready to eat, not the crunchy kind) you need to try 'em.

Outlawed Beats

4y↑6

10. The college town thing is subjective
9. If you're around FSU the drivers are bad, but traffic is actually pretty good in Tallahassee outside of the very northside of town.
8. 😂😂 The airport is awesome if you have 💲💲💲, so that is dead on. The bonus is you can show up 10 minutes before the flight.
7. The weather is pretty wild, but it doesn't get too too cold.
6. The poverty is pretty bad, but good point about the students being added in to the equation.
5. 😂 Yeah, beaches aren't close.
4. Crime is bad if you're involved with criminals, but it's not random crime.
3. It depends on the industry you're trying to get into. State jobs aren't as hard to get as they used to, but they're not as good as they used to either.
2. Alligators aren't seen that often, I've seen one small one in the neighborhood in the 18 years I've been here.
1. There are things to do outside, but a lot of them are more hidden gems. I suggest looking at trip advisor. And Tallahassee does have beautiful canopy roads.
2.

Lawton Segler

4y↑74

Lived here all my life except during my military service. Love it, and I’ll never leave.
1. The issue of traffic during FSU games is totally not an issue. Maybe if you live within a mile of the stadium...
2. The city is run by liberals and has a crime problem. If you buy a home on the northeast side of town you’re fine.
3. Traffic. Again, Tallahassee has a liberal government and there’s only been one NEW road project in about 30-40 years. This is due to what I like to call the Poking Along Society... These are people that find some flaw in any and every proposed road improvement, and the government caves every time. That’s why you can’t get from one place to the next, you always have to go somewhere else first.
4. It is a beautiful city. There’s no doubt about it. This is, in part, due to the liberals and the Poking Along Society.. They make awesome sign and shrubbery ordinances, and as a result the place is beautiful, although expensive to develop. Also, the truly beautiful canopy roads are another major factor to the traffic narrow roads and traffic problems, not to mention many people die when they slam into oak trees located six feet from the pavement. You can see the marks of death on trees everywhere. I lost a 22 year old niece to one of these trees a few years ago.
5. One of the biggest reasons not to move to Tallahassee is the summer heat! Man. It is hot and humid, and in most areas there is absolutely no breeze. You will totally sweat your butt off. On the flip side, the winters are mild and spring and fall are beautiful.
6. Power outages. Again, much of this is due to the effort to retain the canopy roads. They literally trim the trees so the power lines pass right through the middle. It’s no wonder the power goes out frequently in many places. Fortunately, my neighborhood has underground utilities and we’ve had only one major power outage in 25 years. It was during a hurricane a couple of years ago. There was one small tree leaning against he feeder to our substation, and once the crews arrived it took them about an hour to get us up and running again. We are far enough from the coast that major structural damage from hurricanes would be extremely rare. Maybe a tree falling, or a small tornado. But if you’re in a rural area, it might be a good idea to get a Generac Generator system stalled. They run off natural gas, and you’ll be good to go. Honestly, I don’t need one. Most people can live without electricity for a while. I almost went to work for a generator company a while back and met a young military family with one baby and another on the way. The soldier was about to be deployed and was scrambling to get his family all set before he shipped out. In that case, I think it’s definitely worth it.
7. As far as he “nothing to do” comment... that’s ridiculous! I mean, what do you want to do? Golf, fresh water fishing, salt water fishing, an hour from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, hunting, shooting sports (my thing), water skiing, mountain biking, they have a symphony and many kinds of cultural events.. Not to mention the absolutely beautiful rivers that are great for paddle boating. If you can’t find something to do the problem is not Tallahassee, it’s you!
8. I think the biggest problem in Tallahassee is their opposition to manufacturing. They have such a bad reputation that nobody will manufacture here. This has a serious impact on the poverty. The liberals running the colleges and government say they want to help low income families, but they do everything they can to keep out companies that can bring these people good paying jobs. It’s sad. They brought in one company about 15 years ago. I helped them move from Canada. It was a huge success and a tremendous benefit to the community, but they haven’t done anything since.
9. If you’re thinking of moving to town or starting a business here, consider staying outside the city limits. Save money on utilities, taxes, and the general nonsense with all their regulations.
10. I love Tallahassee. It’s not too big or too small. It’s beautiful. And there IS plenty to do around here. It’s a great place to raise a family. It’s got a good university. And most people are friendly. Just the right amount of southern charm.

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Me

4y↑481

CORRECTION: It actually snowed in Tallahassee on January 3, 2018. 😂😂😂

TheYoutuber

Yeah but just barely 😭

LIvidUniform

I was thinking that when he said it, first and only time I’ve seen snow.

DisneyDame

It was great, I woke up wondering what the hell was wrong with the roof because I hadn't heard THAT since I lived in Canada. Sure it melted by noon but the snowfall was pretty darn cool if you were awake for it. I took a video myself lol

LofiWackPainting

Yeah what? 0.00009 centimeter of snow?

Elder default

It was like ice, not rlly snow and no one told me this and I busted my ass

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Brian Richards

4y↑207

I moved to Tallahassee a year and a half ago from California. Crime doesn't seem to be an issue at all, and i live is the 3rd "worst" neighborhood in Tallahassee. (the most crime problematic areas are Frenchtown, Griffin Heights, and Bond). There aren't that many homeless, and many fewer than in California. The colleges are beautiful brick buildings and yes, during games, the areas around
the colleges is crowded and streets blocked, but it's not something that is really detrimental. Tallahassee is hilly, and forested everywhere, and the traffic isn't bad at all. Drivers are no worse than California.
I think the quality of life here is pretty good. It is not easy to make friends here. It's a very family oriented place and rather insular. Also, it is not so easy understanding some of the dialects here, but
people are polite and patient. Overall, despite the alligators, thumbs up.

Cleiton

Thanks for your comment!

Allashuwa Beatz

Please stop the cap, don't get me wrong rally is great as I was born in raised here.

The crime can get out of hand

Margaret Lee-Reed

@Brian Richards 💯

Margaret Lee-Reed

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JollyLally

@Shunnebunn I live here too and a lot of the things he says are true. Just because he says something bad about a place doesn't mean it isn't true for others.

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Alabama Al

4y↑93

One thing Briggs should have mentioned - Tallahassee, like northern Florida in general, experiences all four seasons. Admittedly, it's not like areas in Minnesota or North Dakota, but Tallahassee can get uncomfortably cold in the winter. This seems to surprise a good many Northerners who come down expecting the entire state of Florida to be like Miami Beach. Trust me on this one - it's not.

Lil Nari

Lol brrrr

Jeremy 74

Yes..it can get cold in tallahasse..high humidity that also makes it miserable in summer..live here most of my life..I’m 48…and yes, the pay here sucks for the most part…it’s not far from beaches..45minutes to closest beach and it’s great for fishing..you can get up at 5 and be fishing by 6:30..not bad..also there are lots of lakes and river near by..its more like South Georgia rather than Florida when it comes to the people..mixed with college students..but they stay in the middle of town in there own little college world;)

T Johnson

People never specify the city. They just say Florida and it’s so annoying.

Samuel King

@Greg Peterman True but it is cold. That happened in 2018 though because it got very cold.

Greg Peterman

You do not see insulated water pipes in Tallahassee because it never stays below freezing long enough to rupture one.

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James Kirkpatrick

4y↑52

So as someone who lives in Tallahassee you definitely did your research. The one thing I will say to disagree with is the traffic. I think the reason so many people complain about the traffic here is because they don't know anything worse. As someone who has stayed in Atlanta, New Orleans and lived near San Francisco/San Jose, Tallahssee is so much nicer and easier to navigate. You can go from the Tallahassee Airport to the furthest north division in Bradfordville (basically a suburb so big its like ots own little town) in less than 30 minutes. That same trip around San Jose or Atlanta would take probably 2 hours from my own experience.

David George

Bradfordville is probably gonna be incorporated as its own municipality in the next few years. And most of the City’s tax base is gonna go with it.

Tameara Harris

I agree

DruidsRock 2025

Did you forget Malfunction Junction? Anyone ever been on the Jersey Turnpike?
Sounds like another version of the old ".....back home we had or we did.....pick something."

Tyler L

Natives almost always complain about traffic in their native village. But have lived in Tampa, Orlando, and New York City, it’s not so bad in most areas. Downtown traffic grid is older and thus gets congested at rush hour. The 1 way streets of downtown always confuses new to the area residences but once mastered they are your greatest links through downtown.

Anne Galivan

4y↑1

You're exactly right. I'm from Miami. People that complain about traffic here don't have a clue.

Timothy Johnson

4y↑11

I'm from the UK, previously lived in London and New York City (my wife's hometown). We've been in Tallahassee for grad school for six years and it's been a welcome break from big city life. As someone who has been to most states in the US, I find Tallahassee to be one of the better small cities and certainly the only place I'd want to live in Florida. Rush hour is much shorter than bigger cities and scenic shortcuts are everywhere. It was a huge culture shock moving here but we're going to miss it when we leave. Outside of the strip mall commuter roads, it's one of the prettiest cities in the US due to it's immense tree cover. If you don't live too near the college campuses then you don't really notice the influx of people and traffic issues during term time. Destin is one of the best beaches I've seen anywhere in the world and it's well worth the 2.5 hour drive. Many beauty spots are much closer still. The city has some of the best trail systems I've seen (gorgeous considering the relatively flat terrain) and outside of the current Pandemic, the theatre, live music and food scene is extremely decent. Disclaimer: Tallahassee does, like many Southern cities, have shockingly segregated neighbourhoods and impoverished neighbourhoods do have high crime rates. This is an American, rather than a local problem though. Finally the weather - lots of sunshine. Rainfall is limited to short Thunderstorms. I personally detest the long humid summer (living in AC at home, work, car, store) and look forward to the distinctive North Eastern seasons when we leave!

Guiseppe Rae

4y↑48

Finally... Tallahassee gets some love or lack there of.

I've been here since 94' and I can say that you managed to nail all of the top 10 reasons perfectly. From the roads being constantly constructed on, to the annoying football seasons, and even the crime rate being as high as it is but I still love this city... In a crazy way.

We're not perfect but we're far from terrible. We're working on it, ok, lol.

The Spider

i lived there 40 years, I loved it too, but I love it more now that I'm living outside town! The countryside around Tallahassee is some of the most beautiful in N. Florida. Move out of town into the country! You won't regret it!😄

Anne Galivan

I don't agree about the roads, but what he said about the airport? 100% true. But, Tallahassee is a beautiful city. And I love St. George Island!

Andie

Weems, weems, weems!!

Dee Woods

4y↑4

@WOODARICH yeah man. My people told me all about it. That thing destroyed PC. I think my old neighborhood is gone. Callaway is messed up. A lot of the places I used to frequent during my youth has been destroyed.

I haven't visited since Jan. 2017. It sucks because PC and Tallahassee had alot of potential to be thriving cities.

WOODARICH

4y↑4

@Dee Woods at least you left before Hurricane Michael. Panama City is worse than ever. PCB did well though if you can afford that beach house and insurance.

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Boone Docker

4y↑331

There is no way the driving here is worse than South Florida.

Guccihud

Agree

The super Ostrich

@Dior excuse you?

Boone Docker

@BabyZoe91 Ya, it isn't even close.

BabyZoe91

South Florida is way worse! The traffic is ugly down is SFL.

The Moon

3y↑1

Actually, it's getting worse.

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Bri Elli

4y↑47

W Dade Jenkins

@SPIRIT OF DIXIE 2 jeez! Take a chill pill 😒

Elevate & Prosper

@SPIRIT OF DIXIE 2 chill dude

SPIRIT OF DIXIE 2

3y↑1

You, being from Tallahassee, you should know better! Saying Tallahassee is more Georgia than Florida is a very ignorant and moronic thing to say! For starters, it makes absolutely no sense! It would be identical for someone from Thomasville, GA saying that Thomasville is more Florida than Georgia! Second, Florida is a Southern state, a proud Dixie state, the whole state, not just North of Ocala! And actually, rural Central and South Florida are very much Southern! Third, Orlando, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Naples, and Fort Myers, once upon a time, used to be every bit as Southern as Tallahassee! And, Tallahassee used to be more Southern than today! My point is, the less Southern cities in Florida today used to be very Southern. They lost it. The areas that still have it are representations of what was once the whole state! So, it's time for you and others like you to cease with treating Florida's Southern cultured areas as mere spill-over from Georgia and Alabama! Not that I have any problem with our loving neighbor Dixie states. Quite the contrary. I love them! But seriously. If Alabama and Georgia stand on their own merits of Southernness, then so does Florida! Pensacola, Fort Walton, Panama City, Tallahassee, Lake City, and Jacksonville are no more South Alabama and Georgia respectively, than Mobile, Dothan, Bainbridge, Thomasville, and Brunswick are Northwest and North Florida respectively! Neither makes any logical sense by any stretch of the imagination! In fact, the areas of Florida with the strongest Southern cultures and accents, are what's more true, traditional Florida than anywhere else! Florida started out as a mostly homogeneous Southern style state from tip to tip. Certain places have gradually lost it starting mainly post World War 2. Why people have such a hard time accepting and comprehending this fact is beyond me! Learn some facts, folks, before opening your mouths and spewing forth nonsense and absurdities! To my knowledge, no other Southern state is treated with such stupidity, disrespect, ignorance, and asininity when it comes to Southernness as Florida is! This is why I adamantly defend it as staunchly as I do! I was in a restaurant in Orlando a couple of years back and ordered sweet tea. They didn't have any. I proceeded to rhetorically ask the waitress, a Pennsylvania Yankee transplant, "What self-respecting restaurant in the South don't serve sweet tea?" She responded with, "I don't know why so many people consider Orlando to be the South." And this woman was in her 40s or so! Hello! It's in the South! So here we have an outsider claiming to have knowledge about a city and state she ain't even from! What a buffoon she is! Suppose I moved to some town in Pennsylvania and spoke similarly? Speaking out of school on a subject one knows little to nothing about only makes one look like a jerk or a goober! It's uncalled for and frankly, I don't tolerate it one iota! People move to Florida and never do little, if any research about the state, county, or city history, but, they're a self-proclaimed expert on it by golly! They've shook hands with the largest mouse on the planet a couple of times and drooled over the thongs walking by on Miami Beach, and all of a sudden, BAM! - they're a veritable Florida oracle of knowledge about the whole state! Then, when they do, one day, visit a town like Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Bristol, Marianna, Lake City, Palataka, Perry, Starke, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala, or even Okeechobee, Pahokee, Clewiston, Belle Glade, Arcadia, or Sebring, all of a sudden, they're like, "Oh! this can't be Florida! Florida is not supposed to be Southern! Miami Beach and Walt Disney World - those are the real Florida! That other must be just spill-over from other parts of the South! No way can these be Floridians! Floridians don't talk Southern! Floridians don't fly Dixie Flags! Floridians don't listen to country music and go mud boggin!" This is what most people seem to either consciously or subconsciously think, and guess what? They're flat out wrong! Please folks, do some homework, research, and for cryin out loud, stop opining about things you really don't know shit from shinola about! If you can respect South Carolina's Southern heritage, Mississippi's Southern heritage, Alabama's Southern heritage, Georgia's Louisiana's, Texas's, Virginia's, Arkansas's, North Carolina's, Tennessee's, and even Missouri's, Kentucky's, and Oklahoma's, then by gosh, respect my Florida's Southern heritage! We were the 3rd in the South to secede, fought for the Confederacy, and fed the Confederacy! For what? Certainly not to be placed on the shelf to collect dust as the forgotten Confederate state, forgotten Southern state, and last to be mentioned in Southern discussions! Again, do some study, folks. Peace out.

The Spider

It rains here all the time. its generally a 50% chance any given day. The humidity is always 90%. The only change is the first week of fall. It drops in the 60s and all that humidity goes away. Then, I almost understand why yankees live up north on those days.

Maya

4y↑1

Same! I'm a Native and Gator too. I've lived in numerous cities and visited other parts of FL, but Tally's home and a lot safer than any other place I can think of. Gainesville is a sweet 2nd.

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TheBigQ57

4y↑215

I think not being Orlando is a good thing.

Jay Waymon

@Tee orlando is a city tallahassee is still a small town baby that not a real city still a town just wide but still super small can't compare to orlando tallahassee only have 1 damn mall lmao

The Moon

@Brian Trudeau yeah no shit.

Brian Trudeau

3y↑1

@The Moon miami is the butthole of florida

The Moon

@Tee I mean Miami sucks too.

The Moon

3y↑1

@Tee Orlando is not anything like Tallahassee. Tallahassee should not even be considered a part of Florida. It feels like a town in middle Indiana.

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Alabama Al

4y↑22

When Florida became a state in 1845 the citizens decided to make Tallahassee the state capital because it was about half-way between Pensacola and St. Augustine. Except for Tampa, Key West and a few other small settlements mostly along the coasts there was hardly anything south of 30 degrees latitude in Florida - and not much north of it. In population, Florida was one of the smallest states in the nation until the population boom starting in the late 1940s. Tallahassee is essentially in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by pine forests and swamps. Obviously, if the Florida capital was somewhere else, Tallahassee would - at best - be another one of those nondescript small towns that line Interstate 10/US Highway 90 between Pensacola and Jacksonville.

DruidsRock 2025

@Alabama Al You tell 'em.

Alabama Al

4y↑2

@Dio Dio Tallahassee was named Florida's capital in 1824, midway between the then-largest cities in the state, St. Augustine and Pensacola. The first territorial government met in a log building. A capitol building was constructed in 1826 but never completely finished. It was torn down in 1839 to make room for the erection of the present structure, which was completed in 1845, just prior to Florida's entry into the United States as the 27th state.
"Florida State Capitol" - Wikipedia

Dio Dio

Jacksonville was the capitol first and then it was changed to Tallahassee

Daniel Schaefer

4y↑6

As someone who just spent 8 years in Tallahassee, these are all pretty true. Great work, Briggs. Glad you finally hit this one.

AyJay

4y↑125

I traveled the country, which is how I found this channel, and I stayed in Tallahassee the longest because it was such a great place.

David George

3y↑1

I grew up here and still live here. It used to be great, not so much in the last few years though

DEKATAR

Wtf u smoking

W Dade Jenkins

@My name is Not you Noooooo >:(

My name is Not you

Um shut up it’s like the worst city ever

The Program Show

4y↑1

God, you sound like him..

Peter Broderson

4y↑6

Yes please keep people away from moving to Tallahassee!!! I have loved living here since 1991 and appreciate the many lakes, rivers and closeness to the Gulf. Football madness is mostly a one day problem on the west-side. I enjoy living in a small but mostly progressive capital with a active live music and social scene. So please do not consider moving here unless your a cool and interesting person willing to make this an even better place to live.

The Moon

@Susan B It is definitely NOT the most educated city in Florida. Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Melbourne are the educated elites in Florida. Not knocking Tallahassee but I have lived here long enough to acknowledge that football and partying in this town are more important than actual studying. If your sources of input are because it has 2 universities, then think this through to me. Why do so many people in this town have to drive all the way to Gainesville to the Shands hospital? Because the hospital system in Tallahassee is incompetent for cancer patients. Even Miami has better cancer research institutions than Tallahassee does. If you're going by diplomas earned, then tell me how that Art History or Music Theory degree is going to save lives? Come on now, think outside the box.

Susan B

4y↑1

Most educated city in Florida and in the top 8-14 in the country. So.....if you like to THINK and do, it's a good place.

Ari’elle O’Hara

4y↑4

there's more outdoor stuff here to do than a lot of places! you just have to...like the outdoors. the abundance of springs and rivers is one of the main reasons I've loved living here for so long. I love the beach, but in the middle of summer jumping in cold wakulla springs is the greatest thing ever.

Keith Roberson

4y↑214

The very first image in describing Tallahassee isn't a photo from Tallahassee, it's of Flagler.

Many other clips and images also aren't Tallahassee. C+ on doing your homework.

Brandon Rodriguez

@Iluvatar223 taken from where that church is

Greg Peterman

I noticed that too.

Tyler L

4y↑2

The uploader makes these videos in bulk thus majority of footage is stock like stuff he or she probably licensed. You can tell the facts presented are short-term researched not from someone very familiar with or long-term researched the area.

Iluvatar223

4y↑1

@The Blurr Files yeah ive lived here all my life and that is so tallahassee. dude u see the capitol plain as day. im tryiing to figure out where its taken from tho. it has to be taken from like, tennessee st and gadsen cause i has to be taken from the north and east to be able to see the embarq building and the capitol in the shot from the same angle but what building there is high enough?? everything on tat side of tenn is smaller buildings. i dont know.

Iluvatar223

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D. Monserrate

4y↑1

Permítanme dar también mi aportación, de primera cuando leí el título me sorprendí y tuve curiosidad. Las razones no son tan desastrosas, aunque lo del empleo es un factor importante. En mi experiencia, voy para 8 años viviendo aquí y es maravilloso. Me gusta el clima, disfruto las paradas, el ambiente en navidad, los árboles, los parques para caminar y la educación. Nunca he tenido encuentros con lagartos y vivo retirada de la FSU, por lo que no tengo dificultad cuando hay juegos ni problemas de tapones. El clima es marcado en las estaciones y sí, viví el granizo y un poco de nieve en Enero 3 de 2018, hermosa experiencia! Es una ciudad pequeña, pero con potencial de crecimiento. En mi agenda no está mudarme para otra ciudad y disfruto la tranquilidad. Creo en Cristo y sus planes siempre son de bien, así que por El estoy en Tallahassee junto a mi familia de la Fe / Iglesia de Dios Una Vía Al Cielo. Bori-Tally ♥ Bendiciones!

Temeka Wiggins

4y↑36

I’m from Orlando and I’ve been in Tallahassee 18 years. It’s not at all as bad as described. People know when and how to maneuver on game days and Orlando is more dangerous than Tallahassee. Trust me.

Brandon Griswold

Facts

Daniela B.

I will go live there and I would like to have a friend

Nathan B

4y↑1

@IsThisTheKrustyKrab? Yes

Nathan B

4y↑1

I used to live in Altamonte Springs, now in Tally. I know exactly what u mean.

stephen B

4y↑59

How could driving in Tallahassee be even close to as bad as driving in Miami 😅

elizabeth garcia

lol i just moved to tallahassee after being in miami all my life and the traffic and bad driving is not even comparable. miami is so much worse. the first thing i noticed about tally is that the drivers are very good

The Moon

3y↑1

Driving in Miami is like taking a punishment.

PVE Kings

4y↑2

i live in Miami and i was thinking the same thing. Car insurance are at least 50% lower in Tallahassee than in Miami

Heather Rene Fleming

4y↑4

You may want to do your research. For outdoor adventurers who like forests and rivers for kayaking - we have many options there. A bit short-sighted on that point. You could have mentioned the restaurant scene or lack of competition among businesses (too many monopolies) as a reason instead.

kilroy1976

4y↑3

It's true that Tallahassee itself is boring aside from FSU, but there are tons of unique and beautiful natural features within a 45-minute drive in just about every direction. There are gorgeous springs, a national wildlife refuge, even a pretty impressive system of caverns. The student drivers though...

Tonie Smith

4y↑4

I’ve been living in Tallahassee for the past 3 years as I attend FSU. Can confirm that the roads are narrow af. However, everything else mentioned really isn’t that bad..

Brandon Griswold

💯Agreed

Bob D

4y↑166

I lived in Tallahassee and loved it.

Blackmermaid.b

@smarie rexford facts he’s trying to scare me off single mom of 1 babygirl and I’m moving there tomorrow 😆

etsap123 g

3y↑1

Im curently here, and i love it. It's a beautiful diverse town that ranked one of the highest in education. Its also very green and eco friendly.

GlizzyPlayz YT

@Stacy R yeah for hookers and cocaine he’ll yea

GlizzyPlayz YT

@Todd Tornow damn bro I feel kinda hit I live on the south side south city and magnolia terrace to be exact don’t say that bro the south is nice 😊 and you can find a lot of hookers and prostitutes at frenchtown I seen a last butt booty naked down there on the north frenchtown good times man good times

Stacy R

@Todd Tornow Frenchtown was a fun place

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What the Schist

4y↑4

Lack of outdoor activities? Are you kidding me? That is one of the greatest parts about Tallahassee. It doesn't feel like a city. I guess if you don't like nature/hiking/biking then you would say that, but then what do you consider outdoor activities?

War Horse

4y↑153

I've been living in Florida since 1967, and to put it mildly, the entire state is NUTS.

The Moon

Florida in general sucks.

The Spider

I was born in Florida, and thank you. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else!😄

H Mob

Yup

Susan B

@Shweetie PeetieLived in Corpus Christi and couldn't WAIT to get back to Florida!!

Captain Ike

4y↑1

War Horse yes it is

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Oscar Johnson

I've lived here in Tallahassee since 1998 and I can agree with just about everything in this video. The drivers here are pretty wild and it is very boring if you don't care for football like me. But I will say that all of the springs nearby make up for the lack of beaches nearby

Pamela Jackson

4y↑202

Most of the footage in this video is not of Tallahassee.

Samuel Bazinet

Briggs is a nerd.

Solachinx

4y↑1

No, but that’s how all his videos are. The guy lives in Portland, so the amount of quality video he can get for these places are probably limited if it’s not a big metro like NYC. I’m personally glad he has as many pictures and videos of town that he does.

AntiCommieCrypto

4y↑9

Pamela is right, you however are completely wrong 90% is stock or generic footage! Pay attention!!

Patricia Baxley

4y↑4

That's not true..

SipTheHotChocolate

4y↑4

I grew up in tally and have lived here for 18 years and I can say it’s really not that bad. There’s pretty much always a party going on somewhere. Knowing the right people and events help a lot too.

Carl Rice

4y↑9

Lack of outdoor activities? A national forest borders the expensive airport! There are tons of lakes that provide fishing, boating, skiing, a few really nice city parks, a city rec department that has hundreds of teams in dozens of leagues, plus city pools, and courts for basketball, tennis, racquetball. Several golf courses, a city skateboard park, a national wildlife refuge 20 miles away where the closest salt water is to Tallahassee. If you live in Tallahassee and enjoy the outdoors then weather is the only reason to stay inside. No, bugs are not a reason to stay in, they are there, plan for them and quit being such a baby about bugs.

Outlawed Beats

4y↑6

Nancy D

Your comment is pretty much spot on. To add: #8 is right. It is extremely expensive to fly out of Tallahassee. #7 The weather can be very brutal in the summer with the heat and humidity. Afternoon rain showers help to cool things down but it can be very brutal. But spring and fall in Tallahassee are just gorgeous. #2 The issue with alligators in Tallahassee is no worse than anywhere else in Florida. #1 Briggs just blew it on that. There are tons of things to do in Tallahassee from outdoor activities to cultural events. Theme parks suck. I am glad we do not have them in Tallahassee.

ABW1488

4y↑325

I've lived in Tallahassee my entire life it's really not that bad and quite nice at times.

Stacy R

@Frantz J. Altidor I graduated from FSU as well and cried when I left .

Stacy R

@W A I attended FSU and it was an amazing experience with little crime and friendly people . In addition, it had great real estate .

W Dade Jenkins

@My name is Not you No!!! >:(

The Moon

@Turkey Sandwich Don't come to Florida it's really not all that.

The Moon

Tallahassee is not a bad place. It's the people.

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JJ TrillaG

4y↑17

I was born and raised in Tallahassee. My love my city. And he's right about everything he is saying. But at the same time it's a beautiful place, you just gotta stay 2 yourself for a while before mingling with people. And if your worried about the Crime in da city dont be. Because no matter where you go, there is crime everywhere in the world. So don't let that be da determination for if you move here or not. Words of advice for Tallahassee.

gallyun1

3y↑1

Grew up in Tallahassee. Left when I was 17 for the military, came back when I was 28. Left finally in 2012. Honestly, I didn't have the best experiences growing up there. (Long sad story...lol) But every person situation is different. If you have solid family support unit and good friends who are not judgmental, Tallahassee is a "okay" place to live. But there is a demographic group of people there who have "narrow" small-minded view of the world there. Avoid them at all costs. I noticed out of towners usually don't mind too much about Tallahassee's mediocrity.

ZJtheLegend

4y↑6

You were spot on about damn near everything —The last time it snowed was January 2018

G Cochran

I was born and raised here, I have a family.... Your reasons why you don't want to live here (Unless your a college student or retired) are 100% accurate. Great video!

Unique

3y↑1

I remember years ago some wanted to build a tourist attraction to bring in more cash, etc. But it was voted against because many of the older locals didn't want the traffic etc! So shortly after that they built wild adventures in Valdosta, GA so that's the Closest thing to fun there besides the fair when it come every yr. But over the yrs Tally has become pretty dangerous and you're right after college and you get older there really isn't much there to stay for anymore. It's a nice place if you're young, in school, or retired. My opinion

DL30Creations

I was born and lived most of my life in Tallahassee but also spent time living all over the state as well as up in Hershey, PA a while and I can tell you this video covers pretty much every city you can think of. There are no Garden of Eden cities anywhere the city is what you make of it not what it makes for you. I lived in Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona, Titusville, Bradenton, Whorelando, and several smaller towns as well. Driving sucks no matter where you go, traffic is everywhere. Homeless, poverty, crime and "the ghetto" are also everywhere. There is no such thing as San Angeles where everybody can "Be Well!" Like Demolition Man. You make your town what it is to you. So either judge by one persons video and random comments or check it our for yourself there is something for everyone. The only place I would never live again would be Hershey because smelling chocolate 24/7 DOES get nauseating after a while.😝

Mark Police

I've lived in and been near Tallahassee most of my life. The area around the universities is just a small part of the city. The traffic is bad but not near as bad as Orlando and Jacksonville. The crime is bad in certain areas. There are hundreds of state jobs and some tech jobs but literally no industrial type jobs. No factories or anything like that. This video is a fairly narrow glimpse of Tallahassee. It's much nicer than it would lead you to believe.

james lamm

4y↑8

I have lived in Tallahassee a long time and this guy's comment is deceptive in the "nothing to do" part where he says "no amusement parks". He clearly does not live here. People come from as far away as Jacksonville to get to the gigantic Wild Adventures amusement park which is amazingly big for the general area and just a short drive away from Tallahassee. For example, the 8 million Miami area does not have an amusement park one tenth the size of Wild Adventures within a comfortable day trip. Now true, Wild Adventures is 80 miles away in Valdosta but it is a very quick drive. He also discounts all the cultural things to do tied with a University community. Like I have seen great plays and operas connected to FSU. Great rock concerts like Bruce Springsteen or John Denver are tied to having a university community here. I also like the lesser sports like tennis or baseball. There is great hiking here and tubing a small ways away in Mariana.

Jennie Moore

4y↑1

As someone who's lived here my whole life and has really grown to love this town, I was prepared to get really mad at this video coming from someone who doesn't live here, but it was actually pretty okay. I will say though, I have never seen an alligator just wondering in the middle of town though. lol.

W Elijah Clark

4y↑2

You're right that it's no Orlando.
I moved away from Orlando after 17 years for a reason, and it's because it's arguably WORSE than Tallahassee, in my opinion.

Seriously, the majority of what's mentioned applies to Orlando and then some, so I really don't want to hear it.

Robert Moore

4y↑7

There is a lot of nice forests in Florida. I’m not much of a beach person and I live in Florida. I’d rather walk in the forests than the beaches. I think I’d rather be in Tallahassee than Miami. I live in Jacksonville at the moment. Awesome video, Mr. Briggs as usual. I’m sure I’m not the only one who gives your videos the thumbs up before they even watch them!

99percentirish

Jax here too!

TheMartinaRenee

4y↑21

I’m a Tallahasseean and traffic is not bad at all compared to bigger cities. You can stay in town and not be caught up in the college experiences. Also, it’s other colleges besides FSU. You can be the beach in 30 minutes. I guess when you are not from here then...:you just don’t know.🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Shaneera Parker

3y↑1

Exactly

Lawton Segler

4y↑74

GreenCanvasInteriorscape

Good Insight on it being run by liberals, they are best to be avoided, well put

Ciscohm2

Not dismissing your opinion on the area but who fucking cares about political point of view. So damn annoying sounding like a 10 year old who got his nintendo taken away.

Anne Galivan

@Susan B Note that you said "and the legislature." That's where the budget is proposed as well as all rules and regulations. Of course the governor has an impact, and I thank God we've had Republican governors for quite a while now. But local government still affects a lot of day-to-day life. You can see what the garbage Democrat mayors have done to their cities in just a few short months. Fortunately Tallahassee is not as extreme.

Susan B

4y↑1

@Anne Galivan Yes he does!! That's like saying that the governor has no responsibility for any cities in Florida. He and the legislature have a LOT to do with city, county, education, etc. funding. You can't serve the State without having some impact on cities.

DruidsRock 2025

@Anne Galivan Do you mean Lawton Chiles? No, he's dead.
Did you mean Bob Graham? Probably not.
I doubt you meant LeRoy Collins either, he's also left us.
Claude Kirk wasn't bad either.

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Uncle Phil

4y↑1

We're looking to move to Tally once we secure jobs. We currently live in Nashville, so honestly everything you mentioned seems like things you could say about most large cities, including Nashville.

goldenagenut

4y↑3

College town. Yep, ugh. A pain but it's nice having a lot of bright attractive young people in the community as opposed to a bunch of old farts. Traffic. Double ugh. Tallahassee has grown a great deal, quickly. In the older center of the city the old planners never imagined the amount of people/ traffic that the future would bring, as mentioned the roads are narrow and very uneven - not flat ground, little dips and rises and lots of residential so you really cant drive fast. It is frustrating. Crappy road conditions from so much traffic.
No beaches. Nope, no beaches. Met a transfer from Philadelphia, said his first day here he threw everything in his new apartment and started driving around looking for the beach! He said after around an hour he finally stopped and asked someone. They laughed and replied, " About 45 minutes South of town, that way." Lol
Nothing to do. Amen. The capital of a state, of Florida - No theme or water parks. No aquarium ( its Florida!). No pro sports teams. No motorsports. Little to no entertainment. No, of so many things that a capital city should boast. Most of the happening music/ events come from FSU.
Crime. Yep, getting bad , statistics show a certain demographic being largely responsible.
Like many places, in the past when there were far fewer people it was a lot nicer. With the explosion in population things have gotten progressively worse.

Sean Boundy

4y↑7

I live in Florida. I have been to visit Tallahassee a couple of times, since I make sure I always visit my state's capitol in whatever state I live in. But after driving 4 hours from Orlando area, it was hard to believe I was still in Florida. I just could tell that if Tallahassee wasn't the state capitol it would be an unknown town. When you're driving on I-10 the only reason you know you're in Tallahassee is because of the signs, otherwise you would drive by and never see the downtown area.

Vincent Pellegrino

Next Florida video you do, don't forget to mention all the pythons that have taken over the Everglades and the tremendous amount of idiots who release their exotic pets there. Great video. I always enjoy them.

Fe Ro

It's been many years since I lived in Tallahassee, since 1992. But at least back then I can say this video hardly describes the Tallahassee I lived in. It was a wonderful place to live with a very high quality of life and based on the population size, it probably still is. I don't ever recall getting stuck in traffic unless you were driving inside the FSU perimeter roads on game day.

The Moon

@Fe Ro I was thinking Ohio, Indiana or Wisconsin. Wisconsin is actually pretty attractive in terms of high quality living, even despite the brutal winters. I just want to eventually get out of FL. I lived here my whole life, but it's getting too crowded and people here are insane. I don't remember it this bad in the 90s and 00s growing up. And speaking of Tallahassee, all the disgusting trash from Miami, Broward, Orlando, Tampa are relocating here. It's just not the same.

Fe Ro

@The Moon Stay away from Blue states. I moved to one of them (WA) from Florida. We are drowning in higher taxes every year, especially property taxes, they are salivating to add a state income tax on top of the almost 11% sales tax. Homeless people allowed to pitch tents in neighborhoods, side walks, parks, pretty much everywhere. Home ownership priced out of range for the average income earners, rents are very, very high. The city and state governments do nothing to stop rioting, it goes on for days and weeks at a time. None of this is new nor the result of COVID 19. It has been heading in this direction since I moved here in 2003 and gets worse every year. Traffic jams worse every year, when they do road improvements they create more toll roads. They want to create a road use tax by the mile. I can’t wait to retire to move out of this shitty blue state.

The Moon

3y↑1

Yeah it's a lot different since 92. I have been here since 2010 and it's getting worse just like every place in Florida eventually does. Absolutely nothing stays nice forever in Florida. Time to move out of this POS state for good.

John Cole

I'm a 30-year resident of Tallahassee. I like it here, but I have to say, with the exception of a few minor details, he's not wrong about anything on this list.

sparky monaco

4y↑1

As a native Tallahasseen, I approve this video. I still live in Tally, don't give a flip abt fsu, haven't been a victim of a crime (yet), stay away from collegetown (they really are the worst drivers, lol), the burbs is where it's at, poverty is REAL, there are so many wonderful people and there is just something about this place that keeps you here but if you can make it out of Tallahassee... run!

Gaby Joe

4y↑23

I lived in Tallahassee for FSU, it gets cold during winter, like 18 degrees a few years.

Don Mac

Where you live now,did you like tally?

Todd Tornow

4y↑1

But, still very rare.

Cara K

4y↑4

Coming from NY to TLH, airfare is expensive and not direct (understandable), and driver's here go through red lights (the length of the yellow lights differ from one traffic light to another) and drivers love to drift over in the lane you are in with no blinker and no regard for you! I have to be a different type of defensive driver here than in NY, it's crazy.

Neil Puckett

Those bad drivers are from up north and if they're swerving it's because their ape like offspring won't stay in the seat ;)

Tyler L

4y↑3

The key is knowing Tallahassee is a medium sized city and managing your expectations accordingly.

Jay Waymon

Small town

Lightning B%lt

Completely accurate, you touched on everything wrong with this town.

Jill Morton

4y↑38

You nailed it about Jacksonville being worst driving. When I lived there I felt like Mario on a Nascar Track 😆

H Mob

3y↑1

I love Jacksonville

Skullsz N Bonesz

IsThisTheKrustyKrab? Yeah ppl said it’s a mini La California I think not

Sherese James-Grow

@IsThisTheKrustyKrab? I was just about to type this! Miami is special. I've driven all over FL, but Miami takes the cake.

Lexi Turner

Been here for a year, and I've developed good defensive driving techniques... more like defensive dodging lol

Daniel Sparks

Byron Thomas nah Jacksonville way bigger and worst and I travel to Atlanta more.

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Kurt X

#11) Corruption...I was rear ended by a city bus.Cops sided with the driver, I had to take the case to court.
Because I had gotten the ticket a crack head on the bus, which had rear ended my Toyota Corolla, sued me for whiplash, and won. The cop, Al Smith, was relying on her to be his witness. She didn’t show at court, of course, and the judge tossed the ticket.
When I sent the city he bill for the repairs I received a very legal looking letter explaining how the city charter exempts them from responsibility for accidents caused by their bus service.
#12 ) Really horrible cops... besides the bus crash I was witness to a vehicular assault that occurred at Governor Square Mall. A Tallahassee police officer, Kevin B. witnessed the scene.
When we were called to testify, the cop explained to me that he was afraid of the assailants and “didn’t want to get involved”. We had already both been brought in as witnesses, so he lied, under oath, on the witness stand.Even though he had already reported the case and himself as a witness.
He would later become a SWAT team member...the city refused to charge him with perjury.
I lived ,worked and went to school in Tallahassee for the better part of 8 years, late 80’s, early 90’s...if you’re thinking of living there, don’t think for a second that you’ll be safe or that you’ll have any kind of protection by the cops.

Rebecca Ryan

4y↑1

Been in Tallahassee on & off since 1977... it's a small town that outgrew it self. While there are a few fun activities like museums & hiking trails & parks, so much of the city closed. The malls, movie theaters, etc... traffic is horrible and in the summer the heat can melt your brain if the multiple rains every afternoon don't drown you first. Best thing it's centrally located within 1-2 hours of beaches,springs, tubing down rivers, camping in NICE parks, scores of mom& pop restaurants. That's a good trade off for the extreme high rent & utilities & food.

Adah Deveaux

I live in Tallahassee now and this is so true...moving soon, except for the crime, I've been here 5 years and always felt safe

Theresa Parsons

4y↑8

Moved here 30 years ago. It was very different then.
The cost of living verses income is Bad!

Brad Hampton

4y↑3

I lived in Tallahassee for 8 years. Maybe not the best place in the country but certainly not the worst. We called it S Georgia.

sunooslipstick

4y↑5

I’m from Tallahassee
But I moved because I was scared
I moved to Seoul,South Korea
I moved out when I was 13
I lived with my grandma
When I was 4 I moved to crawfordville
And then Tallahassee again
Edit:I’m half Korean

Giovan Toval

Correction: the closest beach to Tallahassee is actually an hour away rather than an hour and a half. I personally have never seen a gator in Tallahassee in 4 years of living there, but it’s Florida so I have no doubt that they’re there.

KHowler

I have lived in Florida for almost 45 years. The last time I saw a alligator was when I was a kid in a pond near Wakulla Beach Road which is South of Tallahassee, or driving home one night and one crossed the road in Wakulla County which is South of Tallahassee. That was 30+ years ago. I have never seen an alligator in Tallahassee. I don't run around worried I am going to see one every time I get near water, or get bit by one. There are beaches about an hour or so south of Tallahassee, but after years of abuse many were closed to the public. I think you got your facts wrong on many of the items on this list. The traffic is better when the college kids go home, so there is that. You are right about some buisiness that close down when the kids are gone, but that is mainly only ones near the college campus and there aren't too many of them. As someone mentioned, we do actually get all the seasons in Tallahassee, but Summer is the worst.

Jamie Z

4y↑1

I grew up in south Florida, and to this day I still check the pool for alligators before I get in. I did it once with an above ground pool and everyone laughed. That is until I pointed out that alligators can climb stairs and fences. I love Florida, no place like home.

My name is Not you

Shut up stupid dumb loser

Maskarie Merchant

4y↑2

The driving thing seems odd? We've hardly had any roadwork during the day. Unless you are driving around at 4 AM you should be pretty good.

W Dade Jenkins

3y↑2

I’ve been living in Tallahassee since 2007. I’d say it’s an okay city.

Domecia C

4y↑2

I lived in Tallahassee for a very very long time now and nothing bad happened and I also live in the projects.

Sydney Moose

I moved to Tallahassee in January and it has been pretty uneventful so far.. HOWEVER I did once turn onto my street and see a bomb squad surrounding my apartment because the guy living in the house behind us had barricaded himself and was armed so take from that what you will 😂

Desiree Sanpere

3y↑1

I moved from Boston MA to Tallahassee after leaving my husband. Tallahassee unless you were born here and went to school here it is very hard to make friends. The public transportation is horrible, no amtrak or commuter rail that can take you from here to J'ville, Panama City and west, Atlanta or different places south. I volunteer 3x a week and come home to my home with my adult kids. Shopping on my side of town is non existent, you have to drive to Thomasville Road, Mahan or up the parkway. Tallahassee stores are also not handicapped friendly other than the grocery stores and target/walmart (only if their power chairs are not broken) the rest are not. For a capitol city it should be downgraded to a town!

Rahman

4y↑1

I couldn't find a full time job in the entire 5 years I lived there, that's the only complaint I have about Tallahassee.

Mbvlove 31

3y↑2

You nailed it I’ve lived here for over 20 years I’m over it. If Boston wasn’t so expensive I’d move back home to Boston

Warren Powell

I love you Briggs. We are from the same mold. Times may change but standards must remain! If it walks and quacks? It is what it is.

sNOReNADo 1

4y↑1

As a Tennessee fan and big-time college football fan in general, I really hope FSU returns to greatness. It's hard to watch great programs struggle like Tennessee and FSU, Nebraska etc ...I remember in the 80s and 90s it seemed every game I saw on TV of FSU was an important game, but now it's not quite the same. The Vols are on a 7 game winning streak (2nd longest in the country behind LSU) ...C'mon ' Noles...it's your turn. One of my friends and co-workers just moved from Tallahassee. Great dude. Likes Knoxville better though. We have cool mountains and better weather here

sNOReNADo 1

@Amos Johnson you're right about that. Tennessee is the only team in the east that plays Alabama every single year. I don't mind. I want Tennessee to play the best teams. I remember when they could beat all of those teams. Every team has hiccups. FSU will be back soon hopefully

Amos Johnson

4y↑1

Dude Tennessee is so underrated. They always play Alabama so well. The last couple of years I always get a feeling there is going to be an upset. Such a hard division.

V. Cuavers

4y↑4

I was born in Tallahassee raised in Irvine cali, had to move back to Tallahassee when I was 15...moved away after I got my degree...there are not alot of jobs in the culinary field for fulltime employment. But it' has some good spots just have to know where to go.

Bonnie Fisher

4 CRT

Glenn Cheatham

4y↑7

I loved living there!

sam8911sk

4y↑4

I'm from an old Tallahassee family.
FSU is located in west part of Tallahassee - If you live east or north part of Tallahassee you do not have 90% problems stated.
I have a lot of friends who moved to Orlando ( thank god Tallahassee not Orlando ) Orlando a great place to visit.
Tallahassee a great place to raise a family but finding a job is a problem because so many people who go to FSU or FAMU won't to stay.
Biggest problem with Tallahassee is traffic - when I was a kid Tallahassee had less than 50,000 people and we had 3 roads that went from one end of town to the other .... today we have over 300,000 ( when school in and state in ) and only 2 roads that go from one side to the other US90 and 319/27.
Tallahassee crime rate is high because we enforce the law ( we have most police per 10,000 people in the state ) which is good and bad.

sam8911sk

4y↑3

Also the Gulf is much closer than stated - I love "the forgotten coast" ( for fishing , kayaking and getting back to nature )

Jay

4y↑1

I’ve lived in Tallahassee right now two years now, I’m 29 with 2 Kids. I moved from Lexington Kentucky, another college town! This video is pretty accurate, I don’t hate Tallahassee, I actually like it here however it is very boring for me, I don’t party a lot like I use too, I would recommend moving to Orlando or Tampa if you have kids! I’m in the process of moving to Tampa now.

andres aguilera

3y↑1

The creator of this video has a great collocation of images that are not Tallahassee, he wants to make a strategy so that not so many people live in this beautiful city where none of the things he invents happens.

Johnny Yu

He is the BEST out there and I'm so glad he's back with more Awesomest videos about places that we don't need to live in. Best ever, period.

Edward Swartz

I am a big FSU fan and what Briggs says about Tally is correct!! I go to football games, but that's about it for Tallahassee

neocrrds

4y↑4

Me watching this while living in Tallahassee my whole life

MadXBox21

3y↑1

I live in Tallahassee and it is amazing! It is a very fun place to go and I suggest that the next time you move you come here to Tallahassee!

Kev Electric Highway

4y↑59

I was waiting for something to be said about Tallahassee drivers. Because FL drivers are the worst

The Moon

@Angie K that's in Florida too.

The Moon

@V J You might be right but one thing I have noticed about living here almost 11 years now is that people here seem more entitled to the road and have less patience compared to other parts of FL. Because when you're driving in a crowded place like Miami you know there is going to be delays just getting through the day. Here, people get upset if on a 2 lane road you merge into the open lane as if they own both lanes of the road. That's something I have never gotten used to because a. That's legal and b. Drive anywhere in Florida and you have to share the road.

Clorox Bleach

@Kev Electric Highway yes far as I’ve heard. Folks get a couple bad drivers then proceed to proclaim they have the worst drivers. I’ve lived in 3 states and they’ve all made that claim. I’ve read many posts by users of many places, THEY all made that claim. So I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a stupid claim, cause no one is born a better driver, it’s not a gene. So there are bad drivers EVERYWHERE.

Kev Electric Highway

@Clorox Bleach Far as you've heard? What about what you've seen?

Angie K

Milwaukee wi and Chicago are the worst people drive up a sidewalk to go around you

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John Howard

4y↑1

As a long-time Tallahassee resident, I can't begin to tell you how many things are wrong with this video. Alligators in the streets - ridiculous. Homeless people - you need to look really hard, they're not sleeping in the streets as in the video. Have never seen anything close down in the summer because there are so many summer-school students. Total hogwash - don't believe anything this guy says. How much time has he spent IN Tallahassee.

Anne Galivan

I agree with everything you said except we do get gators on the north end of Leon County. Seen them in the road lots of times.

CS_FL

4y↑3

You don't know how some of the football loving older folks behave. They get wild too. You learn to get around the interesting traffic situation here. I could get completely across town in a few minutes. The road system is easy to learn. And we aren't full of blue haired ladies and men in short with knee socks who can't see over the steering wheel like Sarasota! Yeah.. flying out of Tally is NOT cheap. you can drive to JAX spend the night, catch a plane there and still save about 50% on the fare from Tally. And with Tally, you pretty much have to leave by 7 AM to get anywhere, and you might well be arriving home after 11 PM. We do get a lot of rain, we have a summer monsoon with afternoon showers. temperature is over 90 for 3 months and over 95 for 30 days annually. Don't know how they did it before air conditioning. (Invented just down the road a ways by Dr Gorie.) About government jobs: they went without a raise for a very long time... maybe 8-10 years. They have good perks, good insurance coverage, decent retirement, but pay is just OK. Not really that many alligators in pools, but they ARE around in the many lakes... Fire ants too... in nearly every yard. Yeah..boring. but we don't get full of tourists like the other places. We don't have to put up with that. we just travel a little, save a lot with Florida Resident discounts at the big parks.

Melah Nakai

4y↑9

I love Tallahassee!! :(( I've lived here for 10+ years and the friendships I've made here are wonderful. If anyone lives here, come visit Serenity Coffee and Kava bar. You'll make amazing relationships

W Dade Jenkins

@My name is Not you Nooo >:(

Melah Nakai

@My name is Not you I just said why lol

My name is Not you

Why do you love Tallahassee it’s trash

Ashley Green

3y↑3

I’ve lived in Tallahassee for seven years and very few facts in this video is true LOL what!!! Yes, narrow roads and lower speed limits. Yes, to the airport, Lordy (I always say you pay for your seat and the three next to you). Also, all college students are the invisible poor. Look it up! Other than that, nope. I hate this video so much.

Brandon Griswold

3y↑1

Exactly, he making our city look bad. It’s really not

Gigi55 Florida

4y↑1

I live in Tallahassee but stayed with a friend in Jacksonville for 6 weeks last year. Tallahassee is a breeze compared to Jacksonville for driving. I have brain issues and rarely drive but I’d never leave my house if I lived in Jacksonville. I think the worst part of Tallahassee driving is all the new drivers because of the student population. I was hit several times by students when I first moved here 20 years ago and drove a lot more. Definitely not much to do here in Tally at all. 3 hours from the Gulf Coast - beautiful beaches and the rest of our family. Hopefully we’ll migrate over there soon.

Susan B

Three hours??? Do you go by way of Georgia??

Jared Groder

4y↑44

Briggs I think Miami is the worst place to drive in Florida not Jacksonville

Captain Ike

Jared Groder yeah your telling me

Andydrew

4y↑1

I agree with you. Jax is bad but not the worst. In fact everywhere I've been down south has bad drivers. Chicagoland drivers are the best I've seen, but then again I grew up there.

M Mercado

4y↑1

It snowed back in dec.2018! (I was in my hometown down south when it happened for christmas break so I missed it all before I came back to the spring semester in jan 😭)

Kamiyal

4y↑5

The airport is soooo true. When we fly out somewhere we literally drive to Jacksonville and fly out lmfaoo

Cosmic Royals

I was born here and all of these things are so true!!! Homeless people are actually everywhere. On the medians of the roads, on sidewalk benches, in front of buildings, once I had to call an ambulance after I witnessed a homeless man pass out from the heat and I ran across the terrible traffic to get to him and left my car in the road. If you live in Tallahassee you can drive about 30 to 40 minutes to some beaches in a small town called crawfordville but st George is the best one. There’s definitely a lot of crime, shootings and things like that I’ve had my windows smashed but honestly It’s not a blood bath or anything and the shootings seem to be associated with specific situations not so much just random if that makes any sense. The traffic is THE WORST. The job market is flooded with people with crazy degrees that they can’t use here pouring out of all of the colleges and people with like 4 degrees working at Olive Garden. There’s actually a ton of beautiful nature trails and ponds and lakes you just have to look but that’s part of why they are tons of alligators which I see as a positive they are misunderstood creatures lol. There’s actually quite a few haunted places but yeah it gets CRAZY BORING to live here. You will sit around not knowing what to do for hours and hours then just give up and go to the mall and spend money. There’s rich parts and there’s poor parts you definitely witness poverty. The public transportation is a bitch to navigate because it’s a weird mixture of being able to easily Uber and bus and bike to not being able to access certain parts at random and it’s ANNOYING. You definitely cannot get around the entire city just with public transportation or at least not conveniently. The hospitals here are actually pretty decent the main one Tallahassee Memorial is very advanced but people still get sent to Gainesville a lot for things that can’t be handled here. There is an art district which is just a fascinating place with beautiful murals and really cool locally owned hobby shops and local restaurants and coffee houses. Tally has its charm and it’s share of unique groups like women’s witch circles, lgbtqia support groups, charity medical groups and sooo much more. There’s also a lot of opportunities for activism because the court house and the capital are all right there. There’s places where you can be close to things for convenience but still tucked away in nature and it’s so cool to me. It’s got it’s major downsides but it’s over all not the most terrible place. I won’t stay here forever but if you’re thinking of moving here I wouldn’t necessarily tell you to run.

Amy Sprenkle

I live about an hour west of Tallahassee. Briggs, my friend, you are spot on with all of your research. Tallahassee would be a great town if they moved it down towards Orlando or even Daytona Beach.

Nick Carlson

The only reason I enjoyed living in Tallahassee was because of all the things to do outside of Tallahassee

Tina Keshner

4y↑11

LOL “If I see an alligator outside of McDonalds, I’m turning around and heading to Wendy’s”

mean bean

4y↑29

As someone who lives in Tallahassee i take offense to this and he lied it snowed in 2018

Miranda

4y↑2

I have seen an alligator in the middle of the road in every city I've lived in Florida lmao

pj mcd0

4y↑3

Haha I've seen a few gators in the road. Our deer are crazy too.

Shisline Joseph

4y↑3

It snowed 2 inches.

Anne Galivan

4y↑2

I love Tallahassee, but where we live we've definitely seen some on the road. They'll cross from one lake to another. I don't think we've hit one yet...

Jordan Creel

Growing up in Tallahassee both my husband and I agree one hundred percent. Horrible drivers, the crime rate for a smaller city is horrible, lots of shootings lately.
If you aren’t from Tallahassee I’m sure it seems great. But growing up here it’s definitely turning for the worse.
They are nice things about it, but the negatives definitely outweigh the good.

sunooslipstick

4y↑3

I’m kinda offended I’m a half American but I lived in Tallahassee

i20

4y↑20

Please do 10 reasons not to move to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. That’s my hometown and it’s a 💩 hole! I live in Dallas, Texas now and have no regrets!

4uFriday

ivan720 Right everybody knows everybody bro. I grew up with him on the same street.

i20

Dustin King yep! Houston is the 4th largest city in the country but DALLAS is the 4th largest metropolitan in the country which in most cases is more important.

i20

4y↑1

4uFriday no I don’t know Bernard Richard but it’s funny when I looked him up on Facebook turns out we have 3 mutual friends. Small world lol.

4uFriday

Dustin King I wasn’t aware because so many people I know have moved to Houston but I have passed through Dallas before.

Dustin Higgins

4y↑1

@4uFriday You realize the Dallas metro is larger than Houston? Can't call it overpopulated and say Dallas isn't. 😊

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d3r3kyasmar

4y↑2

Im glad you didnt divide this to part 1 and part 2.

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