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Ilona Baliūnaitė

“Such A Downgrade”: Woman Moves To Florida From Canada, Shares Her Biggest Culture Shocks

When she packed up her coats and kissed her cold homeland goodbye, Alexandra Materski knew there’d be some differences in Miami, Florida. More sunshine, lots of sandy beaches and maybe even a few alligator encounters. What she didn’t anticipate was just how random some of the cultural differences would be.

From the amount of men who drive pick-up trucks, to realizing that Americans aren’t half as rude as she’d been led to believe, Materski has detailed the things that surprised her the most since relocating to the United States. Her TikTok video has received mixed reactions… You can check it out below.

This online fitness coach packed up everything and moved from Canada to Miami, Florida

Image credits: alexxandra.fitt

These are the biggest differences between Americans and Canadians, according to her

Image credits: alexx.fitt

Image credits: EyeEm/Freepik (not the actual photo)

Image credits: EyeEm/Freepik (not the actual photo)

Image credits: Wavebreak Media/Freepik (not the actual photo)

You can watch the full video here:

@alexx.fittThese are so random♬ original sound – Alexandra materski

“Florida is a downgrade”: Materski’s TikTok video received mixed reactions

Comment on social media post saying welcome to the south with friendliness, reflecting culture shock of moving to Florida from Canada.

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