They can be seen at the airports with their cheesy Hawaiian shirts and fanny packs: tourists from the North that undoubtedly have major misconceptions about what Florida is like and what we Floridians do.

The media has a tendency to glamorize Florida as a hotspot for clubbing and having a good time. This is mostly due to the fact that artists like Pitbull who have roots in Florida (Pitbull is from Miami) emphasize the partying, clubbing aspect of Florida more than anything else.

Because Florida is painted as a place for fun and relaxation and is most often equated with vacationing, a common question Floridians are asked is: what’s it like going to Disney every day?

When asked why she thinks people ask such questions, an anonymous sophomore said, “Maybe it’s because of all the Disney commercials on TV. It always shows Florida as this relaxing place where families come to visit Disney, so people assume that’s what Floridians do all the time.”

Florida has also been in the news for the amount of poisonous snakes and the alligators that populate the state. Junior Bahador Shojaee said, “People ask me if I see alligators here often.” Many people don’t; alligators are not a common site. “I think it’s because Florida is known for the Everglades.” Some Burmese pythons that have been illegally released and found have created headlines nationwide, so a common misconception is that snakes and alligator sightings are the norm.

The third thing Florida is well-known for is the citrus fruits it grows. Oranges are on license plates and orange groves are more common here than in most other states. Sometimes, however, oranges are the only food associated with Florida.

Because Florida is such a vacation spot, there are many misconceptions that non-Floridians hold whether it’s how often we go to Disney or what there is to do in Florida (it’s not all clubbing, you know) or how often we see reptiles or even what we eat. Given the questions Floridians get, it seems to be that there are two perceptions of Florida: the one that non-Floridians hold, and the one that Floridans know to be true.