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

“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 d…