That’s true, and I think part of that is that what one person considers to be grass on the other side the person on the other side does not. The tropical fruits you listed I all consider common/run-of-the-mill stuff, and they do not hold the same allure for growing for me compared to something like a cherry, or an apple or a pear I consider tropical in the sense of being exotic, if anything the cherries and apples (and pears) would fit the bill, And our winter was plenty warm this year lol, with few cold fronts. I would’ve been glad to trade for a while.
It seems like you favor the Spanish-speaking islands in general, I wonder if the cultures have something to do with your enjoyment of them? I won’t knock the Yucatan from being considered a part of the Caribbean; it’d be hypocritical to do some when there’s already dissent as to whether the Bahamas should fall into that category either, being further up than what region is normally considered in the Caribbean Sea. I’m glad you find it enjoyable. I think for people who already live in places that someone from say the US would consider exotic, the perception would be the inverse when those persons travel.
For example my idea of a vacation would be going somewhere like Florida, and not the sunshine-and-beach part of it but rather the cities themselves. We get alot of ocean and outside opportunity already at home, so or trips are more focused on doing commercialized or industrialized urban stuff. I’ve been to Mexico and I can understand the appeal. Also Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois and Wisconsin, and a couple countries in the Caribbean like Jamaica and Barbados. I definitely consider a non-Caribbean trip to be more of a real vacation experience, going somewhere else in my region feels to much like still being home even with a different culture lol.
It’s nice to hear that you’ve visited my island, although unfortunate that you only got to stay in the commercial city and presumably did no tours to the caves or mangroves or anything, the nature aspect of the island is a big part of the appeal. What did you think of Atlantis? I’ve been there a couple times, though mostly just for browsing the aquariums. And Nassau is very different from Freeport in my (and everyone who lives in both cities’) opinion. What do you mean when you say from down there? I don’t consider you to be nosy, you have to remember that we’re not at stand-offish with other people as Americans tend to be, and also way less sensitive to getting offended lol.
