# So... Tell me about Tampa.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 21, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-tampa/69706 "2001-06-21T23:36:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![N\_A\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6de8d8/32.png) [@N\_A\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N_A_M)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-tampa/69706/1 "2001-06-21T23:36:42Z")

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What’s the area around Tampa, Florida like? I live about 50 miles north of the city, so I have a general idea of what the weather’s like, and I get a steady stream of news via the local stations, but I’m curious. What’s it like to live there? What’re the high schools like? (I’d like comments from actual students, because I may be a future student there.) What sort of shopping centers are there, and is there a cheap form of mass transit I can use if I do take up residence?

I only ask because my family may or may not move there in the next year or so.