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These Are 9 Tampa Bay Unwritten Rules

Author Meredith

We love living in the beautiful Sunshine State but there’s some unwritten rules you need to know about especially if you are new to the Tampa Bay area. There are some life lessons you’ll learn while living here and instead of learning them the hard way, we’re here to help. Tampa Bay has it’s own unique way of doing things including hosting many special events through out the year that’s different than any other city in the country. So if you’re looking for local tips, tricks, and insights on the area then look no further.

These Are 9 Tampa Bay Unwritten Rules:

This question was posted initially on Instagram from Thebaytoday asking for Tampa natives to help list the unwritten rules of living here. We picked out the best suggestions to help you live your best life and make things easier. Help when it comes to going to a fun event, moving to a certain area or tricks to make your life easier. Check out the list of helpful hints and tricks to make your life super easy in the Bay area…

  • Either be all about Gasparilla or get out of town. With over 300,000 people visiting for the big parade, traffic is a mess and everyone gets wasted.
  • Skip Bayshore, Manhattan or certain parts of Dale Mabry after a serious rain.
  • Eat pizza from the pizza window after a drunken night out in Ybor.
  • Don’t feed the seagulls because they’ll never leave and more will come.
  • Speed up at the I-275 and I-4 junction to get in front of the line.
  • Stay in the left lane if you’re driving 10 under the speed limit.
  • Don’t judge someone by their appearance, some of the wealthiest people dress like bums here.
  • Don’t pick up hitchhikers at night on Nebraska.
  • Look under your car for gators and don’t mess with chickens in Ybor, it’s illegal.

Meredith’s outgoing personality has led to many other opportunities including being featured in the NY Post twice, Huffington Post, reality television shows, commercials, and magazines, and even earned a spot-on Dancing with the Stars Tampa edition. In her spare time, Meredith loves showing her support with local charities by hosting and attending community events and spending time with her family and friends. You can read Meredith’s content about local Tampa restaurants, crazy Florida man/woman stories, and recommendations of things-to-do.

7 Famous Movies Filmed In Tampa Bay: Ranked

  • #7 Spring Breakers

    Florida is known for it’s Spring Break life style! It’s definitely a hot spot for Spring Breakers every year and this movie was shot in St.Petersburg in the James Franco movie, ‘Spring Breakers’. In the trailer you can also see the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

    Coral Reef Motel, located between RumFish Beach Resort and TradeWinds Island Grand, was also displayed in the movie. It has many famous actors featured like Selena Gomez and Vanessa Higgins.

  • #6 Magic Mike

    Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike showcases Tampa Bay and it’s beautiful beach scenery. Channing who went to school in Tampa showed off the area in his successful movie as well as The Amphitheatre at Ybor City. The film is a loose portrayal of Tatum’s real life experience of being a male stripper. His character Chan Crawford worked in Tampa before making it big in Hollywood.

  • #5 The Punisher

    Did you know that Honeymoon Island was portrayed as Puerto Rico in the 2004 movie The Punisher? This movie starred Thomas Jane alongside of John Travolta and cost a total of $30 million to make. They created high speed chases on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, US 19 and even I275. It’s a fun movie to watch!

  • #4 Ocean’s Eleven

    Derby Lane located in St. Petersburg was used in the 2001 action-comedy Ocean’s Eleven. They hired a whopping 2,800 local residents as extras for the scene featuring Brad Pitt. This famous movie is a favorite for moviegoers. If you haven’t seen it definitely check it out because you’ll love it.

  • #3 Dolphin Tale

    The 2011 Disney movie ‘Dolphin Tale’ was actually inspired by the true story! It’s about Winter a dolphin that loses its tail and thankfully gets a prosthetic replacement. The movie had famous actors Harry Connick, Jr. and Ashley Judd and was a success. They filmed a lot of the movie in Clearwater Aquarium.

  • #2 Edward Scissorhands

    A classic movie! The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands was shot around the Dade City and Wesley Chapel area. Tim Burton featured Lutz in his movie with all the houses looking the same. As a matter of fact, you can take a tour of the house that was featured in the movie.

  • #1 Goodfellas

    Ever been to Lowry Park Zoo? Well the 1990’s classic film ‘Goodfellas’ was filmed there. When actors Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro play mobsters that are asked to carry out a job in Tampa, a lot goes wrong. In a famous scene where they dangle an indebted gambler over the lion’s den that was filmed at the zoo.

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