Do people tend to exaggerate South Florida?

I grew up in Florida, and loved it. Though, I feel lots of people exaggerate the lifestyle. I lived in Coral Springs & Tamerac for five years, and then moved to Lake Worth for another five years which is in Palm Beach County. I moved to Georgia when I was in the 5th grade, which sure is different. I see shows like Privileged on the CW, and stuff on TV about how great it is and how wealthy it is. I could only see this if you see those houses on the beach, but that's like everywhere in Florida. I knew the area pretty darn good, and still go there about once a year to visit family. I just never got the vibe of how news and media puts it. I mean they never tell you the bad things such as all those Hurricanes, Humidity, and lots of rain. When people write about it and talk about it just seems like the exaggerate it. I know Palm Beach well and there are some bad spots. I've also been to Miami, and think it is terrible. There is the good spots and the bad spots, but that's everywhere. Has South Florida just drastically changed in the last couple of years? When we lived there we pretty much lived the normal middle cl family in a 5 bedroom house. The house market got too expensive, and I know a lot of people who can't afford it anymore. I wanted to go to like NYU or USC for college, but I don't know if it is just TV or real life. I would like to go back to South Florida, but do not see the big picture. I could tell you my parents really didn't like Florida, and my cousins and my brothers were like the only kids to grow up there. When people talk about Florida, they seem like it is paradise. I think it is fine, but not Heaven. It seems it is just a lot of New Yorkers coming down to get some heat. Also, do you consider Florida to be in the South? I say that I'm not from the South, and people ask where am I from. I say Florida, and most people are like that's the South. I mean it is on a map, but no one is from the South. It is so funny because most people think I'm from NY when I never lived there. My mom has a strong accent though. When I came to Georgia it was a big change, when people started to say Y'all. Thanks, and what's your input on how South Florida is today and do you think people glamorize it up?