Florida, I discovered, was a state of contradictions. When I called the Coral Springs city hall earlier this year, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Frances, this was the recording that greeted me: “Thank you for calling the city of Coral Springs, the premier city to live, work and raise a family. Should the need to evacuate arise...”
我发现佛罗里达是一个自相矛盾的州。今年早些时候,在弗朗西斯台风袭击之前我打电话给Coral Springs市政厅,录音是这样说的:“谢谢你打电话给Coral Springs市,这是居住、工作和养育孩子最好的城市。如果需要疏散的时候……”