Reviews & Comments
Clewiston, FL
Cliquey -
2/15/2016I grew up in this small town, and I got out as quickly as possible. It is extremely cliquey, and people are rude. If you're from the "right" family, you'll be fine, but if you aren't then you are treated like a second class citizen. Education is not valued here at all, and women aren't regarded as being able to hold higher positions (unless you're a realtor). There are few jobs outside of the Sugar Mill or Walmart, so anyone with talent generally leaves the area upon graduating from high school, so there is a definite problem with stagnation.
Racism runs rampant, and co-mingling of different races is rare and looked upon as strange by locals.
Unless you love freshwater fishing, there isn't much to do in this town. Restaurants come and go within weeks or months, and the movie theater is closed more often than it is open. There are few shopping opportunities, and only a few bars. The town is only an hour away from either West Palm Beach or Fort Myers, and most locals travel in order to do something they can't in town (clothes/shoe shopping, see a movie, etc.)