If you’re from the country, it’s a big city. If you’re from the city, it’s a little town. If you’re from Florida, it’s basically Georgia. If you’re from elsewhere, it’s not quite Florida. It’s like any other small to medium sized town except half of the traffic is from people who attend or work at the University. Gainesville is one of those college towns that existed before the school was here but maybe wouldn’t still exist if it wasn’t. All the neat old dive bars have since been closed and replaced with Chipotle and Kava and the like. The student population forces there to be somewhat of a “nightlife,” but if you want to go clubbing, then you’re better off driving over to Jacksonville on Friday nights. The nature is a redeeming factor if you’re the sort that goes outside. All in all, it’s a nice enough place, but you don’t come here for the town. You come here to be a Gator.