text: jacksonville, florida and interracial couples? my husband and i are considering moving to jacksonville. we currently live in illinois and we are an interracial couple and want to make sure our children don't have problems with being accepted because of it being in the south. i am hoping that since it is a such a large city it is a moot point.  luckily for them my kids have never been outwardly pointed at, stared at or bothered (so far). jacksonville is not like the typical south. i have been there a couple times. it's a big city for florida. it is also a navy town so all kinds of people live there. most of florida is not southern, some places still are, but it's the smaller cities, mostly close to georgia. you'll be fine. i live in a smaller community and we have interracial families. don't expect southern kindness down here, because most of the people here are from up north, so they bring all kinds of personalities with them. you never know what your going to get. most of the racist remarks i hear are from the yankees, go figure.