I can't speak for Florida, but in the Midwest it was probably to pretend they don't live in the middle of nowhere.
They certainly didn't name Mexico Missouri after Mexico because they really like hispanic immigrants. And Versailles Missouri wasn't named because of their love of French words: the correct pronunciation is exactly as you would read phonetically in English. If you say "ver-SAI" Missouri, that's wrong. It's "Ver-say-lez."
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And only good food and people? No booze? What kind of party is that?
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They certainly didn't name Mexico Missouri after Mexico because they really like hispanic immigrants. And Versailles Missouri wasn't named because of their love of French words: the correct pronunciation is exactly as you would read phonetically in English. If you say "ver-SAI" Missouri, that's wrong. It's "Ver-say-lez."
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I kid you not, but for ages I wondered what all the fuss was about a hotel in Paris. :)
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I like Paris, Texas. They have a replica of the Eifell tower, but with a cowboy hat on top. ;)