I love, love, love them. When I lived in IL and worked at a vet office there, my favorite cat client was an exotic shorthair. He boarded a lot and rode around the kennels on my shoulder. His litter brother was not nice, though
I will have an exotic one day, but am also happy with my Persians. They do have pretty much the same personality. I know Abner is very much, personality wise, like the exotic I loved.